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Asus ROG Ally vs Steam Deck: full specs compared
Yesterday’s price and release date announcement for the Asus ROG Ally puts it in even closer competition with the Steam Deck: far from being a flashy, luxury alternative, the ROG Ally comes surprisingly close to the matching the Steam Deck on affordability. It could even outdo Valve’s portable PC on value, considering how the two devices’ specs compare.
The Asus ROG Ally is finally up for preorder — here’s where to get one
$699.99: As of May 11, the Asus ROG Ally portable gaming PC is available to pre-order at Best Buy for $699.99 — snag one now and get it on release day, June 13.
The first big competitor for the Steam Deck has entered the chat.
That’s right, the highly anticipated Asus ROG Ally portable gaming PC is finally available to pre-order. As of the time of this writing, you can pick one up at Best Buy for $699.99, and it’ll be ready for you on release day (June 13, 2023) for shipping or in-store pickup. Now, time to decide if you want an Ally, or a Steam Deck…
The Asus ROG Ally is similar to the Steam Deck in that it’s a portable gaming PC, but where the two start to diverge is when it comes to horsepower and overall freedom.
For starters, the Ally is way more powerful on paper than the Deck. It comes equipped with an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme CPU, as well as an AMD Radeon RDNA 3 GPU — if that’s gibberish to you, all you really need to know is that it’s a pretty beefy setup for such a small device. You’ll get a clearer, 1080p display too, as well as a 3-month voucher for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
The biggest draw, though, is that the Ally gives you access to all of your PC games across all launchers, whereas the Deck is solely beholden to Steam (unless you employ some complicated workarounds to install other launchers). That’s not to say the Steam Deck is bad, though — it has a better battery life than the Asus ROG Ally, and a more streamlined UI. There’s a tradeoff with each of them, and you can’t really go wrong as long as you know your preferences.
Hop in on the ground floor of the brand-new Asus ROG Ally — pre-order one at Best Buy for $699.99 and get it on June 13.
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Asus ROG Ally to take on Steam Deck June 13: pricing, specs, game library options, more revealed
Asus has revealed the specs, pricing, and launch date for its ROG Ally handheld gaming system.
Unlike its competitor, Steam Deck, the Windows 11 system comes in two options instead of three different skus .
The more powerful of the two features an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Processor with an 8-core Zen4 CPU with 16-threads, 24 MB total cache, and up to 5.10 GHz boost. It also features an AMD Radeon Graphics GPU (AMD RDNA 3) with 12 CUs, up to 2.7 GHz, and 8.6 Teraflops. It will run you $699.99 and ships on June 13..
Steam Deck rival Asus ROG Ally debuts to mixed reviews
With more powerful hardware and a better display than the Steam Deck, the Asus ROG Ally might be the best gaming handheld around, but clunky navigation and poor battery life keep it from being a home run.
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Asus ROG Ally Review: Handheld Gaming With a Limited Lifespan
The Asus ROG Ally’s price is £699 / $699, will release in June
The final Asus ROG Ally details slipped into place today, as Asus confirmed the price and June 13th release date of its Steam Deck-bothering handheld Windows gaming PC. And it’s honestly not as expensive as I was expecting, given the premium positioning of ROG-branded monitors and keyboards: £699 in the UK and $699 in the US. That’s more than the topmost Steam Deck model, but the ROG Ally is promising generally higher specs.