I had bought the ally z1 extreme Friday. Took back today and Best Buy allowed me to exchange for 200.00 more(black Friday deal). Total cost was 690.00 noticed the difference right away. Running D4 VoH in 1080(probably don’t need to) with no stutter at all after optimization! The battery is so much better! Played an hour only used 24% of battery.
I'm loving the battery and the fact that I'm hardly needing to tweak settings at all. I've not touched my Xbox in months except for remote play and I've barely played my Switch.
Thanks for the shout out, i hope whoever has to deal with Asus has a much better time than me, besides Asus themselves and their practices the hardware is pretty great and everybody should enjoy the heck out of what they have, fingers crossed for all that it just keeps working and bringing you fun for years. Thanks for the content as always pete, keep plugging away, it can only grow from here.
Thanks jinx, again such a shame of what you went through with your rma experience which is why I wanted to highlight it in the vid, appreciate you jinx! 🙌
Wow that’s awesome chris, thank you! Congrats on your new Ally X this Christmas and the advice I’d give is take your time and enjoy learning all about it as this is just as much fun as actually playing the games 😂🙌
the cool about this device is just that.. it can RUN anything.. AND even VR, I plug in my rift S with an adapter to the USb4 running at 25w-30w bro im blown away.... it can suprisngly even run half life alyx.
@ you need the vr headset in order to play obviously you can either air link it or USB cable, if you own a quest or if u got a pcvr then u need an adapter for it.
Recently bought mine on best buy with that 2 year warranty. I’m really happy with the hardware, coming from a steam deck oled LE owner. Got the best of both worlds now!
I installed a 4TB Ssd and have a 1TB Memory Card and installed Bazzite and split the storage between bazzite and windows and absolutely love this device, I hardly use my ps5 now as I find this more compatible and easy to play around the house
I made the best decisions of my life because the worst decisions was to get a steam deck and got stolen from the post office. So i purchased mine for Black Friday and got to pick up mines on Dec 4 Wednesday, best decisions of life for this item. And love the quote at the end of video
Wow that’s awesome Kobei, congrats on your new Ally X you’ll soon be picking up! Watch this vid to prepare… ua-cam.com/video/72wt_jr7mWM/v-deo.htmlsi=U3l_26JlVHwVtIxI
@MyNameIsLegato I live in a sorta dangerous neighborhood, but I didn't expect someone from the post office, would do this to me and I know the steam deck package has the logo and it said Steam Deck on the packaging when I was watching unboxing videos of steam decks 😢 worst packaging than Amazon packaging, and that's why I pick up all my packages to nearest pick up area
Wanted to buy this when it first come went to best buy they didn’t have it i buy a steam deck instead after couple weeks i regret cause i didn’t used to lower graphics than been a struggle to sale it back since gamestop do not received them back… thanks god i sold it 3 days ago now im thinking of building a pc or buying this….!reason I wanted the pc cause been buying to much console lately…. And nowadays i do not really se the y buying a console you would never see a beauty of a game playing game n console.
@@fightnight14 I’m not to familiar with windows 11 so I’m sure there will be a learning curve but lucky my brother in law works with windows and computers for a living so he can help me. I wanted the ability to play all games across all platforms and with the Best Buy $100 off sale it only made sense. Get it on Thursday and I can’t wait.
Got an ally x for xmas and I love it. The bestbuy employee had me tripping on it though because after we made the purchase he was like "make sure you thoroughly test it bc these things are known to have issues" So I downloaded all sorts of dif titles from my steam library, tested the SD slot, tried running it docked and it's running flawlessly so far. I think I like this more than my asus laptop sense I can take this around with no hassle and don't have to use a stupid cooling pad lol
The only hardware issue I have after a week is my left trigger is clicking when I press it all the way down. It’s bothering me but perfectly serviceable
I ordered my Ally X from Best Buy today; I need something to entertain myself with over the holidays since I'll be away from home. Can't wait to get my hands on it! Just need to order a screen protector as well as joystick protectors now. 😁
@@xtianjames9489 Bro it's amazing, if you're on the fence about getting one just buy it. Glad I sold my Steam Deck and used the money towards the Ally X.
@@PeteTalksTech the biggest problem i have coming from the steam deck is the missing Sleep funciton. i'm very tempted to upgrade my SSD and install bazzite but i'm very bad with DIY. Will keep it as it is for now. Looking forward to the release of POE2 next week, hope it runs well on the Ally X
Yep I’d say set aside an afternoon or evening, take your time and follow my guide slowly: Ally X: The ULTIMATE Bazzite Dual Boot Setup Guide in 9 Easy Steps ua-cam.com/video/qflFmajwFyo/v-deo.html You won’t regret it! I’m working super hard on my next vid all about Bazzite, stay tuned! 🐈🐈🐈
Bought my ally x a month ago, and it's awesome! Don't really play my Series X as much now lol. Want to upgrade ssd and saw that Best Buy has the P3 Plus 4tb for 212(US). Does it hold up good? Have heard mixed reviews when it comes to gaming on it. TIA
7:29 one question - like you, my Bazzite/Steam OS seems to be stuck on the update from a week ago, no matter how many times I install it still says this one is available and needs to be installed. Any idea what this is? A bug?
Hey Jackson great question! Bazzite has a WiFi bug when installed on windows as windows OS locks the WiFi when in Hibernation, hence the struggle re. Updates in SteamOS etc - I’ll be mentioning this in my next vid, stay tuned! 👀
You can take care of that squeaky trigger easily. Open up the Ally and apply some keyboard lubricant on the springs of the trigger. Squeak will go away. Some say WD-40 works as well.
