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Asus ROG Ally Hands-On
An ambitious handheld gaming PC to take on the Switch and Steam Deck. 0:00 Intro 0:27 Asus Rog Ally operating system 1:26 Asus Rog Ally hardware 3:21 Asus Rog Ally connectivity 4:04 Asus Rog Ally price rumors and release date Read the CNET article here: Asus Ally Hands-On: A New Take on Handheld PC Gaming…
Gustavo
April 25, 2023 at 5:16 pm
0:33 Steam OS isn’t proprietary, right?!
MacTX
April 25, 2023 at 5:22 pm
The price will make or break this, especially in the current economy. There are plenty of people with disposable income to splurge on a high priced luxury item but if Asus really wants to create something out of this, they’re going to need to go after/cater to the average gamers. They’re a more cost conscious bunch.
HECHOGAMER MX
April 25, 2023 at 5:30 pm
If it’s close to 900-1,000 it’s a no go for me, I already have a steam deck and I’m planning on purchasing a gaming PC in like 6 months.
If its price is competitive to the steam deck I’ll think about, but I’m not sold yet.
Nick Beardshall
April 25, 2023 at 5:33 pm
The lack of trackpads is the deal breaker. I can’t go to a non trackpad device after the Deck.
D'Artagnan
April 25, 2023 at 5:35 pm
800$ + im sure
nff _19
April 25, 2023 at 5:37 pm
Full Hd on that size doesn’t really matter much no? seems just gonna drain the battery faster with such little benefit.
Seth Bessinger
April 25, 2023 at 5:40 pm
I think this will be pretty good! It won’t be affected by Proton’s incompatibility with certain titles, you can use PC Game Pass on it, as well as GOG games, and EA/Origin games. Pretty sweet!
NUGZ Medallion
April 25, 2023 at 9:27 pm
I dual boot Windows on my Steam Deck and can do those things just fine.
Anthony Lee
April 25, 2023 at 5:42 pm
It doesn’t have the 7840U 8 core chip like the aya neo next 2 has and aokzoe
This is a 6 core chip the Z1
Technically the 6800u is better since its 8 core chip
I’ll wait for the next gen
Brobi V2
April 25, 2023 at 5:43 pm
steam deck is going to die now
Oliver White
April 25, 2023 at 7:48 pm
lmao
TTT
April 25, 2023 at 5:50 pm
People are so uninformed when it comes to handhelds. $600 is not a lot for a handheld of this spec. In fact, it seems near impossible. Please temper your expectations.
Reemley Bean
April 25, 2023 at 5:52 pm
The title should be steam deck vs rog ally this is not a review it’s just a comparison to the steam deck.. bad bad attempt at a review
Abhijeet Dey
April 25, 2023 at 6:05 pm
When they say Global launch, which countries are covered in Global? I want to know if it’ll launch in India
Getoffdiznuts
April 25, 2023 at 6:06 pm
Gettting one selling my steam deck 😊
SomePlaceForVideos
April 25, 2023 at 6:07 pm
Seems fragile.
Aragonshow
April 25, 2023 at 6:08 pm
40 wh battery not even an hour on windows and a freaking top huge black bar? so ugly
nitin pahuja
April 25, 2023 at 6:14 pm
Ultimately it comes down to software which makes such device perfect, steam with official launch of dual boot and handheld windows os 11 very soon will be unbeatable. The affordability and fact that steam has own app store where downloads for deck are going to be smaller by 10 times by fall this year. Cherry on top are touch pads
Chris C
April 25, 2023 at 6:20 pm
The Ally is a steam deck killer 👌 cant wait to get it. I think it will be competitively priced. Think all the people complaining are just gutted they have a steam deck now and cant afford to upgrade 🤣
Alejandro Rubio
April 25, 2023 at 6:40 pm
The steam deck screen is fine 800p for a handheld is perfect.
C
April 25, 2023 at 7:24 pm
Software and controls support for games, price and battery life will be the three factors that determine if this device is a success. Any three of them is bad then its an absolute avoid.
Oliver White
April 25, 2023 at 7:32 pm
Why did Asus make it look so cheap
Pryo_Might
April 25, 2023 at 7:45 pm
Think I’ll wait for a version that have a TouchPad.
Derrick Proutey
April 25, 2023 at 8:01 pm
Dpad doesn’t look good.
michael
April 25, 2023 at 8:15 pm
This Asus is a Gamechanger! This will change gaming from a fundamental level….
ken masters
April 25, 2023 at 8:33 pm
I like the eGPU feature.. everything else meh. Steam deck only weighs 669grams. Don’t care for Windows for gaming. Without proton, don’t think it will work well.
Alexis Jun
April 25, 2023 at 9:25 pm
I hope starfield and elder scrolls 6 can run smoothly and some triple AAA games!
