Asus is predicted to launch its second era handheld gaming console, the ROG Ally 2, within the coming weeks, and the design and specs of the upcoming machine have now surfaced on-line. A leaked itemizing on a US regulator’s web site has revealed that the Asus ROG Ally 2 and the corporate’s Xbox-branded handheld (codenamed ‘Venture Kennan’) will likely be geared up with 7-inch 120Hz shows, and AMD processors. Photographs of those handheld gaming consoles additionally recommend that they’ll function a revamped outer design that resembles a gaming controller.

Asus ROG Ally 2 Might Arrive in Two Variants

A list (by way of 91Mobiles) on Indonesia’s SDPPI certification web site signifies that Asus is engaged on two fashions for the ROG Ally 2 and that the hand-held gaming console will likely be out there in a black (RC73X1) and white (RC73YA) fashions. These mannequin numbers are additionally talked about in listings on the US Federal Communications Fee (FCC) web site.

Photographs of the ROG Ally 2 have been found in US FCC experiences
Picture Credit score: US FCC by way of VideoCardz

VideoCardz was in a position to supply images of the Asus ROG Ally 2 from experiences on Asus and MediaTek on the US FCC web site. The black mannequin bears the same look to its white counterpart, but it surely has a devoted Xbox button. The white variant additionally has a button in the identical location, but it surely would not have the identical brand.

The function of the devoted Xbox button on the black variant is presently unclear, however a current report prompt that Microsoft was engaged on enhancing Home windows handheld consoles with the ‘Xbox expertise’. Most handheld gaming consoles run on Home windows, which does not supply an expertise optimised for smaller shows, in contrast to Valve’s SteamOS.

The black variant of the ROG Ally 2 will reportedly be geared up with an octa-core AMD Ryzen Z2 Excessive (36W) processor together with 64GB of LPDDR5x-8533 RAM. In the meantime, the white variant is alleged to be geared up with a much less highly effective AMD Aeirth Plus (20W) processor, and there is not any phrase on the quantity of RAM on this mannequin.

Each fashions are geared up with a 7-inch show with a 120Hz refresh charge. The leaked photos give us a superb have a look at screens on the black and white fashions however they’re turned off, so we don’t know in regards to the software program operating on each consoles. Earlier reports point out that the Venture Kennan machine would “mix” the Home windows and Xbox experiences.

Final month, Asus teased the arrival of a next-gen ROG Ally console with a number of {hardware} upgrades, however stopped in need of revealing whether or not it was the Xbox branded machine. On the time, the official Xbox account responded to the corporate’s publish on X (previously Twitter) with a meme, sparking hypothesis that the upcoming machine can be an Xbox branded handheld.

It is price noting that Asus is predicted to unveil new units at Computex 2025 in Taipei, and the ROG Ally 2 (and the Venture Kennan console) might make their debut alongside different upcoming units. Microsoft might additionally make an announcement across the identical time, so it is price maintaining a watch out for information popping out of Computex, which begins on Could 20.