Asus ROG Ally 2 Spotted via US FCC Listing Alongside ‘Project Kennan’ Xbox Handheld

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 ‘Project Kennan’) shall be geared up with 7-inch 120Hz shows, and AMD processors. Images of those handheld gaming consoles additionally counsel that they’ll characteristic a revamped outer design that resembles a gaming controller.

Asus ROG Ally 2 Could Arrive in Two Variants

An inventory (via 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 shall be obtainable in a black (RC73X1) and white (RC73YA) fashions. These mannequin numbers are additionally talked about in listings on the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) web site.

Images of the ROG Ally 2 had been found in US FCC reviews
Photo Credit: US FCC via VideoCardz

VideoCardz was in a position to supply photographs of the Asus ROG Ally 2 from reviews on Asus and MediaTek on the US FCC web site. The black mannequin bears an analogous 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 does not have the identical brand.

The function of the devoted Xbox button on the black variant is at the moment unclear, however a latest report steered that Microsoft was engaged on bettering Windows handheld consoles with the ‘Xbox expertise’. Most handheld gaming consoles run on Windows, which does not provide 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 Extreme (36W) processor together with 64GB of LPDDR5x-8533 RAM. Meanwhile, the white variant is claimed 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.

Both fashions are geared up with a 7-inch show with a 120Hz refresh price. The leaked photographs give us a very good take 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. Previous reviews point out that the Project Kennan machine would “combine” the Windows and Xbox experiences.

Last 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. At 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 could be an Xbox branded handheld.

It’s price noting that Asus is predicted to unveil new gadgets at Computex 2025 in Taipei, and the ROG Ally 2 (and the Project Kennan console) may make their debut alongside different upcoming gadgets. Microsoft may additionally make an announcement across the similar time, so it is price holding a watch out for information popping out of Computex, which begins on May 20.