That’s awesome! The more competition for PC handhelds! The better! We the players are winning at the end, because we have so many varieties to pick from! And it’s only going to get better in the future 🤓 I got the SD OLED and I’m glad Ally is good! I don’t play any AAA games anymore(because nowadays they’re typically trash), so that’s why I picked the SD over the Ally. I hope the Ally keeps getting better after generation to generation like the SD will.
@@averagemobileplayergfs7383 oh yeah it’s absolutely great! I’ve got both as well and tbh? Why didn’t they come up with handheld PCs like these earlier
I just wanted to say thanks for the video. im a Mac guy and I just picked up an ally and I was strongly debating on returning it but you bring up some good points as to why its worth owning!
Found your video with the fractal terra build a few weeks or a month ago, Was looking into handheld consoles now and came across your channel again, top tier quality videos and earned my subscribe
Couldn't imagine if they released an OLED version, thats why i loved the original PS Vita so much. If they released a OLED version, NVME M.2, a better SD card reader, a bigger battery so you can run more wattage. I'd definitely buy it even for a premium price.
Agreed. It’s so close. Oled, hdr. Bigger battery and personally I’d love to see them take a more mature approach with the design (lose the rgb analog sticks)
@@damzelfly The Switch and Deck used an OLED which are already engineered for phones and tablets which have portrait displays. Ally fans would cry if Ally 2 went to OLED without VRR support. I've heard engineering a new OLED is expensive.
@@Anomalyy666 We're only using the internal SSD right now, but many reviews/posts on Reddit have users saying their card readers are failing so we don't recommend using a SD card.
@@alexythimia23 Kapton tape plus some heat shield tape sounds like a way to keep it cooler. But isn't there a piece of kapton tape on the SD card assembly anyway by default?
2:15 wish it was so fast for me. Do you use fingerprint? I always have to relog in Windows, when I resume from suspend/sleep. I have the login disabled when I turn the Ally on, but still it asks for password or pin when I resume.
I'm on my 3rd ally. Took me fussing to territory geek squad management via emails to get an exchange and an r 8 unit. Never had the sd card issue but its definitely a thing. I rarely go over 18 watts becauase of it tho. Im very happy with this one and use it more everyday. Only fear is it will brick one day and be something out of my control. So i will be keeping my xbox and shield tv (i orginally wanted to sell and have ally replace) but also enjoying my ally. A few yrs from now windows handhelds will be a regular thing with LESS issues Edit: doesn't excuse SD card reader but external SD card readers via USBC or a dock or external storage for quick swapping on SSD is a thing. Upgrading internal SSD is pretty easy although I myself am not opening my device yet.
I bought a $400 Z1, been loading from the MicroSD, with a usual playtime of 3-6hrs(PD) and MicroSD is still good. Only issue I've had was a Windows Update (OpenGL/Vulkan Compat) which after removing it, the Ally was back to it's expected performance. Coming from a LCD Steam Deck and loving it.
@@YouGotTheL yhh I get 3 hours playing at 10watts. At 10watts I can play games like GTA V 1080p mixed normal and high settings. Every game from 2016 below can run at 10watts smoothly if you know what your doing. Last week I downloaded days gone and days gone run smoothly at custom 12watts. 900p, mixed high and medium settings. The Z1 is a beast I was shocked by the performance. To make it simple the Z1 power is between PS4 and the PS4 Pro. Right in the middle.
@@YouGotTheL if upscaling is used could be close, but even then, with afmf or whatever else, you are right, those numbers of there’s are a hell of a stretch.
@@YouGotTheL Then you don't know what you doing then. I play almost all my games at 10watts. The only games I play above 10 watts are games above 2016. Again you have to know what you are doing. 1st you have to go to msconfig and select all your cores 2. Make sure you change the priority of every game you play to high. 3. Turn on Vrr in the AMD settings at optimized and switch your refresh rate to 120 the cap it at 120 As I said you need to know what you are doing.
Great video. I'm wondering what games you were showing throughout the video. If anyone knows please let me know. Currently looking for something new to play on the handheld and these looked like a great fit
Great ownership review after all the changes and updates. I will just wait for #2 since I think they'll slap an OLED in there as well as many huge upgrades.
Love the video. I’ve been wanting to pick one up but I’m wondering if I should go with this one or wait for something new to come out this year? What would you recommend?
