The recently ingested handheld gaming systems ASUS ROG Xbox Ally and Rog Xbox Ally X are very impressive in terms of hardware, but the fact that they use an LCD screen rather than a more premium OLED display is worth noting. Whitson Gordon, senior manager of ASUS, Whitson Gordon, explained in a recent video (catched by WCCFTECH) that the decision took power usage.
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On Stream, Gordon said that while ASUS loves to use OLED displays, he has decided to use the LCD display in a handheld system, especially in the premium PC monitor lineup, features such as a fluctuating refresh rate (VRR) without sacrificing battery life.
“We did R&D and prototyping with OLED, but when we put VRR into the mix, that’s not where we want to be when we’re willing to give up on VRR,” says Gordon. “I draw that line in the sand now. If there’s no changing refresh rate on the display, if it’s not a 2025 gaming display, then as far as I’m concerned, it’s a must-have feature, and with VRR, OLEDs are currently drawing a lot more power than the LCDs we currently use.
Gordon also spoke about the trend towards being expensive to use in manufacturing systems due to the premium nature of OLED displays. This means that when the product hits the shelf, it comes with a higher price tag. He said that both handhelds need to be reasonably priced as the Rog Xbox Ally and Rog Xbox Ally X are likely not to end up as major gaming platforms for most buyers.
“When you look at what people are buying now in the handheld market in terms of sales of our devices and sales from competitors, it’s clear that people are willing to buy devices like this. “It’s not their main device. I see a lot of people in feedback who say they want this exact thing. They say, ‘I don’t want to buckle my arms and legs for this.” Yes, we don’t want that.
“That’s all about the price. You need to match your expectations with the market here. 32GB, OLED, Z2 Extreme, and all of those extra bells and whistles are much higher than the price bracket you’re used to with allies, and the majority of users don’t want to pay such a price.”
When it comes to the software side of things, Microsoft Gaming boss Phil Spencer recently said that the game-oriented version of Windows running on both handhelds is the result of the “tightest collaboration” between Microsoft’s gaming and the Windows department.
For more information about the hardware that powers both the ROG Xbox Ally and the ROG Xbox Ally X, see the announcement’s report. And in the meantime, here are everything else you may have missed about the system.
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