Asus will reveal the ROG Phone 3 in
partnership with Tencent, the two companies announced on Weibo. The launch will
take place in July, although an exact date is yet to be announced. The phone
will have a version deeply customized by Tencent , just like the predecessor
ROG Phone II.
Tencent Games said that it will partner
with Republic of Gamers in China to provide "in-depth cooperation"
and will focus on "optimizing the performance of game content on the
hardware" to "create a game experience, closer to the player".
Just like last year, we expect Tencent to provide better optimization and
resource allocation to some of its games. Subsidiaries of the company have
developed Call of Duty: Mobile, the Chinese version of PUBG, and plenty of
other hit titles that are practically unknown outside the domestic market.
Last year’s phone Tencent edition started
at CNY 3,500 (US$ 510/€ 455) - 40% cheaper than the most affordable regular version
that was CNY 6,000 (US$ 870/€ 800). We expect something similar to happen to the ROG
Phone 3 variant as well - rumors are pointing to 16 GB RAM which are unlikely
to be in the customized version.
