ASUS he is not willing to lose momentum and could be plotting a launch ROG Ally 2 for the same year 2024, or at least that’s the idea that Arnold Su, Vice President of Consumer PCs and Gaming at ASUS India, let slip in a statement to Techlusive media.

To get to the point, Arnold Su said that “we are most likely to run a [consola de juegos portátil] second generation this year. “We will continue to maintain Windows features, but focus more on gaming.” The manager’s reference to a second-generation portable console leaves little to the imagination, as it’s clear he’s referring to the ASUS ROG Ally 2.

Another thing confirmed by the manager’s words is that the ASUS ROG Ally 2 will retain the same characteristics as the current generation device, that is, it will be an x86 mini-PC in the form of a portable console that will work with Windows 11 as an OS. It is very likely that the processor will continue to be from AMD, especially considering the greater experience of the red giant in the graphics processing sector, but overall compatibility at the architectural level and the existence of rivals such as MSI The Claw do not prevent this. completely close the gap.door to change to Intel.

ASUS ROG Ally proved to be one of the most distinctive devices in its category and as one of the main rivals of the Steam Deck. The use of Windows 11 and the much greater performance of the former led to a major disadvantage: relatively poor autonomy, or at least poor if aspects such as performance, resolution and graphic load are not limited, moreover, it allows FSR where possible.

Another weakness that Steam Deck opponents have is determination Windows 11an operating system that is much more bloated than SteamOS 3. This efficiency problem is even more pronounced when we consider that if video games are run through Proton, SteamOS 3 must perform a double translation process: from Windows system calls to others that Linux understands, and from the Direct3D guidelines for Vulkan in any game that uses DirectX 9 or later.

ASUS has already said that they will focus on gaming, so maybe they are working on features that will improve the performance of video games on the ASUS ROG Ally 2, which we will see if this is also reflected in the improvement of the autonomy offered by the battery.

PLEASE NOTE: Images are of the first ASUS ROG Ally.