After several weeks of speculation and supposed specifications, we finally have all the details of what seems to be the new portable console to beat. We are obviously talking about ASUS ROG Allya device with 7 inch screen with resolution Full HD which boasts of offering the full Windows experience with a custom AMD processor. Is this the new level to reach?
A custom built beast
Taking ASUS hardware expertise into account, this console is designed to deliver the best of the best. On the one hand, the processor that it mounts is a AMD Ryzen Z1a brain designed jointly with the brand that is based on the Zen 4 architecture with RDNA 3 graphics, with 6 cores and manufactured in 4 nanometer technology.
The interesting thing is that there will be a second version of the console something more powerful who will ride the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, which offers 8 cores for more performance. The differences between one and the other will have to be discovered in the benchmarks and analyzes that are published.
This choice of processor places it a notch above Valve’s acclaimed Steam Deck, although as some will point out, it should be very even with other options on the market such as the AOKZOE A2 or the recently leaked AYANEO 2S.
ROG Ally Features
- 7-inch Full HD 120Hz 500nit touchscreen
- AMD Ryzen Z1/Z1 Extreme processor
- 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
- 512GB PCIE 4.0 SSD M.2 2230
- UHS-II microSD card slot
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Windows 11 with Armory Crate SE interface
- Fingerprint reader for Windows Hello login
- 608 grams of weight
- Xbox layout keypad
- Two extra bottom buttons
play what you want
In a description that seems to point directly to Steam Deck, ASUS boasts that gamers will be able to access all libraries and streaming services without limitations, which could be a hint towards Steam Deck’s lack of (official) compatibility. and its Linux-based Steam OS operating system.
It is known that in Steam Deck there are ways to play all the games from different libraries, but it is true that the experience can be somewhat complex for many users. In the case of the ROG Ally, having Windows 11, the installation processes are identical to those on a PC. And it is that basically it is that, a PC to play all your games. «ALL ANDour games». Hence the name.
From the hand of Microsoft
It is striking to see the numerous references to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox and Microsoft that appear in the official announcements of the product. This is not at all strange, since the console could easily become the quasi-official product to enjoy the Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming catalog. More than one agreement with Microsoft will have served to squeeze the most out of the price of the product, and that is that the console will also include 3 free months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
How much does ROG Ally cost?
And just that brings us to the key question. How much is the ASUS ROG Ally going to cost? At the moment, the manufacturer has not given any clues to this, and invites us to follow the product launch event that will be held on next may 11. There the final price of the different versions and the official release date will be announced, which continues to be another of the great unknowns around the product. How much do you think it will cost?
