ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
It will be glorious for all 1.5 hours that it will last on a battery. 36 watt APU is no joke.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Two handhelds incoming?
Xbox series X/S
Project Kennan / Kel?
Xbox series X/S
Project Kennan / Kel?
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Rog Ally 2 running the new XboxOS?
I have no interest in handheld PCs but im curious to see how/if Microsoft makes a lean Windows OS for these handhelds and if itll be possible to use the OS on desktops.
I have no interest in handheld PCs but im curious to see how/if Microsoft makes a lean Windows OS for these handhelds and if itll be possible to use the OS on desktops.
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
Win 11 with Xbox-branded GUI with native GamePass integration. Both models are variations of Ally 2 HW-wise w/o any unique components.
Cyberpunkd
Banned
Yes. People really thought Microsoft will do something differently than barebones effort for a quick cash grab?
…it's not a console. It's a PC handheld that runs Steam, GOG, Windows store etc.
It's the next ROG Ally. None of these are meant as major mass market sellers.
What does 'third party' have to do with this? its a PC!
Here's how the Asus ROG Ally X’s battery life compares to the ROG Ally — we tested both
We know the Asus ROG Ally X's battery life is better, but how much better?
www.xda-developers.com
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Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Just make the grips from Elite 2/Core controllers. Solid xbox design feel, great placement, paddles that feel good but don't fuck up the bumpers or buttons.
Make a premium edition with replaceable thumbsticks etc.
Make a premium edition with replaceable thumbsticks etc.
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
Ally Extreme lasts exactly 1.6 hours in Gaming battery life even in your tests, lol.…it's not a console. It's a PC handheld that runs Steam, GOG, Windows store etc.
It's the next ROG Ally. None of these are meant as major mass market sellers.
What does 'third party' have to do with this? its a PC!
Asus ROG Ally battery life: This Windows gaming handheld blows the competition away
If you're in the market for a Windows gaming handheld and battery life is a priority, the Asus ROG Ally might be your ideal pickwww.laptopmag.com
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Mownoc
Member
The Ally X isn't too bad on battery life. The normal Rog Ally is horrendous lol.
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
FCC photos are usually godawflul. I'm sure it will look sleek in real world, Ally is quite a neat device in person.
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
This is just one of the products. Project Kennan is the fat design the other product, Project Kel, is the slimmer one.
RetroGamingUK
Member
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
Horrible.
Really hope it is customisable. I've seen videos of people customising their Steam Deck and replacing the sticks with hall effect ones.
It better be possible on this one too, but otherwise, the grips look comfortable so I'm really curious on that.
A shame it doesn't look like it has 2 paddles on each side like the Steam Deck.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Are you telling me this as fact or is this conjecture?
I posted the wrong link. Meant to share for the Ally X. Asus has started the trend of using a bigger, more dense battery to compensate for the more powerful chip. Respectable battery life as a result
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
I mean, if it's a large spec bump over the original ally...I'm there day one
The ROG Ally and ROG Ally X are fantastically built, I highly doubt this new one will be any different. FCC images generally don't do a product justice.
Setsuna Mudou
Member
"special" handeld friendly windows is something I will believe when I see it. This is not the first iteration of windows handhelds and if it wasn't for steam big picture or even bazite / steam os, the user experience would be pretty shit. Honestly the price point will always be high regardless as Asus does not make a cut on games sold, so hardware is sold as a premium, so this is priced outside the typical console range.
I've seen a lot of wishcasting on such product, most of them seem completely delusional. Zero chances it's anywhere in the realm of Steam deck price + usability. So anyone interested in such products, would already have bought them before the tariff war stupidity came to play.
Z2 extreme + 64gb. Is a large specs bump.... and surely in price.
I recommend you read the leak article.... The specs of Kennan vs Rog Ally 2 would be very different.
Mownoc
Member
Iook like It
Specs:
Why on earth would they put 64gb of memory in a gaming handheld lmao. I can't imagine the final retail product will have that much.
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No, I think there are TWO ROG Ally 2 designs.
So it'll be like this:
ROG Ally 2 (cheaper, not Z2 E)
ROG Ally 2 Z2 Extreme
ROG Ally 2 Xbox Edition (Z2 Extreme)
similar to the first gen release where we had the Z1 and Z1 Extreme variants of the ROG Ally.
1TB Deck OLED was $649 compared to $799 for the more powerful Ally X. Not a night and day difference in pricing.
Usability improvements is supposed to be the main draw here.
How many Z2 Extreme devices are in the market right now?
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Paasei
Member
Hence I said it "looks" cheap and like a prototype.
If this is an official Xbox collab with Asus, it should look better/look Xbox themed. Which it simply does not on these pictures. So, to come back to the prototype part, it seems extremely early stage.
DAHGAMING
Kentucky Fried Controller
ask for the price jizz corden.
Looks like hes jizzed all over it and then just played it without cleaning it, smeared that goo all over the place.
Zathalus
Member
That's when you simply use a lower TDP like 20 or 17 watts. 36 watts is reserved for when it is plugged in. For the ROG Ally X, the 17w TDP allows it to last for 3/3.5 hours on modern AAA games.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
64GB memory seems insane and more like a DEV kit version. These things do not need more than 32GB surely.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
The black one is Z2 Extreme the white one is AerithP (The successor of the SteamDecks VanGogh)
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Hahaha! so true. So many finger prints they could probably find the culprit behind the leaks just analysing the photos.
Jack Videogames
Member
And it's very cheap to run since it runs on orange soda
Hollowpoint5557
A Fucking Idiot
Sorry Xbox, after buying 15+ consoles over the years, it could be the best thing in the world and you won't be getting my money again.
Putonahappyface
Gold Member
Topher
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HeisenbergFX4
Member
Topher
Identifies as young
"Our sources indicate that it won't be quite as cheap as the base model Steam Deck, but it won't be as expensive as the Lenovo Legion Go RRP. It'll be somewhere in the middle, with a base model price range of between $499 and $599 potentially."
~Jez
$800 confirmed
~Jez
$800 confirmed
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I am definitely gonna buy a z2 extreme handheld this year but not feeling the look of this one. I think lenovo's giant OLED one is the one to get, but pricing will surely be insane.
Ultra Donny
Member
Looks like a Steam Deck from temu
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Geometric-Crusher
"Nintendo games are like indies, and worth at most $19" 🤡
GoldenEye98
posts news as their odd job
What's the point of doing a partner one if you are doing an official one?
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Topher
Identifies as young
Because Microsoft has a strange need to over complicate everything when it comes to hardware