ASUS ROG Tessen Mobile Controller With Foldable Design Introduced

Highlights
  • ASUS ROG Tessen is the newest mobile gaming controller with advanced features.
  • The latest ROG controller weighs just 136g and comes with a unique foldable design.

ASUS has launched its much-anticipated mobile gaming controller called ROG Tessen. The new mobile gaming controller features a folding design, which has bagged the top spot in the Gaming/VR/AR category at the iF Design Awards 2024 and a 2024 Red Dot Award for product design. Check out the details.

ASUS ROG Tessen Comes With Award-Winning Folding Design

The ROG Tessen weighs 136 grams and its folding design of the ROG Tessen can hold any phone with a protective case firmly in place. It has bundled rubber support pads and an extended USB-C connector. The extended Type-C connector also acts as the slot to hold the device in a folding state. The left side of the controller folds down to lock in place.

ASUS ROG Tessen

The ASUS ROG Tessen comes with an 18 mm-tall joystick on each side with 22° of movement for precision control. There’s a mechanical D-pad and buttons for rapid response, tactile feedback, and durability. The ergonomic hand grip offers an outward-extending design for a comfortable gaming session for a long duration.

The ASUS ROG Tessen features two rear paddles made of aluminium. These paddles can be customised to perform complex combos or in-game commands using the ROG button or the Armoury Crate app. The ROG button can be customised to enable one-touch commands for screenshots, record gameplay, switch lighting effects, or launch Armoury Crate.

As for the Armoury Crate app, gamers can adjust settings like RGB light settings, button remaps, and more. Users can select from different lighting modes like static, colour cycle, breathing, rainbow, and comet. The RGB lighting on ROG Tessen features Aura Sync support. The ASUS ROG Tessen features 18W passthrough charging via USB Type-C, which means gamers can play and charge their phone simultaneously. The Type-C port also offers a 500Hz polling rate for instantaneous input during gaming.

ASUS is yet to announce the pricing and availability of the ROG Tessen mobile gaming controller. We will update this post as more information surfaces, so stay tuned.