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

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[cesar]

The fact that it's going to be launched worldwide is a huge selling point in places where the steam deck is actually pretty expensive due to import and shipping.

[SuperAngryWalrus]

I love that handhelds are coming back into the market. Switch, Steam Deck, Analogue Pocket, Playdate, Asus Ally, Logitech Cloud, etc.

[nathanfife]

One correction, I would argue that calling the steam OS proprietary is very misleading.

It's literally an open source Linux distribution.

[alexgibson]

The only thing holding me back from wanting to get this is the lack of TouchPads, they have bailed me out so many times on the steam deck and are such an incredibly useful feature, sometimes the joystick just isn't enough. I also threw in a 1tb sd card and dualboot windows and did a little tweaking to get the maximum performance out of it. I can run all my games at 60 fps.

[salitz]

Perfectly happy with the Steam Deck, but glad to see competition and progress in the market.

[RealSykes]

If this is in that 600-800 price range, I will be selling my Deck and moving over to the Asus ROG Ally. Coming from someone with a Series X, PS5, a decent gaming rig, these handhelds have completely changed how I approach games.

Regardless, as a Steam Deck owner it makes me so excited to see more competition. It drives innovation, more competitive prices which are a good thing for the consumer.

Don't get me wrong, I think the Steam Deck is a power house. But there are some newer games that it very much struggles to run. I have tapered expectations and happy with it. But seeing something that claims to be '2x the performance' and at a reasonable price. I'm all ears.

[king]

Is the handhelds revolution from the 90s making a comeback? Sony's rumoured to have one in the works as well 😊

[BigDeal]

I think when they were saying it will most likely be less expensive than some of the rumors they were talking about the rumors that it will be over 1k$, I think saying it will be less than 6-700$ is a pretty big leap

[koz]

As a steam deck owner, I am glad to see fair competition, rn in terms of pricing, the 64gb still unbeatable, but if the rog actually make the price 899 or 799 and have at most full power performance at 30watt with 2hours of lifespan, yeah I would say is a great option.

[ganadaramabasajachakatapaha]

If Sony doesn't decide to make PS vita again, it'll probably be the best portable gaming device. But I'm always expecting Sony to make a PS vita sequel again.

[evgaming]

It all comes down to price. Right now the Steam Deck is fairly price for what you are asking the system to do and it does a lot. The only downside to Steam Deck is running games that require Origin or Uplay.

[mikereyes]

Notice how price wasnt mentioned? Originally i was planing on getting a new gaming laptop (mine went out few months ago) but when i saw the prices for Steam Deck i went for that. So far no handheld (besided Nintendo switch lite) can beat steam deck in price. This looks intresting but im Super satisfied with my Steam Deck

[pkilljoy]

Im going to pick up an ally because valve is insisting that they wont release a deck 2 for many years.

While losing the trackpads suck, everything else seems pretty great. I wont be able to play games like oldschool runescape or guild wars 2 as comfortably, but for controller based games this seems to be a massive upgrade.

[Poofi]

The Steam Deck is important because it pushes Linux gaming forward. I'll keep giving my money to Valve because of that.

[FuJhen]

I never thought I would see a day where Windows is called more free and Linux is proprietary by someone. Come on CNET...

[Professor.Strong.]

Something not touched on... In addition to the Asus ROG Ally not having touch pads it also has only 1 set of paddles in the back where the Steam Deck has 2. I'm also curious as to how the sound is because the Steam Deck speakers are the best I have experienced on a handheld.

Also, keep in mind with a higher resolution screen at 120hz, Windows 11 and the fancy RGB lights the battery power will be drained even faster than the Steam Deck. Both devices have a 40 watt battery.

IMO all the Steam Deck needs is an external GPU. Connect an external 4080 or 90 and It is now a gaming desktop where you can run all Triple A games at max settings for the most part. 👍

[YGTVYassirsGamingTechVlogs]

The steam decks screen is not “small” by any means lol I love it because it’s big and is actually not bad. Especially when using vibrant deck to up the saturation and other options.

[Hecklatch]

I wouldn't call something with these kind of ergonomics heavier and clunkier if it's only 60 grams difference.

[manhhahlu]

The price point will be the make or break for this one. Of course this is Asus ROG brandname so I can’t imagine it being less than $800 for the base model. Which puts it in direct competition with all the current handheld PC makers.

Let’s wait and see.

[thaigrocer]

Deal breaker for me off they use glue to seal the device and don't provide spare parts, easy to find and at a reasonable price. I expect to be able to maintain this for years, it would maintain value of the device.