@@fightnight14 unfortunately I don’t know if that’s as easy to fix as the triggers because it’s not as easily accessible. There may be guides online, though.
Question How do you properly close out a game like cod black ops 6 every time I close it it says error code the game wasn’t closed out properly and it’ll have to go through an update etc I just wanna make sure I do things properly
Mine is the same thing but I closed it using the back button all the way through till quit to desktop. But everytime I go in, it says shutdown wasn't properly done do you wish to load with optimized settings...
@@nohandlehere55 for now, steam deck is good enough for most gamers who don't play games that deal with cheat engines. For more powerful handhelds (windows ones) it's better to wait for the battery tech to improve, that is the only thing holding these handhelds down.
Hi, just my few cents with RMA wit Asus, I've sent mine with a screen fault, after 3 weeks use I've noticed 2 bright blips on screen 1mm size (donno, might be my fault that something pressed on screen while in transit...lol), visible only in dark image. Asus changed whole front panel and screen with back buttons (looks like they just fitted my mobo in to new chassis) and I had it back in about 8 - 10 days from me posting. I've heard about Asus reputation about this cases but fortunately mine was great! UK based :)
@@Myosh03 glad to hear everything went good, I’m the guy Pete referenced in the video in regards to the RMA… Can I ask did your RMA go through the Scottish repair centre “let me repair”? Those are the guys that tried to tell me I had water damage when I knew for a fact there was no water damage and it took me 1 month to convince them it wasn’t water damage by sending them a picture of the internals of a handheld that was used in a review. Kind of hard to explain but basically they tried to tell me that solder flux was water and in the end they said I was right… because I was and they still sent it me back broken after saying they would repair it lol. Glad yours went well, I suspect they have to fix some peoples properly otherwise they would be out of business right haha. Edit: as it so happens the reviews for letmerepair on google are atrocious… colour me surprised.
The fact this is getting major updates to this day compared to the legion go finally getting new drivers 7 months later. Not to mention those drivers are 5 months old by time they released. Glad i joined the asus family 😀
Another great video, and the quote resonates with my current situation more than ever. I'm definitely looking forward to what's coming and letting go of the past. Thanks, Pete.
Ally x is a beast 🔥. Only thing I want to know is when I click on “ real time monitor “ it’s shows a red “AFMF inactive “ and when i turn off “ real time “ and click a game it says it’s “ AFMF enabled “ . But once I click “ real time “ it still pops up as “ AFMF inactive” “ anyone know why ?
Great question Nick, for me I’d say go for it as Ally 2 prob won’t be out until later in 2025 and as I say in my updated review it’s an incredible handheld! 👇 ua-cam.com/video/9gFfulXibF8/v-deo.htmlsi=TxOQa1Kcnnk9Tdn2
True Nick, the Ally X came out in July so I reckon it could be around July 25 when the Z2 Ally comes out, I don’t think you’d be disappointed by the Ally X at all but if you really want a Z2 handheld then it may be worth waiting to see what releases in early 2025…
Having the XG dock for my OG Ally stopped me from going to the Ally X and still love the OG too. I’m sure if they release an X version with a Z2 and OLED I’ll break though and then leave the OG permanently docked. Have just ordered a 74Whr battery for my OG though, its already tiny capacity is down to 33Whr after 1.5 years and I have X envy!
Hi guys, can someone help me here. I am unable to launch my games from Armoury Crate SE. When I try to launch any of the games I downloaded it ask me Game Profile Templates- Gamepade Mode, Keyboard/Mouse Mapping, Desktop Mode. I am lost. Can someone tell me what to do and also make a video for this? I think it will really help. Also I not able to play Fifa 25 offline, without connecting it to the Internet first ?
Best gaming machine I own. It’s my first step into pc gaming too. If I can find proof online that a game will run good enough on it, I buy it for my Rog ally x.
Also, can you do a tips and tricks for beginners? I bought my ally X because of you absolutely love it. No regrets so far. But I want to get better at using it
Wow congrats on your new Ally X Esteban! Yes be sure to check out all the Ally X tutorials especially the 14 step optimisation guide and yes I’ll do a beginners tips and tricks guide very soon, stay tuned! 👀
Yeah got the same feeling that 8 inch would be the perfect size screen for a handheld. Legion Go was ok but no VRR, bad battery, and I don’t need controllers that come of and bad driver support. Maybe the newer MSI Claw 8 with a lunar lake APU will maybe a good device this time from MSI. I am also thinking about selling the Ally X and just go for a 16 inch oled laptop.
@PeteTalksTech that's funny because I'm set to buy my first switch which would be the switch 2 but I have a fully working switch emulator 🤔 with plenty of games. 🤫 It's not looking good for the ally x future 😭
I must be extremely unlucky because i have returned 2 Ally rog x in the past 3 weeks because both of them BLACK SCREEN while im gaming….I hear the game and lights are on but the screen went black so i just got a full refund instead
That happens once in a blue moon. Have to swipe up to windows bottom menu and click on the game tab. I've had the same issue with both Lenovo Legion & my Ally X
would buy it if it wasn't $1,800 in NZ ($1,100 USD). The Tech companies charge nearly 2x on all technology here. People are starting to import more and more.
Was gonna say, probably cheaper to hire someone to buy it and ship it to you, pay someone $100 USD on top of the $700-$800 USD to just have it sent in the mail.
