Asus ROG Phone 2 Likely to Debut in July 4m1a2l Asus ROG Ties Up With Tencent Games

The original Asus ROG Phone was launched in India back in November. 513y3j

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 7 June 2019 18:49 IST

Asus ROG Phone 2 Likely to Debut in July, Asus ROG Ties Up With Tencent Games

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Highlights

Asus ROG has announced its partnership with Tencent Games on Weibo
Tencent Games is the makers of titles such as PUBG and PUBG Mobile
Asus ROG Phone 2 is now expected to launch in July

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Asus ROG is partnering with China's Tencent Games to develop new gaming experiences for mobile s, the Taiwanese brand announced on Weibo. The tie-up is suggested to kick off the development for the Asus ROG Phone 2 that would be the successor to the original Asus ROG Phone that debuted last year. The ROG Phone 2 is expected to arrive as early as July to take on the likes of the Black Shark 2 and Nubia Red Magic 3. Tencent Games is a subsidiary of Shenzhen-based Tencent Holdings that wholly or partially owns a list of game companies, including Fortnite maker Epic Games and e-sports tournament organiser Riot Games. It also owns the studio behind PUBG Mobile.

The Weibo post announcing the partnership doesn't detail any major future plans, though it indeed hints at the launch of the Asus ROG Phone 2. The new gaming phone is suggested to debut in July.

Asus is likely to leverage Tencent's extensive reach in the world of e-sports tournaments to expand the customer awareness of its ROG brand among traditional gamers. The ROG brand importantly houses gaming notebooks and peripherals alongside the ROG Phone.

Tencent Games was established as one of the key subsidiaries of crossed the mark of 200 million s and achieved over 30 million daily active s in December.

If we look at a recent report by Digitimes, Asus is set to launch the ROG Phone 2 in the third quarter of this year. The partnership with Tencent was also reported by the Taiwanese publication, highlighting that the tie-up would provide a good boost to the ROG brand that hasn't generated significant profits so far.

To recall, Asus launched in November with a price tag of Rs. 69,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage configuration.

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