The ASUS ROG Ally was launched last year. Now, the Taiwanese brand has confirmed an improved version of the first-generation handheld console. It’s not going to be the Ally 2, a true successor to the original offering. Instead, the upcoming iteration is the ROG Ally X and it will be announced early next month. ASUS SVP Shawn Yen shared some juicy details about the forthcoming handheld console with The Verge. Read on to know everything below.

ASUS ROG Ally X is coming soon, key changes revealed 

The ASUS ROG Ally X will be launched on June 2. It is confirmed to pack changes in terms of battery life, RAM and SSD, ports, physical changes, and more repairability. 

Perhaps, the biggest change on the ASUS ROG Ally X is the battery unit. Yen says that it will pack a massive increase in the battery capacity and it is way more than 30 to 40 percent. The original Ally had more room for a larger battery pack. The company has seen how users strap giant external batteries to the handheld consoles. 

ASUS revealed that the ROG Ally will have more than 16GB RAM capacity found in the current generation so that it can be allocated to the GPU without impacting the system. The SSD slot is also getting an upgrade from the M.2 2230 to M.2 2280 meaning users can plug in larger drives. The company has also moved the SD card reader away from the heatsink. 

The ASUS ROG Ally X will also be more repair-friendly with interchangeable redesigned joystick modules. There will be revised grips and slightly tweaked D-pads and triggers. The upcoming handheld will be slightly weight heavier due to the larger battery pack. The console will also be available in a Black colour variant. 

ASUS says that the improvements will make the Ally X a bit more expensive than the original console. However, the latter is said to stick around and get some discounts. 

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