@@werlder 100%, the problem is that I hate waiting for things in the mail (like everyone I guess) and would prefer to be able to purchase in-store without the insane mark up
I love my Ally X. Had it since release day and sold my Steam Deck OLED. Upgraded it with a 4 TB SSD and got a Killswitch case. Only issue I have is a squeaky left trigger. Nothing major.
It's my birthday soon. im am torn between SD OLED 1TB vs. Ally X 1TB vs. Legion GO1TB .where im from its same price at 880 usd for the but there is a current sale for legion go 518GB at 510usd, and tips?
Good question, Go is the best if you want a big screen but the battery life is horrible and software is so so, SD OLED is good for steam games and ease of use, and Ally X I’d say is the best as great battery and screen, most importantly can play Game Pass, third party, anti cheat games and AAA games, and we can turn it into a steam deck too as I show here! 👇 ua-cam.com/video/mnSEU_00eVQ/v-deo.htmlsi=TTiLWR3GmCsHXZ58
@PeteTalksTech hi, thanks for replying. I ordered the legion 512gb in the end with money save, I can buy a portable bank, and the retailler told me I can go back upgrade to 1TB if I want to at a discounted price, comes with 3 years warranty and 1 time free screen and battery replacement for life
It’s my second day with this thing and I got cyberpunk, hogwarts, red dead 2 and BO6. Best investment ever tbh I work security so Im never home and for months I’ve been wanting to to get a ps5 for my days off but I can take this with me and play everything on it it’s crazy.
Wow that’s awesome Eduardo! Congrats on your new Ally X and check out 14 things to do first on it! 👇 Do THESE 14 things FIRST with your NEW ROG Ally X… ua-cam.com/video/72wt_jr7mWM/v-deo.html
I usad to own a steamdeck and ir wad a horrible experience. From crashing all thw time , bad performance. I can't stand linux. The amount of busy work just to game to work if you want to mod on linux is asinine. I woll get Asus Rog x or just get the new LegionGo 2 when i comea out.
I really want to get it 😅😅😅 i want to be able to play console games and enulate switch games as well as play old school games like simpsons hit and run LOL classic😊
Indeed, I was thinking of pairing w/ my XReal AR glasses. In general, I probably will use Moonlight/Sunlight to stream from my gaming desktop at home. Ditto using the XReal when on a plane which will be easier than lugging my laptop. Hoping it will charge on plane power too which wouldn't charge my laptop at all.
Don't get the Ally X, it's already out of date. New, better machines coming next month with better chipsets and screens. Ally X is using dated hardware like the Z1 extreme
I just picked mine up. I still have my orignal LCD Deck 2TB, but sold my orignal Ally towards the X. This thing is incredible. Steam Deck for older games and Emulation, Rog Ally X for High end or games that rely on anti-cheat
Yep morales! In fact I've done a best settings guide for GTA 5 on the Ally which also works for the Ally X too! 👇 ROG Ally: GTA 5 Best Settings | 1080p | 60fps ua-cam.com/video/QuNslcL-hb0/v-deo.html
@@benjaminmougarbel4237 Im the guy Pete shouted out in the video because i shared my Asus story with him so im going to sound a little Bias here when i answer your question but thats because of my salty experience with Asus. Its a long one aswell so if you have the patience to read it then credit to ya haha. Having had both Ally X and deck OLED side by side ill tell you what the deck OLED brings, the OLED screen is the obvious one... for 97 percent of games the oled is a much nicer display, the contrast is amazing, black levels obviously amazing, HDR is amazing, pixel response time is amazing, brightness is amazing (for an OLED), playing in the dark is amazing because it looks like its floating, you cant see bezels or backlight. The major downside is its 800p and i can notice that... so certain games do look much better on the Ally, games like cult of the lamb which have thinner geometry like the grass, it just looks sharper and cleaner on the Ally but yeh... for the majority the OLED changes the game. But you said its not a deal breaker for you and thats fair enough, so what else is there. Well the battery... now the story behind the battery according to most people is that the Ally simply brute forces it and comes out on top right, well not in my experience. In AAA games im absolutely sure the Ally comes on top, but for indies or emulation its a completely different story. With the deck OLED i can legit play some games at as low as 4w (it can do 3 but its struggles bad) games like virtual pool 4, cue club 2, binding of isaac, hotline miami etc will run at 4w and guarantee 12-13 hours battery at 50 percent brightness or so. I just couldn't achieve that on my Ally X, i dont know if i had something in the background being a drain or what, i couldn't get there. With the deck at 4w the fan is basically off so maybe that helped. So thats point 1. point 2 would be comfort and controls, the Ally X has much nicer triggers and i prefer the Ally X D-pad. Everything else i think the deck takes it, nicer analogue sticks (looking inside i think they are actually full size on the deck like an xbox controller but the Ally isn't). I think the buttons are a little nicer in general on deck, quieter and less movement side to side, the touch pads make certain games more viable to play, games like rimworld, factorio, pool/snooker games etc are much nicer to play on deck thanks to mouse like control and precision. The deck is also more comfortable to hold for most people, the Ally X came across as too fat for me, especially with a case (i had the jsaux mod case on mine) it was a thicc boi and never felt quite right. Point 3 would be emulation, it is more seemless on the deck because something like Emudeck was built with the deck in mind, the 16:10 screen also means older 4:3 games fit the screen better and have a more fitting integer result. Now make no mistake the Ally X is more capable for emulation, PS3 is legit viable on Ally and its a no go on the deck but overall its a more difficult time on Ally. Point 4 would be accessories and customization, this one isnt a big deal but its part of the overall package and love the steam deck receives, countless covers, cases, skins, accessories, docks, hall effect upgrades (now also available for the Ally X). Its just a better ecosystem of support. Part of this could also be lumped in community support, so if you play a game that is not controller compatible you are much more likely to find a community made setup for the deck that makes that game work that wouldnt be compatible with the Ally thanks to things like weapon wheels mapped to track pads or whatever. You are kind of on your own with the Ally which is ok if you are fine with setting up controls yourself but sometimes the community cant be beaten and come up with perfect solutions. None of this make the Ally X bad or worse than the deck... but it is much more about pure power with the Ally X that makes it stand out and the truth of the matter is we are mere months away from new handhelds that will demolish the Ally X so the power really does not mean much for long, i think that Valve knew this and have worked on making the steam deck a long stay machine. I mean ive said it before - if a steam deck 2 released tomorrow i would instabuy that shizz no questions asked, i couldnt say the same for a new Asus handheld which we know might be superseded inside a year.
