Valve's Steam Deck has been one of the truly successful handheld consoles in the market. Rival companies looking to enter the handheld market must compare themselves to Valve's handheld as a benchmark - and it seems Asus is one of the first to enter the ring.
At the start of April ASUS announced that it is developing a new handheld console to rival the Steam Deck. Many didn't believe the announcement at first since it was done on the 1st of April, when everything you read online should be taken with a grain of salt. However, the new handheld is not an April Fool's joke.
The new handheld console is called the ROG Ally, under the Republic of Gamers label. The ROG Ally was revealed via a three-minute video but unfortunately, we did not get any specs for the new handheld. The reveal video only mentioned that the device will be powered by a custom AMD chip and be compatible with ASUS' lineup of external GPU/PSUs used in laptops.
To ramp up hype ahead of the handheld's release, a select group of content creators got their hands on the prototype device. Popular Youtuber Linus Sebastian of Linus Tech Tips is one of the lucky few that got to test it out.