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Asus ROG Ally: A Switch-Like Handheld for PC Gaming
Asus takes on the Steam Deck with a portable Windows-based gaming device that plays almost any PC game. 0:00 Intro 1:07 Asus ROG Ally screen VS Steam Deck display 1:49 Asus ROG Ally advantages 2:04 Asus ROG Ally price VS Steam Deck price 2:37 Asus ROG Ally software and set up 3:30 Asus ROG Ally…
Carlos Portillo
May 11, 2023 at 4:41 pm
If I can play destiny 2 I am sold
Jonathan Pontel
May 11, 2023 at 5:19 pm
You can play destiny 2 on the deck wtf
Godsslave777
May 11, 2023 at 4:51 pm
Preordered
Zechariah Williams
May 11, 2023 at 4:56 pm
Id take a steam deck price drop. $329 for base model 👌
Knowledge
May 11, 2023 at 5:06 pm
Own the SteamDeck, have this purchased as well. Now I’m just waiting for another Steam Machine like the old Alienware Alpha with updated products.
Jonathan Pontel
May 11, 2023 at 5:13 pm
What’s the point of having a bunch of these if you can only play one at a time anyways lol
Knowledge
May 11, 2023 at 6:56 pm
@Jonathan Pontel
Different uses all around, I use the Steam Deck/Switch OLED when traveling. I’m in an airport at least 4 times a month so I usually just sit on those instead of working. Sometimes I’m traveling for 24 hours at a time.
I honestly just like the look of this and interested in it and I loved the Alienware Alpha for my apartment overseas. I want another one since I don’t have a full setup computer setup over there which is why I want them to make a new one haha.
da flosyck show
May 11, 2023 at 7:09 pm
@Jonathan Pontel hes fulla 💩
Max Headroom
May 11, 2023 at 5:21 pm
Once they play games in 120hz I’ll consder buying one. I just cant play on 60 after being so used to my 165hz monitor
cory vallad
May 11, 2023 at 8:47 pm
it literally plays at 120 hz lol
Neptune
May 11, 2023 at 5:25 pm
Steam Deck is trash now
WhySoSerious?
May 11, 2023 at 5:26 pm
Thanks, I’m not selling my Steam deck just yet. Plus I got mines a month ago
Michael Rusaw
May 11, 2023 at 5:27 pm
I’m gonna have both. Put in my preorder for the Ally today.
SKY Figurefun
May 11, 2023 at 7:18 pm
No one ask
SKY Figurefun
May 11, 2023 at 7:18 pm
Kidding 😂 enjoyyy im going with aokzoe a1 pro
GondorianSlayer
May 11, 2023 at 8:27 pm
@SKY Figurefun ok richman.
cory vallad
May 11, 2023 at 8:45 pm
@GondorianSlayer rich man paying top dollar for a less powerfull machine that doesnt have any support and man of those break down quick lol good luck
Junior Shepherd
May 11, 2023 at 5:32 pm
I ordered the Ally. I tried the steam deck a few months ago and was not impressed by the experience at all. The fan was extremely loud (as loud as my desktop gaming rig at full throttle), and the Steam OS distro on the unit came corrupted right out of the box. Had to reflash the BIOS and reinstall the OS to get it functional. Although tinkering is fun, for users new to the PC gaming space the steam deck can be tricky. I believe that with a few updates to Windows 11 and perhaps an upgraded BIOS for the Ally, this device will hit a home run with PC gamers looking for a more premium experience over the steam deck.
Ken Martin
May 11, 2023 at 5:41 pm
I’ll add this to my collection of handhelds.
No mirrors
May 11, 2023 at 5:42 pm
Too bad for the windows operating system, the hardware seems good otherwise
Liverec1
May 11, 2023 at 5:51 pm
It feels like smart content is coming to an end around here, and next-generation terminals and next-generation services that use them will be awaited.
In fact, even now, there are multiple forms of entertainment that can be obtained without using a smartphone, but there are many events that do not make full use of these.
Gin Oe
May 11, 2023 at 6:02 pm
The Windows OS sold it for me.
Smidlee
May 11, 2023 at 6:33 pm
No reviewer I’ve seen mention gyro.
TheGixLad
May 11, 2023 at 6:38 pm
The Steam Deck is still better overall
Todd Jones
May 11, 2023 at 8:45 pm
63.7% sRGB is a hard pass for me.
Redhood
May 11, 2023 at 6:41 pm
The Ally’s d-pad looks cheap. Like a bottle cap. Failed on that one.
SKY Figurefun
May 11, 2023 at 7:12 pm
Rog ally vs aokzoe a1 pro which has better spec and performance?
Luis Rivera
May 11, 2023 at 7:50 pm
I love the Xbox controller layout.
Jason
May 11, 2023 at 8:39 pm
There is no need to get max spec Steam Deck. The baseline Steam Deck is all you need. A 512 SD card goes for 40 to 50 dollars on Amazon. I was also able to install windows 11 on my steam deck to play Game Pass games. Using windows 11 isn’t the most intuitive way to play games on a handheld. I needed Steam Deck Tools installed to get the controls to function like an Xbox controller in Game Pass games, you also can adjust refresh rate and TDP with Steam Deck tools but I find that windows runs too poorly when CPU is not at 15 watts.
The max spec Asus ROG Ally is nearly double the price of baseline steam Deck but not double the performance.
Eventually Nintendo will release successor to switch. Since it will have access to far faster ARM based chips than its original 2017 release, Switch 2 could be much faster than these x86 handhelds and have long battery life.
cory vallad
May 11, 2023 at 8:44 pm
they said today the z1 lower version will still have the 512ssd
Frank Johnson
May 11, 2023 at 8:47 pm
Did you have any problems with the face buttons? Linus tech tips said they were sticking and now I’m nervous about pre-ordering.
Rick Rodriguez
May 11, 2023 at 9:01 pm
Relatively inexpensive….??? How out of touch are you that $700 is considered inexpensive? Especially when you can pick up a Switch Lite for $200 and get amazing experiences there
cavf88
May 11, 2023 at 9:19 pm
You appreciate that you can install AAA gaming companies clients on the Ally much easier than on the Steam Deck… that’s not a point for the Ally, that’s just bad gaming companies not supporting Linux or having to bloatware a normal pc with their clients. You should call on them being bad and using clients instead of faulting the Steam Deck for using Linux.
Dylan Taylor
May 11, 2023 at 9:22 pm
Missing touchpads and missing instant suspend/resume make it kind of a dealbreaker for handheld gaming