Are YOU thinking of buying the Ally X? If you have one, give us YOUR review below! 👇
The most obvious upgrade coming from the Z1 Extreme Ally is the battery life... It's amazing ❤
I had bought the ally z1 extreme Friday. Took back today and Best Buy allowed me to exchange for 200.00 more(black Friday deal). Total cost was 690.00 noticed the difference right away. Running D4 VoH in 1080(probably don’t need to) with no stutter at all after optimization! The battery is so much better! Played an hour only used 24% of battery.
I'm loving the battery and the fact that I'm hardly needing to tweak settings at all. I've not touched my Xbox in months except for remote play and I've barely played my Switch.
Thanks for the shout out, i hope whoever has to deal with Asus has a much better time than me, besides Asus themselves and their practices the hardware is pretty great and everybody should enjoy the heck out of what they have, fingers crossed for all that it just keeps working and bringing you fun for years. Thanks for the content as always pete, keep plugging away, it can only grow from here.
Thanks jinx, again such a shame of what you went through with your rma experience which is why I wanted to highlight it in the vid, appreciate you jinx! 🙌
@@PeteTalksTech Thanks pete. we appreciate you too bud.
Getting one this Christmas, I have saved a lot of your videos to help me out as I am a complete beginner. Keep,up the good work brother
Wow that’s awesome chris, thank you! Congrats on your new Ally X this Christmas and the advice I’d give is take your time and enjoy learning all about it as this is just as much fun as actually playing the games 😂🙌
the cool about this device is just that.. it can RUN anything.. AND even VR, I plug in my rift S with an adapter to the USb4 running at 25w-30w bro im blown away.... it can suprisngly even run half life alyx.
Yuuup!!
Say word do you need the actual VR to play or can you use the screen
@ you need the vr headset in order to play obviously you can either air link it or USB cable, if you own a quest or if u got a pcvr then u need an adapter for it.
Recently bought mine on best buy with that 2 year warranty. I’m really happy with the hardware, coming from a steam deck oled LE owner. Got the best of both worlds now!
Awesome Javier! 🤩
@javieralejandro3773 which do you prefer? Thinking about getting an Ally X and I’m a complete rookie when it comes to all of this trying to learn.
I installed a 4TB Ssd and have a 1TB Memory Card and installed Bazzite and split the storage between bazzite and windows and absolutely love this device, I hardly use my ps5 now as I find this more compatible and easy to play around the house
Yuuuuup! 🙌
I made the best decisions of my life because the worst decisions was to get a steam deck and got stolen from the post office. So i purchased mine for Black Friday and got to pick up mines on Dec 4 Wednesday, best decisions of life for this item. And love the quote at the end of video
Wow that’s awesome Kobei, congrats on your new Ally X you’ll soon be picking up! Watch this vid to prepare…
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I'm trying to see if I want to pick up one right now lol. Enjoy brother.
@MyNameIsLegato I live in a sorta dangerous neighborhood, but I didn't expect someone from the post office, would do this to me and I know the steam deck package has the logo and it said Steam Deck on the packaging when I was watching unboxing videos of steam decks 😢 worst packaging than Amazon packaging, and that's why I pick up all my packages to nearest pick up area
Wanted to buy this when it first come went to best buy they didn’t have it i buy a steam deck instead after couple weeks i regret cause i didn’t used to lower graphics than been a struggle to sale it back since gamestop do not received them back… thanks god i sold it 3 days ago now im thinking of building a pc or buying this….!reason I wanted the pc cause been buying to much console lately…. And nowadays i do not really se the y buying a console you would never see a beauty of a game playing game n console.
I was going steam deck oled but for $50 more I got the Ally x.
Nice Rich!
I just got it for 700 plus 2yr warranty bestbuy
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The X is a better overall device. It makes more sense
@@fightnight14 I’m not to familiar with windows 11 so I’m sure there will be a learning curve but lucky my brother in law works with windows and computers for a living so he can help me. I wanted the ability to play all games across all platforms and with the Best Buy $100 off sale it only made sense. Get it on Thursday and I can’t wait.
Got an ally x for xmas and I love it. The bestbuy employee had me tripping on it though because after we made the purchase he was like "make sure you thoroughly test it bc these things are known to have issues" So I downloaded all sorts of dif titles from my steam library, tested the SD slot, tried running it docked and it's running flawlessly so far. I think I like this more than my asus laptop sense I can take this around with no hassle and don't have to use a stupid cooling pad lol
Congrats on your new Ally X Skrilla and welcome to the Ally community! 🤩 Enjoy all the guides right here on the channel to get the most out of it! 🎉🎊
The only hardware issue I have after a week is my left trigger is clicking when I press it all the way down. It’s bothering me but perfectly serviceable
Same thing happened to me with my steam deck
@ if a sticky button is the worst we got i’d say we’re lucky lol. Game on brother!
