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Preorder for June 13th release now live.
There will be a non-Extreme variant (slower CPU) model going live at a later date for £599.
Info added by @Sashecuador
Any Game, Anywhere
Person sitting in a library, playing with the Ally at a table.
ME TIME:GAMING HANDHELD
Sink deep into your favourite AAA or indie games and watch the hours melt away with an expansive Full HD 120Hz display and incredibly comfortable ergonomics.
HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
Share the fun by connecting to a TV and pairing multiple controllers, instantly transforming the Ally into a formidable couch game console.
PRO TIME:FULL THROTTLE GAMING
For a truly top-tier experience, pair the Ally with an XG Mobile external GPU, monitor, mouse, and keyboard for esports and high-fidelity 4K gaming.
Game Library
Owning games in multiple launchers can make for a frustrating, fractured library. We designed a Special Edition of Armoury Crate just for the Ally, designed to sort and seamlessly launch all of your games from one place, no matter where they’re installed.
Discover your next favourite game
Play Minecraft Legends and hundreds of other games on ROG Ally with 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate*, letting you hit the ground running with all of the latest games. With games added all the time, there’s always something new to play.
Windows Hello
Log in to the Ally quickly and securely with a Windows Hello fingerprint reader integrated with the power button, no PIN required. If you accidentally leave your Ally unattended, your data is secure.
Parental Control
For younger users, parents can limit app or screen time, see spending summaries, and track their kids’ locations with powerful parental controls.
The icon of Defender shield
Windows Defender
Windows Defender provides robust security for your device, with constantly updated antivirus and malware protection.
Born for Handheld Gaming
AMD’s brand-new Ryzen™ Z1 Extreme APU powers this incredible gaming machine. Built on the cutting edge 4nm process, this silicon features both the Zen 4 architecture and brand new RDNA™ 3 graphics. Featuring incredible upscaling technologies like FidelityFX™ Super Resolution and Radeon™ Super Resolution, the Ally can boost framerates while retaining excellent image quality. Choose from three different operating modes to balance performance and power usage, from Silent Mode's 9W to Performance Mode's 15W all the way up to Turbo Mode's 25W (or 30W when connected to AC power). ROG worked in close collaboration with AMD to unleash the full potential of this cutting-edge hardware, and the Ryzen™ Z1 Extreme is here to take the gaming world by storm.
Zen4
Architecture
RDNA™ 3
Graphics
8
Cores
4nm
Process
8.6
Teraflops
16
Threads
MicroSD Expansion
If you have a larger game library, the Ally has you covered. A dedicated UHS-II microSD card slot allows you to effortlessly add high-speed storage to your machine, letting you keep more of your games installed and ready to play. Boasting nearly the same load times as the dedicated PCIe Gen 4 SSD, you’ll never need to worry where you store your games.
PCIE Gen4 SSD icon
PCI Express 4.0 SSD
Featuring up to 512GB of lightning-fast PCIe Gen 4 storage courtesy of an M.2 2230 SSD, you’ll have plenty of space for all your games and ultra-fast boot times.
DDR5 icon
Powerful LPDDR5 6400 Memory
The Ally’s LPDDR5-6400 memory keeps the Ryzen™ APU fed with data at a moment’s notice, letting the Z1 Extreme put its best foot forward.
Game on the go
Play your favourite games and content for hours without worrying about a charger. Enjoy up to 2 hours of gaming locally on the device, with up to 6.8 hours for both cloud gaming and video playback. The Ally also supports fast charging, enabling it to charge from 0-50% in just 30 minutes.
Zero Gravity Thermal System
The ROG Ally is designed to let you play anywhere, so it needed a thermal solution to match. Traditional thermal solutions count on gravity to help heat pipes cycle heat out of the system, but with a specially constructed pipe that uses a mesh, the Ally truly defies gravity.
There will be a non-Extreme variant (slower CPU) model going live at a later date for £599.
Info added by @Sashecuador
Any Game, Anywhere
Person sitting in a library, playing with the Ally at a table.
ME TIME:GAMING HANDHELD
Sink deep into your favourite AAA or indie games and watch the hours melt away with an expansive Full HD 120Hz display and incredibly comfortable ergonomics.
HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMShare the fun by connecting to a TV and pairing multiple controllers, instantly transforming the Ally into a formidable couch game console.
PRO TIME:FULL THROTTLE GAMINGFor a truly top-tier experience, pair the Ally with an XG Mobile external GPU, monitor, mouse, and keyboard for esports and high-fidelity 4K gaming.
Game LibraryOwning games in multiple launchers can make for a frustrating, fractured library. We designed a Special Edition of Armoury Crate just for the Ally, designed to sort and seamlessly launch all of your games from one place, no matter where they’re installed.
Discover your next favourite gamePlay Minecraft Legends and hundreds of other games on ROG Ally with 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate*, letting you hit the ground running with all of the latest games. With games added all the time, there’s always something new to play.
Windows Hello
Log in to the Ally quickly and securely with a Windows Hello fingerprint reader integrated with the power button, no PIN required. If you accidentally leave your Ally unattended, your data is secure.
