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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Hemedans, 05 Apr 2023You never dual boot in your laptop? Its easy you click powe... moreYes, with Linux and mac os. But android is another story. Limited hardware support because it's not real android. That's why I don't want emulated android on a pc. A lot of apps/games doesn't run smoothly too. Why don't you run windows on your phone, since it's so easy? Shouldn't even require root.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 06 Apr 2023

    this is awesome, keep bringing these handheld

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      • Anonymous
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      • 05 Apr 2023

      you have to suffer, 05 Apr 2023too bad. windows arm are just wannabe macos. atleast its n... moreWindows on Arm can first.

        I don't understand why people here keep comparing this with Switch. Both are two different things but on similar shape. Switch is based on weaker Tegra's ARM Chip, and ROG Ally and Steam Deck based on AMD's x86-64 Zen chip which is more power-intensive. Ally and Deck are more intended for heavy PC games, meanwhile Switch is limited to games on Nintendo eShops (well if you're good enough at jailbreaking you can install Android on it). I know you can use Android emulator in Windows, but I'm pretty sure it will give you such huge pain with that limited power.

          Leanzazzy, 05 Apr 2023Yes. Handhelds are never going to take off because they sim... more> People don't want to buy a specialised device that can only do one thing and forces you to pay for games.
          By that logic aren't all consoles just the same?
          Also no never compare any mobile games to PC or dedicated-device (like gaming console) Games. You will never know how great is play on those "specialised device" until you try them.

            Olympus Oms, 05 Apr 2023You simply don't understand it. Good for you. But o... moreYou never dual boot in your laptop? Its easy you click power screen come up and ask you you want Os A or B you choose what you want and use it.

            Valve and Other Oems provide even drivers.

              Anonymous, 05 Apr 2023PC Games are a HOG. Developers does not optimise it much, d... moreYes, everyone has a phone. But not everybody plays mobile games. If you think 99% of the target customers is plugin for the pc. Isn't that the same thing for mobile users? You think playing games on mobile would last you an entire day on a single charge?

              Another thing. Majority of smartphones don't have upgradable storage nowadays. So if you got like a 512GB model. That's the only storage you would get unless you use OTG. Which is a hassle.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 05 Apr 2023

                Because of the screen enhancements compared to the Steam Deck, this will hopefully be viable for remote play off of a more powerful gaming PC. I tried the Steam Deck for that and it's 720p screen simply wasn't up to the task. (Plus I think the feature might have been bugged on that software version given how low quality the stream was, and I ended up returning it for that reason.)

                  Anonymous, 05 Apr 2023Not really. I've been using Windows ARM from my Surfac... moretoo bad. windows arm are just wannabe macos.
                  atleast its not that bad compared to terrible s mode.

                    Hemedans, 05 Apr 2023Its is dualboot, just Google "steam deck clover" ... moreYou simply don't understand it. Good for you.

                    But ok. A unit with pre-installed android and windows as dual boot. Controlled by a slider that determines what to boot up on. Simple. Stable. No need to do anything.

                    Nokia n95 was seen with windows 95 as os. A Texas calculator was seen with windows. But they required more work than necessary. Exactly as your attempts.

                      Olympus Oms, 05 Apr 2023It's still not the same as dual boot. But ok, rather a... moreIts is dualboot, just Google "steam deck clover" you can see plenty of deck with multiple os at same time.

                        Anonymous, 05 Apr 2023PC Games are a HOG. Developers does not optimise it much, d... moreWe talk about this before, Deck has better battery life than switch, plenty of reviews out there.

                        Problems with people want to max Deck play heavy games at high quality thats why they got bad battery life.

                        Limit deck to 5W, play games at 480p or 720p depend on how heavy game is, limit fps to 30fps you get better battery and higher quality than switch

                        Pc gamers did test deck and switch using witcher 3, at medium setting Deck got 4 hours locked to 30fps while switch got around 2 and half to 3 hours.

                        https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-deck-vs-nintendo-switch/

                          Hemedans, 05 Apr 2023Am not talking about Virtual, just simple google search you... moreIt's still not the same as dual boot. But ok, rather actual original android and windows as dual boot, than emulated.

                            Leanzazzy, 05 Apr 2023Yes. Handhelds are never going to take off because they sim... moreCan you name one laptop/desktop which offer better value than deck? At $400 you wont find any laptop with gpu as powerfull as Rdna2 with 8CU, even Ryzen 6600u with 6CU cant be found for that price.

                            The value from Deck is unmatched and i can recommend even people who dont game to buy it, its good budget pc, just buy dock.

                              Olympus Oms, 05 Apr 2023Not the same thing. Rather dual boot than virtual emulated. Am not talking about Virtual, just simple google search you can find Steam deck can run windows or any other choice of os you want, same to other handheld they are pc just in small form, if you connect mouse and keyboard they became desktop like any other desktop.

                                Anonymous, 05 Apr 2023Ever heard of the nintendo switch? The specialized device... moreNintendo DS? 155M units sold. PSP? 85M sold.

                                  Hemedans, 05 Apr 2023Its pc, of course you can put any os there even Android, Li... moreNot the same thing. Rather dual boot than virtual emulated.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 05 Apr 2023

                                    you have to suffer, 05 Apr 2023windows arm?? disgustang worse than windows vista.Not really. I've been using Windows ARM from my Surface Pro X, and I have no trouble using MS Office suite and Adobe Photoshop+Lightroom. Unless if you are a heavy AAA game or software user, Windows ARM is an efficiently-powered desktop OS worth looking.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 05 Apr 2023

                                      Leanzazzy, 05 Apr 2023Yes. Handhelds are never going to take off because they sim... moreEver heard of the nintendo switch?
                                      The specialized device that has to buy games that you're talking about? currently 100 million units sold.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 05 Apr 2023

                                        Anonymous, 05 Apr 2023No samsung brand no buyIt's obvious. You aren't a gamer

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