6:11 I see what you did there 🤣
I ordered my Ally X from Best Buy today; I need something to entertain myself with over the holidays since I'll be away from home. Can't wait to get my hands on it! Just need to order a screen protector as well as joystick protectors now. 😁
Wow nice Luis congrats on your new Ally X and check out all the tons of content here on the channel to make the most out of it! 🤩
How are you enjoying the X?
@@xtianjames9489 Bro it's amazing, if you're on the fence about getting one just buy it. Glad I sold my Steam Deck and used the money towards the Ally X.
Mine had an issue with my left stick. Could feel a horrible bump and click every time the stick would move left to right or right to left.
My girlfriend just bought me an ally X a few days ago. She gave it to me as an early Christmas gift. I love it so far!
Wow xbaby that’s a very thoughtful girlfriend! Find out the first 14 things to do on it! 👇
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My wife just bought the X for me and we’re picking it up tomorrow. She has the original Ally and loves it.
Awesome Apollos and congrats on having an amazing wife and your new Ally X!
Marry her, bro
Another great vid!
Also, Hello to Pancake 😸😸
Thanks so much catsanova appreciate you awesome viewers so much! Plus Pancake just meowed to say “Hi”!
@@PeteTalksTech the biggest problem i have coming from the steam deck is the missing Sleep funciton. i'm very tempted to upgrade my SSD and install bazzite but i'm very bad with DIY. Will keep it as it is for now.
Looking forward to the release of POE2 next week, hope it runs well on the Ally X
Yep I’d say set aside an afternoon or evening, take your time and follow my guide slowly:
Ally X: The ULTIMATE Bazzite Dual Boot Setup Guide in 9 Easy Steps
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You won’t regret it! I’m working super hard on my next vid all about Bazzite, stay tuned! 🐈🐈🐈
Bought my ally x a month ago, and it's awesome! Don't really play my Series X as much now lol. Want to upgrade ssd and saw that Best Buy has the P3 Plus 4tb for 212(US). Does it hold up good? Have heard mixed reviews when it comes to gaming on it. TIA
Ace Eric! Yes as you’ve seen in the vid I got the P3 Plus 4TB and it’s been perfect so far, highly recommend!
Look forward to whats coming, karma. Great quote hehe
7:29 one question - like you, my Bazzite/Steam OS seems to be stuck on the update from a week ago, no matter how many times I install it still says this one is available and needs to be installed. Any idea what this is? A bug?
Hey Jackson great question! Bazzite has a WiFi bug when installed on windows as windows OS locks the WiFi when in Hibernation, hence the struggle re. Updates in SteamOS etc - I’ll be mentioning this in my next vid, stay tuned! 👀
You can take care of that squeaky trigger easily. Open up the Ally and apply some keyboard lubricant on the springs of the trigger. Squeak will go away. Some say WD-40 works as well.
Wd 40 is not a lubricant lol
@@ELpeaceonearth pretty sure I said others have used WD 40, not that it was a lubricant.
My right dpad squeaks. Wtf
@@fightnight14 unfortunately I don’t know if that’s as easy to fix as the triggers because it’s not as easily accessible. There may be guides online, though.
@@wjones106 well use lubricant not wd 40 horrible advice
I’ve got a problem with asasins origins it crashes I’ve done all the updates needed and that’s still the case ani help?
Have you optimised your Ally X nikson? 👇
14 ESSENTIAL steps to OPTIMISE your ROG Ally & Ally X
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Question
How do you properly close out a game like cod black ops 6 every time I close it it says error code the game wasn’t closed out properly and it’ll have to go through an update etc
I just wanna make sure I do things properly
Hey Esteban most games have a ‘quit to desktop’ option in main menu to close games or we can tap on Quit Program in Command Centre 👍
Mine is the same thing but I closed it using the back button all the way through till quit to desktop. But everytime I go in, it says shutdown wasn't properly done do you wish to load with optimized settings...
I have the Z1E, I just can’t see the justification to upgrade
Yeah, unless you are awash in money. Wait for the next gen I'm sure when the next AMD Z-chip comes out.
@@nohandlehere55 for now, steam deck is good enough for most gamers who don't play games that deal with cheat engines. For more powerful handhelds (windows ones) it's better to wait for the battery tech to improve, that is the only thing holding these handhelds down.
I know! I say the only reason would be the battery thats it
I got my rog Ally x less than a week ago and already had the trigger wobble problem and opening it breaks warranty, so I had to send it into service 😭
Aww that sucks Vob, let us know how ya get on! 😪
@PeteTalksTech Will do 👍
Hi, just my few cents with RMA wit Asus, I've sent mine with a screen fault, after 3 weeks use I've noticed 2 bright blips on screen 1mm size (donno, might be my fault that something pressed on screen while in transit...lol), visible only in dark image. Asus changed whole front panel and screen with back buttons (looks like they just fitted my mobo in to new chassis) and I had it back in about 8 - 10 days from me posting.
I've heard about Asus reputation about this cases but fortunately mine was great! UK based :)
Wow that’s encouraging Myosh, thanks for sharing your positive rma experience!
@@Myosh03 glad to hear everything went good, I’m the guy Pete referenced in the video in regards to the RMA…
Can I ask did your RMA go through the Scottish repair centre “let me repair”?
