ROG Ally or OLED Steam Deck?

These are the TOP reasons to chose one or the other. Very short and to the point video to help you figure out if you should get the ROG Ally or the Steam Deck OLED.

0:00 - Battle Begins
0:20 - Ally - It's a PC
0:42 - Ally - Install EVERYTHING
1:13 - Ally - Pure Power
2:09 - SD - Superb Battery Life
2:38 - SD - Steam OS (Console Like)
3:24 - SD - OLED Color Pop
4:02 - SD - Valve Support
4:13 - Which one to get?
4:42 - Moonlight
4:56 - Get this one :)

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#rogally #steamdeck #steamdeckoled

[filtrless]

You can't go wrong with either device. I love them both :)

[resmarted]

Owning a steam deck has completely changed travelling for me. I'm weirdly excited about long plane rides because it just means I get to play video games uninterrupted for a few hours. Didn't realize how badly I wanted this.

[theproblem]

I own both. Both are great in their own ways. The ALLY is always my go to to grab and play while home and plugged in. But my steam deck comes with me when traveling. Both are amazing

[calelthuggish]

Maaan, that's a great video, exactly what I needed! No info that has been said thousands times, only the main points...but even after the video I still haven't decided which one to buy

[ericthestone]

Handheld is all about convenience, unfortunately running windows is not. I bought the ally and returned it 3 days later, took too much time to set it up and update all the misc drivers. Picked up a steam deck and little to no effort I can start a game and enjoy. if I want high quality gaming, I go back to my gaming PC at home. Handheld is all about portability and ease of use. The Steam OS does just that. Plus the community support is just amazing. You can also install windows to run on the deck for games like COD warzone or using other games launchers too.

[OverdosedCaffeine]

I agree with all the points however I would like to add that picking Steam Deck over Rog Ally will not forbid you from using it as your desktop replacement. Just like how Rog Ally is a full fledged windows machine, Steam Deck is a full fledged Linux machine. You can't go wrong with either devices and as far as I can tell, if you know what you are doing and if you are okay with linux, SteamOS is arguably the best Linux operating system there is right now. I can't wait for it to be released for everyone's personal use. Both are fantastic handhelds, the future will only be brighter for handheld gaming, I am so excited.

[RacoonCitySlayer-cbmo]

That is great advice. Get what you have been leaning towards. There are definitely times when I regretted not just going with my first pick.

[crestofhonor]

The only reason why I went with the Deck OLED first was because of the battery life improvements and the OLED screen. Other than that, I would have chosen the Ally for it's smaller build, quieter fans, and windows operating system. Windows is just less of a pain, especially since I do not just play games from Steam. Too many people overexaggerate the issues windows has on handhelds and understate some issues SteamOS has

[D.E.E.P.Y.]

3rd player entered the game (Lenovo Legion Go). Great to see this kind of devices appear. Can't wait for the future.

[Kue]

Now that you can get the ROG Ally for around $510 open box and the Steam Deck Oled for $549 new it really makes it a hard choice. I want the power and resolution of the ally but I want the battery life, Steam OS, and Oled screen of the Deck. But I think you stated it best, if you have a laptop or pc already that can play demanding games then a steam deck would be great for on the go gameplay. If you don't have a pc or laptop for demanding games then the ROG ally would be great choice for that. Since I have a gaming laptop already I think I'm going to have to go with the steam deck. I just trust Value and the steam community to keep the handheld alive for many years to come.

[mosthated]

I own all 4 mainstream handheld devices and, the Ally just can't be beat right now. It's my daily driver for on the go gaming.

[Kyori]

I’m going with the rog ally . Can’t wait . Going to Best Buy as soon as they open in a few hours

[Zel]

I have both and i say i pick ally more often. Display and performance is superior. Problem is battery life and gamepad sometimes not detected after power on. I pick steamdeck only if i go out.

[Droideka]

Yeah just get what it suits you. I'm finding the ally to be almost perfect. OLED would be nice but that vrr no hassle just play smoothly all the time trumps it. So sticking to ally for the foreseeable future.

[Acidblack]

Steam deck all the way for a console like experience. I tried the ally, performance is amazing. Windows on a tiny screen not so much. Not to mention battery life at 25w is real bad. Steam deck isn’t as fast but it runs silent, battery life is fantastic, and steam OS is better on handheld.

[嘿丝科技]

low battery life = not a handheld. I can find a lot better gaming laptops rather than ROG Ally on desktop. But I can't find anything can beat Steam Deck as a handheld.

[GokuDUchiha]

If u want valorant, blizzard, epic games means go for ROG Ally 😇..
Or u play old games & steam games means go for steam deck but u will not get 50fps in steam deck bcoz its 15w and old apu
… rog ally is 30w when u plug to power

[homina.homina]

You cant go wrong with any of the three devices (ally, lego, sdoled), the only matters to me is how cheap you can get and how easy to claim the warranty is, buy any of them and they will be enough for a couple or more years untill the next gen handheld arrive. For me personally i pick the asus because not only the cheapest among the 3, i can claim the warranty super easily with asus. Happy gaming everyone!

[Goalatio]

Both are cool. I wouldn’t be able to do handheld gaming without the trackpads though, once you set them up with steam input they are incredibly useful. My friend has an ally though, they’re cool as well!

[Limitbreak]

My wish list for Ally 2. (Bigger battery and better ergonomics)

My wish list for SD2 (1080p and VRR)