Asus ROG Ally X Set to Launch in H2 2024 With Larger Battery, Higher Price Tag: Report

The Asus ROG Ally X will arrive next month as an incremental update to the Taiwanese firm's ROG Ally 2023. It will come with notable upgrades to some components of Asus' original portable gaming console that debuted last year, according to a report. The upcoming ROG Ally X will be equipped with the same 7-inch display and AMD processor found in the first-generation device, while offering more RAM and battery life, as well as support for larger storage upgrades.

The company teased the arrival of the Asus ROG Ally X in a YouTube video, where it suggested that the upcoming device would be equipped with notable hardware upgrades. In an interview with The Verge, Shawn Yen, vice president of Asus, confirmed that the new portable gaming console will arrive on June 2, with a significantly larger battery, the most requested hardware upgrade, which could offer at least three hours of battery life.

The upcoming Asus ROG Ally X will also be equipped with more than 16GB of RAM, which is an upgrade over the first generation console. Meanwhile, Yen also said in the post that customers will be able to upgrade the ROG Ally X with more SSD storage, thanks to a longer M.2 2280 SSD slot — the 2023 model has an M.2 2230 slot.

Meanwhile, there's no word on whether customer-reported issues with the SD card reader have been resolved, but The Verge claims the device will be equipped with a redesigned motherboard. As a result, the component could be placed further away from the ROG Ally X's grills.

The company will also equip the device with better grips and optimizations for the joysticks, triggers and D-Pad, according to the publication. Other specs like the AMD Z1 Extreme chip that powers the first generation ROG Ally and the 7-inch display are expected to remain in the upgraded ROG Ally X model that is expected to arrive next month.