Seems the Asus Rog Ally is an actual Steam Deck various, because the part large simply confirmed it’s not an April Fools’ gag. Not solely will the hand held gaming PC boast Home windows 11 assist, however you’ll have the ability to hook it as much as the most effective graphics card choices to offer it a real desktop enhance.
Information of the Asus Rog Ally Steam Deck rival arrived on an unlucky day, however that was the corporate’s plan all alongside. When you consider it, unveiling a “too good to be true” product on a day of disbelief is sensible, because it makes for a fantastic double bluff. That’s to not say the brand new handheld guarantees something fictitious, however it has a number of issues going for it that would shake up the transportable PC gaming scene.
For starters, Asus says it has labored along with AMD to supply the Rog Ally with the “quickest AMD APU but.” We’re nonetheless ready for official specs to land, however that would imply it’ll wield the ‘Little Phoenix‘ chip that we thought was meant for the Steam Deck 2. That maybe permits Asus to boldly declare it’ll deliver “true PC efficiency to your life on the go,” although Valve’s handheld arguably already does simply that.
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The hand held’s promotional trailer additionally claims it’ll present a clean “Full HD” gaming expertise, which suggests it’ll come armed with a 1080p display. Higher nonetheless, Asus says you’ll have the ability to play underneath the solar, which means it might include anti-glare capabilities that maintain up in opposition to the 512GB Steam Deck mannequin.
Identical to Valve’s handheld paired with the very best Steam Deck dock, you’ll have the ability to hook up the Rog Ally to an enormous display. But, slightly than pairing the transportable with a docking station, the trailer says it’ll work with the Rog XG Cellular – an eGPU inclosure that permits you to hook up a fully-fledged graphics card to suitable laptops and the upcoming handheld.
That alone will give it a hybrid edge in opposition to each Valve’s handheld and consoles just like the Nintendo Swap, as ‘docked mode’ will enhance fps. Nevertheless, the newest Rog XG Cellular eGPU enclosure prices an eye-watering $1,999 USD, so the setup is nowhere close to the identical value as a Steam Deck and docking station combo.
Given the Asus Rog Ally’s premium vibe, the hand held itself will in all probability price rather more than the Steam Deck too. Different transportable Home windows-based Steam Deck options, just like the Onexplayer Mini, are available in at $1,229, so it’ll be something however a rival when it comes to value. That stated, Asus’ achievements inside the very best gaming laptop computer house ought to assist it seize a slice of the transportable PC market pie, one which may allow it to make cheaper fashions sooner or later.
Actually, if Asus efficiently steps into the hand held limelight, there’s no purpose why a SteamOS model of the Rog Ally can’t emerge down the road. Valve has stated it’s open to the thought of producers making their very own Decks, and it might make my dream of a modular Steam Deck 2 extra viable. After all, we’ll want to check the Rog Ally first-hand earlier than realizing whether or not the corporate can supply one thing really new, so watch this house for extra deets.