AUS ROG ALLY Review: 6 Months Later... The Honest Truth

This is the ASUS ROG ALLY after 6 months of use, is it still worth it in 2024, and has ASUS made any changes or updates to the handheld since it's inception half a year ago? Today we're going to take a deeper dive on the ROG Ally, and talk about whether or not you should consider it 6 months later.

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[jamesadams]

Man my Ally made me fall in love with gaming again. As a grownup now, I don’t have time to sit down and play video games, and on the off chance I do, I go straight to competitive overwatch, COD or some other competitive FPS. With a new baby on the way and a heavily pregnant girlfriend, the only me time I get to myself is the few hours I can escape late night and on weekends to hide out on my balcony with a drink, a blunt, and my Ally. I’m actually playing the campaign modes again and getting involved in the stories I used to love so much. I’m trying new games I wouldn’t normally play if I knew I only had 40 minutes or so to sit at my laptop. Sure I have a much more powerful laptop that can play AAA at the highest specs, but if I’m in the house my time spent gaming is being clocked 😂 the Ally allowed me to fit gaming in my life again and thank you ASUS 🙏🏾 I really needed that

[Joeystick]

Just here to say that they have done something about it, if you send it in they will repair the issue. It's the main board that is faulty which results in heat damaging the slot, not the cards. And it doesn't matter your wattage, if you have a faulty board the slot will go bad. I've had mine for 6 months now and no issues after they fixed it

[johndavis]

I never take mine outside the house. Im always close to a plug-in. I wouldn't want to have this off grid.. for just about an hour?... no thanks. But at night when my wife is watching her shows in bed, this toy is GREAT!

[rmwilliams]

I play this nearly more than my 4070 desktop. Sure it’s nice to 4K at 60 plus frames. But 1080p on such a small screen doesn’t look bad at all. Plus I can lay in bed and play. I love the convenience it has also. It has the childhood game boy vibes. Handheld is just much more fun to me. Don’t really know why either.

[carimpest]

The reason why the ally is trash is windows...but the reason its the best its because windows

Only a pc user would understand what i said...

[AwfulMartian]

I don’t get why people care about docking a portable device

[rcinematic]

Been a console gamer and Rog Ally is my first gaming PC. Funny thing is I’ve been getting retro games from previous console on this thing. Love it!

[tonynguyen]

I've owned all of the major handhelds and still love the Rog Ally the most, you just can't beat it for it's weight, size, power, updates and the vrr screen.

[Tadervader]

I'm a trucker, i use mine while waiting for customers to show up and while my trailer is getting loaded. I play mostly rpg's like final fantasy and persona and some other indie games. I think it is great, even if the batter is crap and have to have it plugged in alot of the time.

[Mantelsch]

Your point on getting a XG Mobile 4090 I get, it's way overkill and too expensive. But get one of the other models, and you have a perfect replacement for a desktop. I myself switched from a gaming laptop to the Ally + XG 6850, because I just couldnt deal with a 15'6 inch screen anymore. Now I have a 27" 1440p monitor hooked up to it, and I couldnt be happier. To be able to switch from a docked setup, to something to bring along on the go is a perfect solution!

[matthicks]

Solid review. Thank you for not being biased and just giving your honest opinions.

[Hazemann]

I'm planning to buy my 1st ever PC handheld Rog Ally in coming months ❤. Then Switch 2 this year holiday ❤. CAN'T WAIT ❤

[johnsducks]

I think the biggest appeal over the steam deck is that 16:9 aspect ratio, it is really the only problem ive had with my deck. A lot of the times when you plug it into a tv the aspect ratio will automatically change, but it doesnt happen just enough to make it pretty annoying and make me just never want to plug it into my tv

[matthewknapp]

To improve the battery life i just use a battery bank with a magnet to hold it to the back. Over doubles the battery life!

[mrwayne]

I wanna buy one to bring it to work. I can play without anyone knowing lol. I just need to know if it works with steam and doesnt need gamepass or a console connection.

[slothfratelli]

I love this machine i set it up like a mini xbox series x. Its rather crazy how good this little rig actually is. Barrery life is kinda what i expected for the chip set and form factor. I get about 2.5 hours with my preferred setup.

[Adamllion]

I don't know why people apologies for the games they like? If you like COD then play it lol who CARES. There's a reason it's top 5 games being played at all times. Just play what you like man and ignore the noise. The ROG Ally is good. It will get better in the future. Keep it up!

[Fre]

Fully agree with the FPS part, I played Apex Legends ...a lot...on my PS5 which was sold because I will be moving to another country. 50-60 frames in 15W mode on the Ally absolutely blew my mind! Yes it does take some time getting used to the movement and controls but once I got the hang of it I started to regularly get kills, even scored the highest damage I ever made ven though I was against PC players :)) My only complaint would be regarding the screen ...it it was an OLED I sincerely would have given it a 10/10, without hesitation.
Also : being able to play some classic games like HOMM3 in 10W mode for hours is Godsend to me.
L.E. I was also frustrated with the 1 hour of gaming time and was concerned with playing on it while plugged, thankfully Asus has implemented bypass charging, basically it draws power from the charger and completely bypasses the battery.

[DishwaterFood]

Love your French tips bro. Great video!

[UnrelatedNonsense]

Do you think this would be a solid choice for 1080p gaming with older games like fallout new Vegas, Skyrim, and The Old Republic?