Dx
April 26, 2023 at 8:45 am
Any game where you need to use the mouse pointer will suffer without a touchpad ,. That said , being able to play all my games would be huge
Dx
April 26, 2023 at 8:47 am
It looks uncomfortable to hold
Crzy_ Cracka
April 26, 2023 at 9:12 am
Finally I can play destiny 2 on the go. If they would just let u play on steam deck I wouldn’t even get one
Gera
April 26, 2023 at 10:19 am
😂🤣
Steamdeck is the Best ❤
Eddie Murphy
April 26, 2023 at 10:50 am
I’m getting oled switch and this since it’s made by asus with windows and game pass
Joe N
April 26, 2023 at 11:01 am
You spent more time talking about the steam deck than the ally lol
Khayman77
April 26, 2023 at 12:24 pm
More competition the better. It should advance the handheld market and I hope it does well so long as it’s a good system. Linux sucks so a Windows version for handhelds is a good thing.
Ayby17
April 26, 2023 at 12:25 pm
Can’t wait to edit video’s on this thing.
Shin Abomination
April 26, 2023 at 1:37 pm
What will make or break this is the price and battery life, whats the point of buying this stronger system if it will just die extra faster. I see no reason to buy this asus rog ally over a steam deck, if there was a reason it would only be because it comes with Windows 11 or because you don’t own a steam deck already and want the Asus rog ally instead
Dev'z Malandi
April 26, 2023 at 1:41 pm
Il buy this if the price is cheaper than steamdeck paaak
Irv Diaz
April 26, 2023 at 1:52 pm
So will it play Xbox natively?
Litzkrieg
April 26, 2023 at 1:59 pm
Perfectly happy with the Steam Deck, but glad to see competition and progress in the market.
Super Guy
April 26, 2023 at 3:05 pm
This isn’t competition. Unless Asus prices this at under 700 dollars, which I doubt.
Litzkrieg
April 26, 2023 at 3:30 pm
@Super Guy I think if they were smart, they’d price the base level with the lower end chip and smaller storage between 649-700. Several people have postulated that is possible. So in that case yes, but I don’t the Z1 extreme is in the same market, certainly, to your point.
I’m a 64gb Deck owner, so not part of that segment. No matter the other models prices though, it introduces new platforms into the handheld PC market against the smaller boutique brands like Ayaneo.
SquidBuck
April 26, 2023 at 6:55 pm
@Litzkrieg$699 just announced
Nathan Juan
April 26, 2023 at 9:22 pm
@Super Guy Same price for a steam deck that is not available in other countries which needs shipment and tax for 64gb base steam deck at the same time it is more powerful and can play not just steam games but epic games, garena, xbox game pass, and other more non steam games because it is windows 11 heck it can even be your personal computer some games in steam that only works on windows and since steam OS is gonna be available in windows as well you can install steam OS as well if that is what you prefer has Dual fan for better cooling has a port to connect it to ASUS EGPU if you want more juice more storage with expandable storage and a 1080p screen.
notKingForKings
April 26, 2023 at 2:24 pm
Proprietary OS Steam OS what? Are YOU KIDDING ME. You can run any Linux distro on it and windows so that proprietary is no thing.
K MDov
April 26, 2023 at 2:44 pm
the fact that you keep trying to push steam deck down to sell this on a video says a lot
Edicson m
April 26, 2023 at 3:01 pm
Idk build quality seems like Steamdeck wins
MoreToKnowShow
April 26, 2023 at 3:15 pm
Since this thing is a WIN11 device, its going to be a winner in my book.
Jason
April 26, 2023 at 3:30 pm
1.) you don’t have to Hack anything to get windows 11 on a Steam deck. Plus you don’t have to erase Steam is to do it either. It’s actually pretty easy for anyone who has experience Windows OS.
2.) Steam deck screen is good. It’s better than the original Switch. I don’t own an OLED Swtich to compare. But screen on Deck is not as bad as tech reviewers make it out to be.
3.) make sure you get a fast SD card rated at A2. The A2 rating means it can run apps fastest. I originally tried to run Win11 from an old 128gb SD card that was in my Switch. It was not rated an A1 or A2 rating. Let’s just say it was slow as molasses. Even the fastest SD cards are not much faster than mechanical hard drives. So if you want the faster load times and response times. Get the biggest internal SSD you can afford. They are much faster than SD cards. This the reason why new smartphones are eliminating the SD card slot. They too slow.
GrimReaper1675
April 26, 2023 at 3:47 pm
Playing Wii games with the touch pad on the Steam Deck is such a nice bonus. So sad the Asus ROG Ally doesn’t have at least one touch pad.
Raveryn
April 26, 2023 at 4:20 pm
As far as I’m concerned the touch pads are a must.
reemer911
April 26, 2023 at 4:21 pm
all but that $1000 price tag also i have big hands the touch pads are also amazing on the steamdeck
Derrick Klump
April 26, 2023 at 6:04 pm
screen is small on the steam deck? what its the same size as the ally
ProjectJ
April 26, 2023 at 6:09 pm
Price is gonna be make or break with this.
