Asus is predicted to launch its second technology handheld gaming console, the ROG Ally 2, within the coming weeks, and the design and specs of the upcoming machine have now surfaced on-line. A leaked itemizing on a US regulator’s web site has revealed that the Asus ROG Ally 2 and the corporate’s Xbox-branded handheld (codenamed ‘Venture Kennan’) will likely be geared up with 7-inch 120Hz shows, and AMD processors. Photographs of those handheld gaming consoles additionally counsel that they may function a revamped outer design that resembles a gaming controller.
Asus ROG Ally 2 May Arrive in Two Variants
An inventory (by way of 91Mobiles) on Indonesia’s SDPPI certification web site signifies that Asus is engaged on two fashions for the ROG Ally 2 and that the hand held gaming console will likely be accessible in a black (RC73X1) and white (RC73YA) fashions. These mannequin numbers are additionally talked about in listings on the US Federal Communications Fee (FCC) web site.
Photographs of the ROG Ally 2 have been found in US FCC reviews
Picture Credit score: US FCC by way of VideoCardz
VideoCardz was capable of supply images of the Asus ROG Ally 2 from reviews on Asus and MediaTek on the US FCC web site. The black mannequin bears an analogous look to its white counterpart, nevertheless it has a devoted Xbox button. The white variant additionally has a button in the identical location, nevertheless it does not have the identical brand.
The function of the devoted Xbox button on the black variant is at present unclear, however a latest report steered that Microsoft was engaged on bettering Home windows handheld consoles with the ‘Xbox expertise’. Most handheld gaming consoles run on Home windows, which does not provide an expertise optimised for smaller shows, in contrast to Valve’s SteamOS.
The black variant of the ROG Ally 2 will reportedly be geared up with an octa-core AMD Ryzen Z2 Excessive (36W) processor together with 64GB of LPDDR5x-8533 RAM. In the meantime, the white variant is claimed to be geared up with a much less highly effective AMD Aeirth Plus (20W) processor, and there isn’t any phrase on the quantity of RAM on this mannequin.
Each fashions are geared up with a 7-inch show with a 120Hz refresh fee. The leaked photographs give us a superb have a look at screens on the black and white fashions however they’re turned off, so we don’t know concerning the software program working on each consoles. Earlier reports point out that the Venture Kennan machine would “mix” the Home windows and Xbox experiences.
Final month, Asus teased the arrival of a next-gen ROG Ally console with a number of {hardware} upgrades, however stopped wanting revealing whether or not it was the Xbox branded machine. On the time, the official Xbox account responded to the corporate’s put up on X (previously Twitter) with a meme, sparking hypothesis that the upcoming machine can be an Xbox branded handheld.
It is value noting that Asus is predicted to unveil new gadgets at Computex 2025 in Taipei, and the ROG Ally 2 (and the Venture Kennan console) may make their debut alongside different upcoming gadgets. Microsoft may additionally make an announcement across the similar time, so it is value protecting a watch out for information popping out of Computex, which begins on Could 20.
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