Good design, good specs, and likely good performance. I do think Asus did a good job with this gaming handheld.
I'd rather have a Steam Deck and know there are dedicated, internal developers at Valve contributing to the OS and drivers than buy something from Asus with nebulous development support. While the pricing, performance, and size of the Steam Deck are important features, there's one thing that Asus cannot dream to compete on - software support. I bet it launches at $700 starting and gets discounted a month after release. Streamers and ROG addicts will run out and buy it immediately. Not everyone has a good opinion of this Asus accessory software, also used to tune its PC peripherals, components and laptops.īigdragon said:I think the ROG Ally is DOA. The Windows UI is a bit fiddly on a small screen like this, but the plan appears to be that gamers will navigate a big gaming thumbnail view via Asus Armory Crate.
The Asus ROG Ally runs Windows 11 as its main OS. Commenting upon the device, once prized open, Dave2D said that it looks serviceable, and should be easy to upgrade or repair. The included USB C charger also features a USB 3 port and HDMI output, useful for quickly connecting the ROG Ally to a larger display,īattery life for the ROG Ally is said to be currently similar to the Steam Deck on the pre-production sample. There is also the Asus XG Mobile external GPU connector (supporting up to an RTX 4090), which has the USB-C charging port within.
Located across the top are a selection of controls and I/O, which include a headphone jack, microSD card slot, volume rocker, and fingerprint sensor. Pondering over the controls, the YouTuber reckoned that the buttons, sticks, paddles and ergonomics of the ROG Ally seem OK, with no obvious errors, but it lacks the capacitive touch pads of the Steam Deck. He said he’s had hands-on time with the device (about a week so far), and said that claims Asus made about the ROG Ally delivering double Steam Deck performance seem to be “legit.” On Monday, YouTuber Dave2D published his video overview of the Asus ROG Ally.
USB Type-C with DisplayPort, 3.5 mm headphone jack, microSD card reader (UHS-I) Headphone, UHS-III micro SD, Fingerprint Sensor USB - C, Asus XG Mobile external GPU connector. Asus ROG Ally versus Steam Deck Row 0 - Cell 0Ĭustom Zen 2 "Van Gogh," 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.4 - 3.5 GHz