Asus ROG Ally: Live Testing & Hands-on

Watch the PCWorld team do live gameplay testing on the new Asus ROG Ally vs Valve's Steam Deck, Ayaneo Air Pro, Aokzoe A1 and more.

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[gungadin]

Great stuff !! the live review was FIRE !!

[KseRBanshee]

So basically the extra performance of Z1 extreme is used to accommodate higher screen resolution

[DasTechnomancer]

A UHS-II microSD I'd like to see tested is the Angelbird AV Pro UHS-II 256GB (280MB/s) .

Hopefully this device supporting UHS-II microSD will push other companies like Sabrent, Sandisk, etc into making more and higher capacity UHS-II microSD cards.

[sheltorn]

Which performs better A1 pro or the Rog Ally? - you didn't give direct fps numbers for comparison

[KyriCunningham]

Can you please try loading and playing ncaa 14 on Xenia or rpcs3. I preordered the ally for emulation purposes only and ncaa is the number 1 game I want to play on it. Would appreciate you so much

[Infiniti-Benz]

Shouldve played Fortnite longer, that's what we're all here to see

[Brandonhatesmayo]

The panel is good for syncing even if you don't get 120.

[finalmission]

When you connect to a big screen like a TV is there a way to turn screen off completely to save power. So it's not burning through battery while it's being charged

[nomaschalupas]

The thing I don’t care about the buttons sticking is that it’s not a big problem. The only reason is the tabs on the button caps are too small and that can be fixed. I’m more worried about hardware failing. If that’s not a problem then I don’t mind. Everyone that hates this device are only the ones who want ease of life stuff to be better, any pc gamer will feel right at home. We have to work harder if we want the extra benefits.

[SimonPhoenixInHD]

This was the best review ive seen on the ally

[tclark]

Does it work with FSR? And how much Vram?

[kuma-bwwe]

Asus is basically, making very very small profit, for the amount of hardware inside. I wouldn't be surprised if ROG ally is selling at cost + 5% margin. At this price point, its a steal. Thank you Asus for helping gamers all around the world.

[rollinbarrin]

The battery discharges even while plugged in on Turbo mode? That's disappointing if true.

[waynewayne]

So which one is better to play all games???

[samuelschwager]

he likes big screens and he cannot lie

[moretoknowshow]

ROG Ally has shot up to a must buy for me due to it being able to run WINOS instead of some random distro of Linux. To also be able to run my Game Pass, Epic, and GOG titles are additional pluses in my book.

[bryantfredette]

Can you send me a link to where you got that ssd please?

[raychow]

If you swap the SSD, where is the OS? Do you have to clone the drive first?

[finalmission]

Does gaming on this use more power then what it can get while plugged into wall. I see it still going down while your playing while plug in

[georgejones]

Will these blow up, too? ASUS can't seem to regulate power or put capacitors on boards correctly.
I've lost a lot of trust in them as a brand.