ROG Ally X to Arrive in India Soon as Asus Doubles Down on Its Handheld Bet: In Conversation With Arnold Su
Computex 2024 is larger than ever, with 1,500 technology companies participating, showcasing their products across 4,500 booths. It's hard, however, to look past the single central theme that dominates the event: artificial intelligence. The tech trade show, which opened on Tuesday, is set to be marked by AI announcements, with semiconductor giants Nvidia and AMD kicking off proceedings by unveiling new AI chips in back-to-back keynote presentations in Taipei. The focus is firmly on AI computing, especially since Computex comes days after Microsoft unveiled its new line of Copilot+ AI PCs.
On Monday, Microsoft's OEM partner Asus debuted its first AI-powered Copilot+ laptops, featuring AMD's latest Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, and detailed its plans to integrate AI with all aspects of its business at a Computex launch event. A day before it announced its new line of AI PCs, however, Asus introduced the ROG Ally X, an updated version of its handheld gaming PC that launched last year. The company's latest portable comes with double the battery size than the Asus ROG Ally, more storage and more memory, alongside a host of other tweaks and improvements over the original.
The Asus ROG Ally is one of the few gaming handhelds that officially launched in India, a market where the Taiwanese firm has grown to become the leader in the gaming PC segment. The updated ROG Ally X, too, will arrive in India sometime later this year.
At least, that's what Asus plans, according to Arnold Su, Vice President of the company's consumer and gaming PC business in the country. Gadgets 360 caught up with Su after Asus' launch event Monday at the sidelines of Computex and discussed the new handheld, AI PCs, and more.
The Asus ROG Ally X at Computex 2024
“As a company, we don't want to just sell a box. We want to sell technology,” Su said, speaking about Asus' decision to bring the ROG Ally to the Indian market. The handheld debuted in India in July 2023, just two months after it was unveiled
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