Those are the guys that tried to tell me I had water damage when I knew for a fact there was no water damage and it took me 1 month to convince them it wasn’t water damage by sending them a picture of the internals of a handheld that was used in a review. Kind of hard to explain but basically they tried to tell me that solder flux was water and in the end they said I was right… because I was and they still sent it me back broken after saying they would repair it lol.
Glad yours went well, I suspect they have to fix some peoples properly otherwise they would be out of business right haha.
Edit: as it so happens the reviews for letmerepair on google are atrocious… colour me surprised.
@@jinx20001 well, I've just checked, and it was actually let me repair invoice I've got from RMA. Mine went to Glasgow mate.
@ that’s good news mate, it means they are not out to try and scam people like I was lead to believe so I’m happy for you, glad it went well!
Can I play games if I don't have an internet connection at work?
Yes, just make sure you sign in to your gaming apps and put the ally in standby by tapping the power button before you go out.
The fact this is getting major updates to this day compared to the legion go finally getting new drivers 7 months later.
Not to mention those drivers are 5 months old by time they released.
Glad i joined the asus family 😀
Awesome zombie, welcome to the family my bro! 🙌
Another great video, and the quote resonates with my current situation more than ever. I'm definitely looking forward to what's coming and letting go of the past. Thanks, Pete.
Thanks Orc, stay strong! 👊
Very tempting for a cod lover
Yup! Imagine playing cod anywhere… 🤩
Ally x is a beast 🔥.
Only thing I want to know is when I click on “ real time monitor “ it’s shows a red “AFMF inactive “ and when i turn off “ real time “ and click a game it says it’s “ AFMF enabled “ . But once I click “ real time “ it still pops up as “ AFMF inactive” “ anyone know why ?
Is it worth picking up the ally x now with the z2 extreme cards out?
Great question Nick, for me I’d say go for it as Ally 2 prob won’t be out until later in 2025 and as I say in my updated review it’s an incredible handheld! 👇
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@ so hard to decide some sources say early q1 might see a release of Z2 handhelds
True Nick, the Ally X came out in July so I reckon it could be around July 25 when the Z2 Ally comes out, I don’t think you’d be disappointed by the Ally X at all but if you really want a Z2 handheld then it may be worth waiting to see what releases in early 2025…
2:18 omg
I know Justin, what a legend eh?! 😂🙈😷
Having the XG dock for my OG Ally stopped me from going to the Ally X and still love the OG too. I’m sure if they release an X version with a Z2 and OLED I’ll break though and then leave the OG permanently docked. Have just ordered a 74Whr battery for my OG though, its already tiny capacity is down to 33Whr after 1.5 years and I have X envy!
Let us know how ya go on with your new 74Whr battery Alex! 🤩
I think I want to get one can you use it like a computer to or laptop
Yep of course Gus! It even comes with Microsoft Office 🤣
My right trigger is also slightly squeaky, I usually use headphones anyway so I really don’t notice it either
Hi guys, can someone help me here. I am unable to launch my games from Armoury Crate SE. When I try to launch any of the games I downloaded it ask me Game Profile Templates- Gamepade Mode, Keyboard/Mouse Mapping, Desktop Mode. I am lost. Can someone tell me what to do and also make a video for this? I think it will really help. Also I not able to play Fifa 25 offline, without connecting it to the Internet first ?
Can I play xbox coop on the handheld?
If you connect 2 controller then yep I’m guessing so!
Best gaming machine I own. It’s my first step into pc gaming too. If I can find proof online that a game will run good enough on it, I buy it for my Rog ally x.
Awesome Ariel! 🤩
Also, can you do a tips and tricks for beginners?
I bought my ally X because of you absolutely love it. No regrets so far.
But I want to get better at using it
Wow congrats on your new Ally X Esteban! Yes be sure to check out all the Ally X tutorials especially the 14 step optimisation guide and yes I’ll do a beginners tips and tricks guide very soon, stay tuned! 👀
SOO EXCITED!!! mine is coming in Dec 4th!!
Wowee congrats on your new Ally X when it arrives! Check out all the tons of tutorials and content here on the channel! 🙌
I have to pick up mines at Best Buy that day too Awesome
Ace Kobei!
Amazing device but screen size is too small for me that’s why I prefer legion go at the moment. I hope ally 2 will have bigger screen.
Yeah got the same feeling that 8 inch would be the perfect size screen for a handheld. Legion Go was ok but no VRR, bad battery, and I don’t need controllers that come of and bad driver support. Maybe the newer MSI Claw 8 with a lunar lake APU will maybe a good device this time from MSI. I am also thinking about selling the Ally X and just go for a 16 inch oled laptop.
How do u get Nintendo games in there like Mario kart in the video and Zelda
Check this lil! 👇
ROG Ally X: Switch Emulation Guide 2024 in 8 Simple Steps | YUZU
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It's crazy how I go from using this thing daily to not at all 😢 the PS Portal is very addictive 😅
Hey it’s good to swap and change around Zone! I’ve dusted off and played my Switch more since the Switch 2 announcement than I have in 3 years 🤣🤣🤣
@PeteTalksTech that's funny because I'm set to buy my first switch which would be the switch 2 but I have a fully working switch emulator 🤔 with plenty of games. 🤫 It's not looking good for the ally x future 😭
😂😂🙈
I must be extremely unlucky because i have returned 2 Ally rog x in the past 3 weeks because both of them BLACK SCREEN while im gaming….I hear the game and lights are on but the screen went black so i just got a full refund instead
Sorry to hear you haven’t had a great experience jatube… 😪
That happens once in a blue moon. Have to swipe up to windows bottom menu and click on the game tab. I've had the same issue with both Lenovo Legion & my Ally X
Cancelled my oled order for an ally x. I hope the fans are quiet as people say. That’s a deal breaker for me.
