The portable console market is going to undergo a spectacular change, and ASUS will be to blame with its ROG Ally . The manufacturer continues to prepare the launch of its console, and everything indicates that the features and the price will set the new path forward that the Steam Deck had defined in this world up to now. Will ROG Ally be able to unseat Valve’s queen? These are your weapons.
Hardware specialists
ASUS is a manufacturer with an incredible reputation in the world of hardware, so its portable console can be something especially interesting to discover. The device will arrive this year, and the brand has already dropped that it will do so sooner than many might expect. It is said that its launch could be around the month of October , and we’ll see if it doesn’t happen before.
More powerful than the Steam Deck
The specifications of this ROG Ally will not leave anyone indifferent. For starters, its 7-inch screen with 1080p resolution will have a 120Hz refresh rate and 500 nits of brightness , something that significantly outperforms the Steam Deck with 800p resolution at 60Hz and 400 nits.
As for the processor, ASUS and AMD have worked together to bring to life a custom processor that they say will be based on RDNA3 , so once again it would be more powerful than the Steam Deck. With Windows 11 as the official operating system, the device apparently includes a fingerprint reader that could be used to log in with multiple accounts, which will allow several different libraries to be available so that several users can use the same console.
How much will it cost?
But if there is something that will make Valve tremble, it is the price of the ROG Ally. Rumors around the console are beginning to shape the price, and they say that it could have a very similar price, if not the same, as the Steam Deck. Of course, the models available would be 512 GB and 1 TB of storage, so the lowest price would be $649 , with the version with the highest capacity being $899.
This is something that is not yet confirmed, and that will not be verified until ASUS makes an official statement on the matter in the coming weeks, at which time the brand is expected to make an official presentation of its device.