Leaked Details: Asus ROG Ally 2 with AMD Z2 Extreme CPU, 64GB RAM, and Black Variant Featuring a Dedicated Xbox Button

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Okay, so let’s talk about this new gizmo, “Project Kennan” from Microsoft — yeah, it’s that thing everyone’s been buzzing about. For reasons I can’t quite put my finger on, the name kinda makes me picture a secret agent. Anyway, apparently, it’s finally seeing daylight through ASUS’s ROG Ally 2. Can you believe they’re making two versions? There’s a black one with an Xbox button (because, sure, why not shout it out loud?) and a white one that’s sorta basic — I guess for us regular folks.

So, this whole Project Kennan thing — which has been like, teased forever — finally has some meat to it. Someone got their hands on ID numbers (not sure how, maybe through a top-secret handshake?) and found them on an FCC page. The techies out there might wanna know there’s an AMD Z1 (4 CUs) and a swankier Z1 Extreme (12 CUs) with a $100 difference — decisions, am I right? They’re sticking to x86 — a classic move, really.

The Xbox button on the black model just screams Kennan vibes. But alas, if you’re dreaming of a funky new OS, prepare to be disappointed — it’s still Windows 11. Probably, that button lets you jump into Game Bar, like you would on a PC. Maybe Microsoft will surprise us with extra goodies when the real deed happens.

Now — oh wait, did I mention the guts of this thing? Because rumor has it, there’s an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip in there. Sounds like it’s packed with eight cores (a weird 3x Zen 5 + 5x Zen 5c mix) and 16 thready thingies. It’s a beast, packing 16 Compute Units in the iGPU, and 100W charging speeds. There’s a tummy-rumbling 64GB of LPDDR5x-8533 memory, a 2TB NVMe SSD — because who doesn’t need tons of space, right? Plus, you can poke the 7-inch 120Hz display, like a modern-day touchy screen.

For those who enjoy quirky white things, there’s this other version with some mysterious AMD chip tagged “100-000001835” — like, what’s in a name? It rocks 16GB of RAM, the same display, and a 65W charge zoom. Early whispers say maybe it’s an evolved Aerith Plus chip or something harking back to Von Gogh (sounds artsy).

Anyway, this Z2 series one, called Ryzen Z2 A, apparently has four cores with a whisper-quiet TDP of 6W-20W. Other details? Total mystery. But I guess Computex or AMD/ASUS will have some hot gossip soon.

So, yeah, if you’re not lost by now — kudos. Microsoft’s playing the long game with handhelds, and we’re along for the ride — hopefully with lots of coffee breaks in between.

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