Asus ROG Ally debuts as a handheld gaming console running Windows, featuring Ryzen chip
After teasing the product for a while, Asus finally took wraps off the ROG Ally on Thursday. Call it a PC or a console, the Asus ROG Ally is a handheld gaming device that packs solid hardware and supports games from most major services. Also Read — Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming PC to launch on May 11
The handheld gaming machine takes directly on the Steam Deck which has been available on the market for a while now. And so, Asus has priced the ROG Ally at around a similar price range as Valve’s Steam Deck. Also Read — ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED launched as the world's slimmest OLED laptop
The Asus ROG Ally comes in two chip variants. Starting price of the device is $599 (Rs 49,100) and goes up to $699 (Rs 57,400) for the top a.k.a Extreme chip variant. Also Read — Asus launches ExpertBook B1402, B1502 business laptops in India: Check price, specs, availability
The ROG Ally is available for pre-ordering at Best Buy in some global markets. Unfortunately, the device isn’t available in India, as of now. But that may change soon as Steam Deck is already available for purchase in the country.
For the unversed, the Steam Deck is priced starting at Rs 51,990 for the base 64GB variant and goes up to Rs 59,490 for the 256GB variant.
The ROG Ally works very differently than the Steam Deck. It’s basically a handheld PC that runs on Windows 11 and packs hardware capable of playing most games.
Starting with its design, since it’s handheld it has a large screen on the front that is sandwiched by several buttons on the left and right. You also get to see the joystick on both sides of the screen to control the playable character and possibly navigate through the UI.
It sports a 7-inch IPS display with an FHD+ resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The
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