Asus has confirmed the pricing and release date for its Steam Deck rival. The Asus ROG Ally launches in June for $699 / £699
on the Steam Deck, and that in its standard performance mode the Asus ROG Ally could hit 48fps instead.However, it goes on to note that the Ally also has a ‘turbo’ mode which boosts this up to 65fps, making it perform significantly better than the Steam Deck.
The consequence of this is battery life that, according to The Verge, comes nowhere close to that of the Steam Deck. According to its findings, playing a basic game like Slay the Spire will result in around 3.5 hours of battery life, while playing something likeAs such, players are advised that the Ally may be preferable to those who not only play on the move but are also likely to have a power outlet nearby.
Valve has spoken openly about potential future iterations of the Steam Deck, which the team says will likely focus on improved battery life, rather than hardware such as an OLED screen.battery life was the main thing Valve wanted to improve“We have already made improvements [to battery life] between the time of launch and now,” he explained at the time.
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