Parental Control
For younger users, parents can limit app or screen time, see spending summaries, and track their kids’ locations with powerful parental controls.
The icon of Defender shield
Windows Defender
Windows Defender provides robust security for your device, with constantly updated antivirus and malware protection.
Born for Handheld Gaming
AMD’s brand-new Ryzen™ Z1 Extreme APU powers this incredible gaming machine. Built on the cutting edge 4nm process, this silicon features both the Zen 4 architecture and brand new RDNA™ 3 graphics. Featuring incredible upscaling technologies like FidelityFX™ Super Resolution and Radeon™ Super Resolution, the Ally can boost framerates while retaining excellent image quality. Choose from three different operating modes to balance performance and power usage, from Silent Mode's 9W to Performance Mode's 15W all the way up to Turbo Mode's 25W (or 30W when connected to AC power). ROG worked in close collaboration with AMD to unleash the full potential of this cutting-edge hardware, and the Ryzen™ Z1 Extreme is here to take the gaming world by storm.
Zen4
Architecture
RDNA™ 3
Graphics
8
Cores
4nm
Process
8.6
Teraflops
16
Threads
MicroSD Expansion
If you have a larger game library, the Ally has you covered. A dedicated UHS-II microSD card slot allows you to effortlessly add high-speed storage to your machine, letting you keep more of your games installed and ready to play. Boasting nearly the same load times as the dedicated PCIe Gen 4 SSD, you’ll never need to worry where you store your games.
PCIE Gen4 SSD icon
PCI Express 4.0 SSD
Featuring up to 512GB of lightning-fast PCIe Gen 4 storage courtesy of an M.2 2230 SSD, you’ll have plenty of space for all your games and ultra-fast boot times.
DDR5 icon
Powerful LPDDR5 6400 Memory
The Ally’s LPDDR5-6400 memory keeps the Ryzen™ APU fed with data at a moment’s notice, letting the Z1 Extreme put its best foot forward.
Game on the go
Play your favourite games and content for hours without worrying about a charger. Enjoy up to 2 hours of gaming locally on the device, with up to 6.8 hours for both cloud gaming and video playback. The Ally also supports fast charging, enabling it to charge from 0-50% in just 30 minutes.
Zero Gravity Thermal SystemThe ROG Ally is designed to let you play anywhere, so it needed a thermal solution to match. Traditional thermal solutions count on gravity to help heat pipes cycle heat out of the system, but with a specially constructed pipe that uses a mesh, the Ally truly defies gravity.
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sorted byDoes anyone else fancy trying the code? £629 and £3 odd from Quidco.
“Gonebackhome” I’ll get you your code in the morn.
“Misa426” I’ll get you a code on Thursday if you can wait. But will see if anyone else at work can generate one. (edited)
ASUS ROG Ally gets up to 20% boost in 15/25W gaming with new firmware
$699 is about £559
€699 which is £610
and the UK gets £699!
I was only just considering getting this if it was £600 which is at the limit.
The reviews look great with amazing performance however battery life doesn’t seem improved at all in comparison to the Steamdeck. Think price needs to come down abit before it is truly competitive. (edited)
Not sure how they convert $699 to £699, even allowing for the fact that the US price doesn't have sales tax incorporated. Should have been £649 at most.
After spending a lot of time playing BotW this week on my Switch OLED, I genuinely think the screen makes such a huge difference. Are Steam Deck/ROG Ally much more powerful? Yes...but the screens look so cheap and dated that it's genuinely offputing
It was obvious they weren't going to do that - Valve is taking a hit on their hardware to get people into / deeper into their ecosystem, selling the hardware as a loss leader to drive software sales. ASUS don't have a market-leading software platform to push, so they need to make money on the device.
Also, at this price point, not offering an OLED screen feels like massive missed opportunity. (edited)
To kill anything in competition for me personally it has to be cheaper or the same price as their base model and this is so far above that lol.
I'd like this to be in the hands of people like the Phawx and Linus before sticking down some dough on this. I like the Steam Deck, but the OS and compatibility issues irk me.
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Heat added! (edited)
I'm sure there will be plenty available for launch.
Note this is not just a Steam deck competitor, this is a full fledged Windows 11 system, that is more powerful that some laptops and pc's with IGPU components. Will do great with a dock to a monitor.
I think the best all in one system (laptop/gaming/PC- IO ports) is the new WIN Max 2 which can also be bought with the GPD G1 (external GPU)
indiegogo.com/pro…ram
or you can make your own Oculink/TB3 set-up for cheap
At this point I think I'd only realistically buy a steam deck pro or steam deck 2...or maybe once valve allow the competition to ship with steamOS they could just make a more powerful clone system, complete with button layout and touchpads.... That would be something I'd buy.
Freesync is a killer move for a handheld. (edited)
Most of the reviews are cringe. My Deck is good enough for me, and Linux offering a true alternative is significantly important too.
Also, don't forget the perks at work 7% discount on Currys vouchers if you have access to make a dent in that £700 bricks.