Asus unveils the ROG Ally, a handheld gaming console to rival Steam Deck

04 April 2023
Looks like a promising alternative to the Steam Deck but we still have lots of questions.

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  • 28 Apr 2023

Olympus Oms, 07 Apr 2023You are wrong again. I'm seeing this as a handheld gam... moreSince it runs win11, it'll run android just fine as windows runs android now, and has for a while now

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    • 25 Apr 2023

    Olympus Oms, 07 Apr 2023You are wrong again. I'm seeing this as a handheld gam... moreAndroid gaming is meaningless . 10 years of absolute domination over handheld and android has done absolutely nothing for gaming .aparently google only interested in snooping around our data . Why would they give a shite about gaming ?

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      • 08 Apr 2023

      Olympus Oms, 07 Apr 2023You are wrong again. I'm seeing this as a handheld gam... moreYou can run android games in windows

        Anonymous, 07 Apr 2023You're viewing this as a phone or tablet if I'm n... moreYou are wrong again. I'm seeing this as a handheld gaming console, just like the old Gameboy. Therefore it would have been nice with a real official android version as well as the windows is has. So it can be used to game pc games and android games, instead of using our phone/tablet for such. Instead of struggle with making your own dual boot with emulated android that doesn't get official updates over time, then it would already have the same android version as rog phone. And windows installed as it will be released with. We have already seen units with a "gaming" switch. So this could have been with an android/windows switch instead. So this could be a true handheld gaming console, and our phone/tablet could be our phone/tablet.

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          • 07 Apr 2023

          Olympus Oms, 07 Apr 2023Is this a handheld unit, or a laptop/desktop computer? I se... moreYou're viewing this as a phone or tablet if I'm not mistaken.

          Much like how desktop users, in reverse, do not view laptops as similar to desktops.

          And desktop/laptop users not recognizing the likes of the Deck, Aya Neos, Allys as just a portable version of a desktop/laptop.

          Just look at the egpu support on Aya (official) or Deck (unofficial hardware mod) which allows them to function on par with laptops and desktops.

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            • 07 Apr 2023

            Olympus Oms, 07 Apr 2023Is this a handheld unit, or a laptop/desktop computer? I se... moreWindows 11 supports android apps. Now the question is if Ally's chip supports W11 subsystem for android apps.

              Hemedans, 07 Apr 2023You see man, you are taking phone logic in laptop and x86 h... moreIs this a handheld unit, or a laptop/desktop computer? I see a handheld unit with great potential, if it was built with dual boot android and windows. Controlled by a switch like oneplus had.

              Not a laptop/desktop that needs to be tweaked with emulated stuff. And unstable android that needs to be manually updated.

              Why make something simple, more complicated? Oh, because you are stubborn. Gotcha.

                Olympus Oms, 07 Apr 2023You do if it's an oem machine. Weak attempt. Just as i... moreYou see man, you are taking phone logic in laptop and x86 handlheld it wont work, these handheld are just laptop/desktop in small form factor, they dont follow any phone rules. They are full blown computer you can use them to flash your phone, backup your phone, install Itune to transfer things in your iphone etc.

                Computer come with multipe operating system you can install as many os as you want, and same model of computer can use Ubuntu, Windows, Dos etc

                  Hemedans, 06 Apr 2023Thia has nothing to do with root or lossing warranty, you d... moreYou do if it's an oem machine. Weak attempt. Just as if you unlock a phone within 2 years in America. That's why eu stopped locking phones, ages ago. But I guess you haven't even been reading the warranty agreement. Maybe start with the Asus warranty, so you will know better.

                    Anonymous , 06 Apr 2023There tons of x86 android os can be found Tons of phones can be rooted or broken warranty, yes.

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                      • 06 Apr 2023

                      Olympus Oms, 06 Apr 2023Yes, with Linux and mac os. But android is another story. L... moreThere tons of x86 android os can be found

                        Hemedans, 06 Apr 2023Thia has nothing to do with root or lossing warranty, you d... moreIt has everything to do with it. Thanks for showing how little you know about how marketing and warranty works.

                          Olympus Oms, 06 Apr 2023I'm not the one who doesn't know what clean insta... moreThia has nothing to do with root or lossing warranty, you dont lose warranty in pc if you install ubuntu, Android or Kali, and as i told you before Oem themselves support it, deck come with steam os but you can install windows and Valve themselves have dedicated webpage to download drivers. Computers dont work like phone, windows, Linux and other pc os have root from the oem.

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                            • 06 Apr 2023

                            Olympus Oms, 06 Apr 2023Nice try, but those are emulated androids. Not the original... moreVisit the site 'android-x86.org' and read about the port of Android to the x86 architecture which has been ongoing for more than a decade. It's not emulated or an emulator, it is being ported to run directly on most x86 tablets, laptops and PC's, and even some phones too. I have used in on various occasions a number of years ago on some of my (then owned) hardware...

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                              • 06 Apr 2023

                              Welcome to April fools ASUS 😂🤣

                                Hemedans, 06 Apr 2023You are just embarasing yourself, Android x86 is a thing si... moreI'm not the one who doesn't know what clean installs, stability and full functionality is. That's also why I stopped rooting. Annoying and unstable with every update. But enjoy the loss of warranty.

                                  Olympus Oms, 06 Apr 2023Nice try, but those are emulated androids. Not the original... moreYou are just embarasing yourself, Android x86 is a thing since 2009, Even Google themselves supporting it, there use to be lot of X86 phones and Tablets like those who use Intel Atom series. Emulators are apps running on windows or Linux to run Android apps, like Bluestack, nox etc. Android X86 and its Custom rom isnt Emulation its separate Os which run on X86 hardwarw Natively.

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                                    • 06 Apr 2023

                                    YUKI93, 05 Apr 2023Great to see a Windows-powered handheld gaming console from... moreNo chance for this one to cost $649 with 512GB NVMe SSD. The reason why Valve can sell that much is because of Linux. SteamOS is a fork of Arch using KDE Plasma desktop environment.

                                      Hemedans, 06 Apr 2023Its not Emulated, there are Android X86 version for long ti... moreNice try, but those are emulated androids. Not the originals we know from pixel units. But good you show us how little you are into this.

                                        Olympus Oms, 06 Apr 2023Yes, with Linux and mac os. But android is another story. L... moreIts not Emulated, there are Android X86 version for long time, if you want to Emulate up to you but there is native version you can install without emulating.

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