Ace Temp! Yep the fans are very quiet, you’ll love the Ally X I’m sure!
would buy it if it wasn't $1,800 in NZ ($1,100 USD). The Tech companies charge nearly 2x on all technology here. People are starting to import more and more.
That’s shocking Friedenza, really hope tech prices get much more reasonable for you awesome NZ viewers!
Was gonna say, probably cheaper to hire someone to buy it and ship it to you, pay someone $100 USD on top of the $700-$800 USD to just have it sent in the mail.
@@werlder 100%, the problem is that I hate waiting for things in the mail (like everyone I guess) and would prefer to be able to purchase in-store without the insane mark up
I love my Ally X. Had it since release day and sold my Steam Deck OLED. Upgraded it with a 4 TB SSD and got a Killswitch case. Only issue I have is a squeaky left trigger. Nothing major.
4TB SSD like me Tommy is 🔥🔥🔥!
700 USD is 1120 AUD but the Rog Ally is 1600 AUD (1000 USD) this is crazy stupid i hate it
It sucks you awesome Australian viewers always seem to get screwed with import fees/taxes etc 😪😪
I would give it a solid 8 out of 10, that’s due to windows. If armour crate was an os for example it would get 9.5 out of 10.
It depends. Cuz I would give it a 9.5/10 just cuz it’s Windows. (Steam OS is too limiting for me) Armory crate v1.5 makes a good launcher.
I just bought one yesterday!! Great to play forza horizon and nba 2k25
Congrats Dariel on your new Ally X! Check out 14 things to do first on it! 👇
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I love ally x
Yuuuup Kirby! 🥰
I don't have any issue with my SD card on my Z1 Extreme
Mines just went out a month ago 😢
Wow relaxing, congrats as you must be one of like 7 OG Ally owners total with a working sd card! 😅😅
Hotler welcome to the club haha! My as fried on my old ally too.. 😪😪😪
@@PeteTalksTech haha I have to be. I've had it for a year too. But I don't push my limits
Relaxing, you should do the lottery, it appears you’re extremely lucky 🤣
Looks cheaply made for the cost of it
It's my birthday soon. im am torn between SD OLED 1TB vs. Ally X 1TB vs. Legion GO1TB .where im from its same price at 880 usd for the but there is a current sale for legion go 518GB at 510usd, and tips?
Good question, Go is the best if you want a big screen but the battery life is horrible and software is so so, SD OLED is good for steam games and ease of use, and Ally X I’d say is the best as great battery and screen, most importantly can play Game Pass, third party, anti cheat games and AAA games, and we can turn it into a steam deck too as I show here! 👇
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@PeteTalksTech hi, thanks for replying. I ordered the legion 512gb in the end with money save, I can buy a portable bank, and the retailler told me I can go back upgrade to 1TB if I want to at a discounted price, comes with 3 years warranty and 1 time free screen and battery replacement for life
Ace Daniel, let us know how ya find it! And many of the tutorials here on the channel like the optimisation guide work for the legion go too! 👍
2:13 the analogy of the squeaky sounds on my R trigger is quite accurate 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Same squeaky RT
Open up the Ally and apply some keyboard lubricant on the springs. Squeak will go away. Some say WD-40 works as well.
Got the ally rog z1 right before the ally x. For my needs, i dont think its a worthy upgrade. All my fighting games run great minus tekken 8.
If we’re happy with the OG Z1 then stick with that 🤩
It’s my second day with this thing and I got cyberpunk, hogwarts, red dead 2 and BO6. Best investment ever tbh I work security so Im never home and for months I’ve been wanting to to get a ps5 for my days off but I can take this with me and play everything on it it’s crazy.
Wow that’s awesome Eduardo! Congrats on your new Ally X and check out 14 things to do first on it! 👇
Do THESE 14 things FIRST with your NEW ROG Ally X…
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I usad to own a steamdeck and ir wad a horrible experience. From crashing all thw time , bad performance. I can't stand linux. The amount of busy work just to game to work if you want to mod on linux is asinine. I woll get Asus Rog x or just get the new LegionGo 2 when i comea out.
I really want to get it 😅😅😅 i want to be able to play console games and enulate switch games as well as play old school games like simpsons hit and run LOL classic😊
Yes you’d love it then Wales, hope you’re able to find a way to get it soon! 🙌
Did yall buy anything from this steam sale for your ally X :)
My friend said it is a fake switch form temmu
Nope the Ally X is much more than a fake switch lol…
Can it play Star Citizen?
Can it play doom?
Yes but I’m afraid the texts are too small on some games like Baldur’s Gate 3 🤔🤔🤔
Indeed, I was thinking of pairing w/ my XReal AR glasses. In general, I probably will use Moonlight/Sunlight to stream from my gaming desktop at home. Ditto using the XReal when on a plane which will be easier than lugging my laptop. Hoping it will charge on plane power too which wouldn't charge my laptop at all.
I would LOVE to test out the XReal AR glasses with the Ally X at some point!
The gpu driver update so slow, last update was in october.
Originally bought an Oled SD. No regrets swapping to the Ally X.
