The ROG Ally, the Asus handheld console announced on April 1 and thought to be a joke, turned out to be real with the statements made.
On April 1, Asus ROG surprisingly announced its first handheld console on its YouTube channel. The fact that the date is April 1 and that no price and details have been disclosed gave the impression that it could be a joke among the fans. Asus handheld console ROG Ally was understood to be a real product with the sharing of the company on Twitter.
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Can Asus handheld Rog Allt be a Steam Deck alternative?
At the same time, Asus shared a registration link with the players in its Tweet so that they can be informed about the start date of pre-orders.
Youtuber Dave2D shared his first impressions of the product in the video he shared on his Youtube channel.
Youtuber compared the ROG Ally handheld console with the Steam Deck, which is the product it can compete with in the market.
In his video, he stated that the game performance of the product is visibly high despite the Steam Deck. He stated that the device has a state-of-the-art APU with a processor and graphics card developed by AMD. The product, which works in harmony with Steam and Epic Games stores, uses the Windows 11 operating system, unlike SteamOS, which is the operating system of its rival Steam Deck.
Asus handheld ROG Ally, whose screen size is the same as the Steam Deck and seven inches, surpasses its rivals with its 1920×1080 pixel resolution and 120 Hz screen refresh rate, as well as being lighter, smaller and quieter. Contrary to the Steam Deck, an asymmetrical layout is preferred for its analog layout.
The product, whose price information and release date has not yet been shared, and which impresses with its features, seems to be a very formidable competitor to the Steam Deck as it seems.