Anddddayyyy
April 26, 2023 at 6:18 pm
Did you just refer to Linux as “valve’s proprietary operating system”? 😂😂😂
TheRelbel1
April 26, 2023 at 8:03 pm
So this downloads and plays games locally like the Steam Deck, you don’t have to stream everything?
Ethan the artist
April 26, 2023 at 9:04 pm
Steam deck 2 OLED will announced after Asus Rog ally released. Think harder which one to get.
Chae Rin
April 26, 2023 at 11:41 pm
at £750 max, ill buy it. hard to justify if its above £800.
TRB
April 27, 2023 at 12:47 am
looks interesting, but only 7ms display response time. looking forward to the price.
michael knight
April 27, 2023 at 12:57 am
since it’s a handheld windows pc i can bring this to school!! no more clunky laptop!!
LumiRie
April 27, 2023 at 1:12 am
Feels like buying PS5 is more worth it.
Amaze
April 27, 2023 at 1:22 am
Right stick at bottom and no trackpads are a no go
Katame
April 27, 2023 at 2:14 am
I love all these handhelds that are coming out. I just want Nintendo to make the next switch as powerful as at least a PS4 and I’ll buy it.
Kenjionigod
April 27, 2023 at 2:49 am
Price is really gonna be the make or break for this; but I’m very interested. If it’s price competitive, I’m definitely more interested in this than the Steam Deck personally
wakannnai1
April 27, 2023 at 10:22 am
$699. Make your decision but to me it sounds pretty disruptive
Kenjionigod
April 27, 2023 at 10:48 am
@wakannnai1 For which model? If that’s the most expensive model with the 512GB, that’s not bad at all.
Cyber Locc
April 27, 2023 at 7:47 pm
@Kenjionigod that’s for the 512gb model, but do we know there is a cheaper one???
Kenjionigod
April 27, 2023 at 7:52 pm
@Cyber Locc I don’t know how many different versions but I understand there’s supposed to be a one with smaller hard drive and less memory but not sure where that would land price wise
Sean Ganderton
April 27, 2023 at 3:07 am
If it comes to uk. I’m in a bit of a dilemma. I wanted the z fold 5. I can’t get both
MrSachinCK
April 27, 2023 at 3:32 pm
Get the 4. No real huge developments.
palgun
April 27, 2023 at 4:18 am
Which model are you reviewing z1 or z1 extreme?
Who Cares?
April 27, 2023 at 5:24 am
I just don’t get it, Why is it so hard to make them with a docking station so we can plug in peripherals or directly to an HDTV or PC monitor ?
it makes no sense to me.
Dragon Cube Tv
April 27, 2023 at 5:30 am
Guess what I’m saving money cuz I’m working
jonessii
April 27, 2023 at 6:30 am
899usd
leo leo
April 27, 2023 at 7:01 am
I don’t even know if you really hold that Rog or not. Pretty much is a Asus advertisement
Mayur Meshram
April 27, 2023 at 7:53 am
Gaming phones is a flop thing
All Cars United
April 27, 2023 at 9:13 am
Steam ecosystem, touch pads all make the steam deck feel like a handheld portable console, the grip/ ergonomics feel amazin. To me this windows thing lookes cramped up / stale and soulless.
Nachfrageweibchen
April 27, 2023 at 9:34 am
i dont like this lights on controller und white color… but i very like ryzen z1 extreme with windows… i hope microsoft will du lowperform windows only for gaming
ThennekCd Cdthennek
April 27, 2023 at 9:46 am
Watching this on my steam deck and i still prefer my deck. Yet.
The INTRAdibles
April 27, 2023 at 9:48 am
Would like to play GTA IV and V, and NBA 2K on this one. Better than Ayaneo and Steam Deck! Gimme my moneh! 🎮
Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn
April 27, 2023 at 1:27 pm
Everyone takes a shot everytime he said the annoying “ahhh”
simwrx
April 27, 2023 at 1:39 pm
4:54 what game is this?
Definitely interested if this can get me some better fps. I truly enjoy my Steam Deck so if this can make that joy better… then I’m getting one!
Lawliet
April 27, 2023 at 2:05 pm
is it possible to downgrade this to windows 10?
I swear I had terrible experience with w11 with my brothers laptop.
BeamishLotus726
April 27, 2023 at 3:47 pm
Just a really dumb question, since this has a Windows 11 OS, can it run programs like Onenote, Excel and Publisher? Since it would be practical for me as I own a Bluetooth keyboard lol.
Slick Pickle
April 27, 2023 at 5:48 pm
handheld pc’s are booming now
RDC023
April 27, 2023 at 5:55 pm
😍
Jeffrey Lee
April 27, 2023 at 8:48 pm
Steam deck you can inatall windows also much cheaper