Arnold Su, Vice President of Asus India, has revealed plans for the release of a second-generation successor to the Asus ROG Ally gaming handheld sometime this year. The Asus ROG Ally serves as a handheld gaming console that doubles as a Windows 11 PC, offering a portable gaming experience and access to a variety of PC games from the Steam and Xbox Game Pass libraries.

The global launch of the Asus ROG Ally took place last June, featuring both high-end and base models. These models shared 512 GB of NVMe storage, with the base model powered by an AMD Ryzen Z1 APU and the premium version equipped with an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU, providing superior graphical performance. Priced at $599 for the base version and $699 for the higher-tier model, it competes with Valve's Steam Deck.

What's the Timeline for the Asus ROG Ally 2?

In a statement to Techlusive, Vice President Arnold Su indicated that Asus plans to maintain the momentum by releasing the successor later this year. Su mentioned that the upcoming Asus ROG Ally successor will continue to run on Windows OS but will be more focused on gaming. He stated, 'We most likely will launch a second generation [handheld gaming console] this year. We will still keep the Windows features, but we will focus more on gaming.'

Although Su did not disclose specific details about the successor, he did highlight the strong sales of the Asus ROG Ally in India, where it has sold between 70,000 and 80,000 units.

While the current specs of the Asus ROG Ally are impressive, potential enhancements for its successor may include software improvements, ergonomic enhancements, extended battery life, an upgrade to the Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor, and an increase in base storage capacity from 512 GB to 1 TB. However, these are speculative at this stage, and fans eagerly awaiting Asus' next handheld gaming device should stay tuned for official updates.