From none other than ASUS, we now have a strong contender to the Steam Deck: the ROG Ally. This powerful handheld made headlines a few times last month, but if you were wondering when you could get to buy it, you’re in luck — you can now place an order for yours.
The ASUS ROG Ally is now officially available for pre-order at Best Buy. The model with the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme chipset is listed with a release date of June 13th, and can be obtained for $699, or roughly $300 more than what the Steam Deck costs. Given how it’s way more powerful, though, it might be worth the money. A lower-end version of the handheld carrying the regular, non-Extreme Ryzen Z1 is also listed for $599, although that one says it’s “coming soon.”
Both flavors of the device come with 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM, in addition to coming with a 7-inch 1080p 120Hz display and three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. So really, the only thing telling apart both handhelds is the fact that one has the 6-core Ryzen Z1, while the other has the 8-core Ryzen Z1 Extreme.
