The amazing ROG Ally Gaming handheld is now official with prices from US$699

Bar the Nintendo Switch and the elusive SteamDeck, gaming handhelds seemed to be at an evolutionary deadend but Asus Republic of Gamers has tossed an amazing Hail Mary pass that looks set to revitalise the form factor. Meet the new ROG Ally gaming handheld. 

While it was jokingly bandied about as an April Fool’s joke, it certainly isn’t and their tagline of #PlayAllYourGames isn’t an idle boast as this portable behemoth can take any game in the market and let you play it on the go as well.

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What is the ROG Ally gaming handheld?

The new ROG Ally is a gaming handheld that runs on Windows 11 which grants immediate access to all Steam store, the Epic games store, the GOG store and almost everything else you can possible imagine including sideloaded emulators and whatnot which means you can quite literally play almost every game in the market bar console exclusives. 

Games are displayed on a 7-inch 1080p IPS glossy touchscreen with 100% sRGB and 500 nits peak brightness and a 120Hz refresh rate. The display also supports AMD FreeSync Premium and Dolby Vision HDR. To protect against nicks, it is also protected by Gorilla Glass Victus. Flanking the display are a pair of stereo speakers with Smart Amplifier tech and Dolby Atmos support.

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Powering the ROG Ally is an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU with 8-cores and 16-threads that’s built on the Zen 4 architecture with a 4nm process that has up to a 5.10GHz boost as well as integrated AMD Radeon graphics with a total power of 30W to allow for 1080P gaming. This is paired with 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB SSD. Keeping all this cool is a dual-fan cooling system with heat pipes to vent heat away from critical areas.

What makes the ROG Ally terrifyingly powerful is the fact that it has support for the ROG XG Mobile suite of external GPUs that supports up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 mobile GPU to enjoy serious gaming though it’s more than able to do so on its own. The ROG Ally also has support for an ROG Gaming Charger Dock that allows it to both charge and stream the display to a TV for better visuals. Keeping the ROG Ally charged is a 40Wh battery with 65W USB-C Power Delivery 3.0 fast charging.

How much is the ROG Ally?

In terms of pricing, the ROG Ally with a Ryzen Z1 Extreme CPU with 512GB of storage will be priced at US$699 with a slated debut on June 13th at Best Buy in the United STates with preorders commencing on May 13th 2023.

A more affordable variant that is otherwise identical with an AMD Ryzen Z1 4.9GHz processor and a 512GB SSD will be available for US$599 later in the year. For more details on the ROG ALly, check out their official page at https://rog.asus.com/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-2023/