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Don't get the Ally X, it's already out of date. New, better machines coming next month with better chipsets and screens. Ally X is using dated hardware like the Z1 extreme
Can you elaborate
That quote hit. I'm going through a divorce
All the best man
Stay strong nyghtemxre you’ve got this 👊
@@nyghtemxre just remember if it got that far then they wasn’t the one for you, good luck pal.
it costs ONLY 943$ during black friday in my country😂
Bargain relic! 😂😂🙈
I just picked mine up. I still have my orignal LCD Deck 2TB, but sold my orignal Ally towards the X. This thing is incredible. Steam Deck for older games and Emulation, Rog Ally X for High end or games that rely on anti-cheat
Awesome Marluxia and congrats on your new Ally X!
@PeteTalksTech Thank you buddy, and great video also 👍🏼
Ally X plays all the old games too
No handheld is worth the money. The performance of these things is horrible.
In what way is it horrible
Oled and ally X price is doubled here in the philippines 😬
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Squeaky d pad. Thats all
Same unfortunately
will this play gta5?
Yep morales! In fact I've done a best settings guide for GTA 5 on the Ally which also works for the Ally X too! 👇
ROG Ally: GTA 5 Best Settings | 1080p | 60fps
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Playing outlaws on the ally.
Outlaws got a lot of hate but I enjoyed playing it too music!
That fart guy is awesome !!
He is!! Our hero!! 🤩
I sold my rog ally x and bought steam deck OLED. Best decision ever made.
Interesting considering Ally X out performs Steam Deck in everything besides minimum screen brightness.
@@SceneTurkey Everything?
@@Billyboy007x as far as I've seen, yes.
I will not trade my ally x for steam deck Oled. Besides the screen, which is completely not a deal braker, what does the steam deck bring
@@benjaminmougarbel4237 Im the guy Pete shouted out in the video because i shared my Asus story with him so im going to sound a little Bias here when i answer your question but thats because of my salty experience with Asus. Its a long one aswell so if you have the patience to read it then credit to ya haha.
Having had both Ally X and deck OLED side by side ill tell you what the deck OLED brings, the OLED screen is the obvious one... for 97 percent of games the oled is a much nicer display, the contrast is amazing, black levels obviously amazing, HDR is amazing, pixel response time is amazing, brightness is amazing (for an OLED), playing in the dark is amazing because it looks like its floating, you cant see bezels or backlight. The major downside is its 800p and i can notice that... so certain games do look much better on the Ally, games like cult of the lamb which have thinner geometry like the grass, it just looks sharper and cleaner on the Ally but yeh... for the majority the OLED changes the game.
But you said its not a deal breaker for you and thats fair enough, so what else is there. Well the battery... now the story behind the battery according to most people is that the Ally simply brute forces it and comes out on top right, well not in my experience. In AAA games im absolutely sure the Ally comes on top, but for indies or emulation its a completely different story. With the deck OLED i can legit play some games at as low as 4w (it can do 3 but its struggles bad) games like virtual pool 4, cue club 2, binding of isaac, hotline miami etc will run at 4w and guarantee 12-13 hours battery at 50 percent brightness or so. I just couldn't achieve that on my Ally X, i dont know if i had something in the background being a drain or what, i couldn't get there. With the deck at 4w the fan is basically off so maybe that helped. So thats point 1.
point 2 would be comfort and controls, the Ally X has much nicer triggers and i prefer the Ally X D-pad. Everything else i think the deck takes it, nicer analogue sticks (looking inside i think they are actually full size on the deck like an xbox controller but the Ally isn't). I think the buttons are a little nicer in general on deck, quieter and less movement side to side, the touch pads make certain games more viable to play, games like rimworld, factorio, pool/snooker games etc are much nicer to play on deck thanks to mouse like control and precision. The deck is also more comfortable to hold for most people, the Ally X came across as too fat for me, especially with a case (i had the jsaux mod case on mine) it was a thicc boi and never felt quite right.
Point 3 would be emulation, it is more seemless on the deck because something like Emudeck was built with the deck in mind, the 16:10 screen also means older 4:3 games fit the screen better and have a more fitting integer result. Now make no mistake the Ally X is more capable for emulation, PS3 is legit viable on Ally and its a no go on the deck but overall its a more difficult time on Ally.
Point 4 would be accessories and customization, this one isnt a big deal but its part of the overall package and love the steam deck receives, countless covers, cases, skins, accessories, docks, hall effect upgrades (now also available for the Ally X). Its just a better ecosystem of support. Part of this could also be lumped in community support, so if you play a game that is not controller compatible you are much more likely to find a community made setup for the deck that makes that game work that wouldnt be compatible with the Ally thanks to things like weapon wheels mapped to track pads or whatever. You are kind of on your own with the Ally which is ok if you are fine with setting up controls yourself but sometimes the community cant be beaten and come up with perfect solutions.
None of this make the Ally X bad or worse than the deck... but it is much more about pure power with the Ally X that makes it stand out and the truth of the matter is we are mere months away from new handhelds that will demolish the Ally X so the power really does not mean much for long, i think that Valve knew this and have worked on making the steam deck a long stay machine. I mean ive said it before - if a steam deck 2 released tomorrow i would instabuy that shizz no questions asked, i couldnt say the same for a new Asus handheld which we know might be superseded inside a year.
Nope. Nothing beats steamdeck oled 1TB
I really considered, but I use Gamepass and buy games off GoG so can't use Steam for everything and don't want to dual boot.
Nothing?
i thought that too at first. then i realized i couldnt play half my library and games started to run like butt
@@peaceandthepanic all my games run wonderfully. Can you give me one turn based jrpg which doesn’t work perfectly?? I only play turn based games
@ im referring to MY library. i dont just play turn based games.