ASUS India VP Teases ROG Ally 2 Launch Window, Targets 2024

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Techlusive India has reported an exclusive announcement—courtesy of ASUS India's Arnold Su—the interviewee bears an elaborate and long job title: Vice President of Consumer and Gaming PC System Business Group. The wider discussion explores the region's gaming market conditions, although Su dropped a bombshell when discussing his company's current generation handheld gaming computer. The ASUS ROG Ally rolled out midway through 2023, as one of the first mainstream Windows 11 handheld gaming PCs. Competition in this market segment has ramped up significantly since then—Lenovo's Legion Go arrived last autumn, Valve's Steam Deck OLED refresh followed two months later, and MSI unveiled its Intel Meteor Lake-powered Claw at CES 2024.

Valve is not rushing out a proper next generation Steam Deck anytime soon—an urgent or immediate response to a lot of new competition is not necessary. An MSI representative revealed to gaming news media outlets (at CES 2024) that a Claw 2 model is already in the development pipeline. ASUS appears ready to launch new handheld hardware within a relatively short period—ASUS India's VP stated: "we most likely will launch a second generation (ROG Ally) this year. We will still keep the Windows (11) features, but we will focus more on gaming." He also revealed that original Ally models have sold "around 70,000 - 80,000 units" since the launch date in India—Techlusive labels this as a promising and "kind" response. Su's analysis of recent regional sales figures shows a trend of gaming branded laptops outpacing traditional desktop, in terms of adoption rates.



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I think it’s too soon for a new model. Silicon hasn’t progressed enough to make for a viable upgrade. Regarding my Wishlist, i do wish it had a lower resolution OLED. Something like 1600x900 or 1440x900. I think with the hardware in the Ally currently, it would be awesome. Also, V2 needs to ship with 32GB of memory. Trying to share 16GB between windows and VRAM isn’t ideal.

 

[Ferrum Master]

WTF is this? A rechargeable BT dongle? In case the built in BT does not work?

Stupid artists.

 

[Vader]

WTF is this? A rechargeable BT dongle? In case the built in BT does not work?

Stupid artists.


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I doubt the BT receptor in the ally will work seamlessly with the low latency, propietary (and usually wifi based anyway) dongles in the market. I have a logitech mouse, their wifi receptor is pretty good, feels like using a wired one

 

[CyberCT]

Really enjoying the 1st gen ROG Ally. It's a huge upgrade from the Steam Deck (LCD version). 120hz and VRR was the best upgrade. It's so desperately needed on these handhelds. Not itching to buy a better version of the Ally anytime soon.

 

[Luke357]

WTF is this? A rechargeable BT dongle? In case the built in BT does not work?

Stupid artists.


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That is a dock. With only the USB C port doing any actual charging. The other ports are USB A for peripherals and the HDMI for the monitor.

 

[Ferrum Master]

That is a dock. With only the USB C port doing any actual charging. The other ports are USB A for peripherals and the HDMI for the monitor.

You didn't get the idea... it is about an artist deciding to fill something with useless.

 

[Luke357]

You didn't get the idea... it is about an artist deciding to fill something with useless.

This picture actually makes lots of sense. Lot's of people (myself included) don't like Bluetooth for their controllers. I try to always use the original dongle when I can on both my Steam Controller and my Xbox controller. This picture is obviously just trying to market things that you can use with the Ally. The monitor, the controller, and the dock are all Asus brand products.