Asus initially announced its entry into the emerging handheld gaming PC market as a joke on April Fool’s Day, but the company has since stated that it will launch the product.

Although the details of the product’s specifications, price, and release date have not yet been made public, it appears to be another attempt to provide more powerful alternatives to Valve’s Steam Deck, with one crucial difference.

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Asus is the furthest down-the-line organization to attempt to rival the Steam Deck. Essential subtleties of the organization’s ROG Partner PC gaming handheld are yet unclear, yet it seems like other late 1080p Windows portables.

The Asus handheld, like the Ayaneo 2 and the most recent GPD Win models, has a screen with Full High Definition (FHD), Windows 11, and chips that run much faster than the Steam Deck. All of Valve’s rivals appear to avoid the Steam Deck’s most significant restrictions: its 800 x 480-pixel display and dependence on a Linux compatibility layer for gaming.

The Ally has a 120Hz screen, twice as fast as the other devices’ 60Hz screens. Dave2D also pointed out that Asus’s device is much smaller, lighter, and quieter than the one from Valve. Additionally, the SSD and analog sticks can be easily replaced when looking under the hood.

The Ally, like the Ayaneo 2, has a single USB-C port that can connect to an external graphics card. An adaptor allows for simultaneous charging. The component could overcome the gadget’s unique compact reason yet consider agreeable, ongoing interaction while lying in bed.