ASUS ROG Ally is the most exciting gaming device announced this quarter. The Taiwanese manufacturer releases information about it with droppers and last published is that it is ready for an international launch and that it will hit the market “sooner than you expect”.

With Steam Deck as a big boost, handheld gaming machines will see a resurgence in sales. In addition to the mobile game for the Nintendo Switch, Chinese manufacturers have created remarkable developments such as AYANEO or ONEXPLAYER, others such as the peripheral giant Logitech want their share and even Sony itself is preparing its return to the sector with the PlayStation Vita 2. .

But from what we’ve seen from ASUS so far, its handheld console is going to be a great machine “the fastest AMD APU yet”. Most likely a ‘Phoenix’ series SoC with a Zen4 CPU and RDNA3 graphics customized for this machine. It will be equipped with a dual-fan cooling solution that is said to be significantly quieter than the Steam Deck.

As for the screen, a 7-inch panel with FHD resolution, 500 nits brightness, 5 ms response time and 120 Hz refresh rate is expected. D-pad and sticks similar to those of a console controller. It will include special software to customize the various buttons and triggers, and it also looks like it will have RGB lighting capabilities on some parts of the chassis.

And for those who need more performance, attention to ROG XG Mobile eGPU connector a dedicated one that contains and can be connected to an external graphics card and used as a desktop console in front of the TV. Very interesting, but the problem here would be that the price would increase a lot. In any case, it would be optional.

ASUS ROG Ally will work on Windows 11 and with Microsoft’s Game Pass as the main service to use, which is not the only one, because in addition to running any local game, it will also support Steam and others. They say that price will be “very competitive”, but it was not explicitly announced. Some sources talk about $650. We already informed you because we really like this handheld gaming device.