Turns Out Asus' Flashy ROG Ally Steam Deck Competitor is Real
, which are primarily designed for use with either game streaming services or Android mobile games, the ROG Ally sounds like it’s being positioned as a handheld gaming PC, similar to the approach Valve took with its Steam Deck. At least, that’s if we go offROG ALLY - ROG’s First Gaming Handheld ConsoleAPU from AMD
. For reference, the Steam Deck also uses a custom AMD APU, although we wouldn’t be surprised to see the Ally boasting more recent tech, as Valve’s APU uses a Zen 2+ processor and RDNA2 graphics, which are a few generations behind. Boasting, “Full HD gaming,” the Ally’s screen will probably max out at a 1080P resolution, and the handheld looks to feature
a pair of quiet cooling fans to maximize performance while ensuring the device doesn’t get too warm to actually hold.The ROG Ally will play AAA games natively from various game libraries, and while it will inevitably require performance tweaks and compromises for certain games to play smoothly in handheld mode, the device can be docked and connected to theallowing more demanding games to be played in full quality on a larger screen at greater resolutions.
Details on when the Asus ROG Ally will be available or how much it will cost haven’t been disclosed yet, but
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