I always check reddit before i buy things.... I checked the ROG ally and it had soooo many issues .... I bought an ayn Odin 2 instead ... Never looked back ... Honestly i do want a x86 device
You wasted your money...no v.v.r and the speakers sound like there underwater! The controllers feel soo cheap!! And if you disconnect them a lot, there's wear issues to where they won't work anymore. Too heavy and definitely not portable...not to mention all the bugs! Plus is cost $150 more now..I really hope you needed that bigger screen..lol
@@jaynosowsky9708 Wow, that got weirdly hostile! Legion Go has a LOT going for it, but just like the Ally, it has some flaws, you pointed out the speakers. The VRR, who cares, the thing has a 144hz refresh rate, most people can't tell it doesn't have VRR without looking at the specs. We were playing video games just fine without VRR 2 years ago, and everyone praises the Steam Deck OLED which has a 90hz screen with no VRR. As for the ROG Ally, good luck with that SD card. Good thing you can plug in an external drive into that second USB port, oh wait. Did you want to plug in an EGPU, Ally can't use firewire. System getting heavy? Use the kickstand, oh wait, Ally doesn't have one. And as for the controllers, if your Ally gets stick drift because you don't have hall effect, you have to repair/replace the whole system rather than repair/replace the one broken controller.
Heads up, ASUS did officially addressed the issue, in one of the bios updates they updated their thermal guidelines to help with heat dissipations and how the fan curves work out of the box, and the newer models fixed that issue. They released an official statement like 4 or 5 months ago. Also i have an R7 and have no issues as I keep good airflow, I think abunch of these readers were bad due to some people restricting airflow using crap cases, stands etc... Not everyone but maybe like 10 Percent
I've had bad Asus hardware experiences in the past which keeps me from considering this device, but still very excited to see what all of these PC handhelds can do.
I currently own the Z1 version and am happy with it regardless of the negative reviews from other YTbers which recommend getting the extreme version instead.. It performs very well on the games I've installed on it compared to my old ASUS ROG Gaming Laptop with an Nvidia 960M. I got mine cheap on Best Buy for less than $400. I paired it with a 2 fan external cooling system from ebay, modified it with better fans and keeps my Ally 4 degree cooler on the highest performance settings.
Such an amazing video wanted to ask but as an huge pc gamer do you think the ally could run final fantasy XIV when the newest expansion asking because that’s my main game and I want to have something that I can bring on the go but still play that game that I mentioned
Still have my launch day r4 model, zero sd issues but I’ve also heavily modded it for maximum cooling efficiency and I attribute that to saving my reader from the inevitable death lol. I just recently compared the claw to the ally and having both in hand it made me love the ally even more. The ally got most everything right and now the price makes it the clear winner 🏆
On the SD card issue: I have an R9xxx... serial model, and it made my 128GB card unaccesible for a while, like a few weeks later i checked on it with card reader on a another PC and it was working, so I put it back to the Ally it was working, huh. But I don't keep any SDcard in my ally, lest in case it would fry one completely. Otherwise, pretty please tell me your cyberpunk settings Q_Q
Pick one up for 300 z1 extreme. I hate it. I have a steam deck but damn this thing stutters/lags. I even tweaking all the settings and still issues. Gonna install steam os and hopefully fixes it. If not gonna sell it. You got to do to much to make it work. I have a gaming pc. So its nothing new to me messing with settings but this is ridiculous. Steamdeck is a way smoother experience. Steam os is the way to go for handheld.
I'm debating a Ally or a Deck, which should I get for Steam games? I want to play Kh3 as well and Honkai Star Rail. But heard Deck cant run Honkai or Genshin. Trying to see how good the battery life is though. How loud is the fans when you play on the Ally? I know on the deck the fans can get loud. And can you turn the LED lights off on the analog sticks? Can I play OoT PC Port and Super Mario PC Port on it as well? Thanks. I love the fact the screen has a 1080p display. But the OLED Deck doesn't. What's the difference? I have a bday coming up so cant decide. Sorry. Have you tried playing FFXV on it as well and FF7 Remake?
Yes you can disable the led around the sticks. The fan unless you're playing in docked mode or 30w is unnoticable. Andnyeaj you can play your PC games just like on any other Pc. Every unnoficial port or games also works just like on any other window pc. That's a great game system.
I'm thinking about it. The Steam deck looks cool but while I have a considerable Steam library any handheld I own needs to let me use my Xbox library as well. The Ally looks like the best option rn. I would like some more details on Xbox's handheld plans.
I just picked up one and thinking about giving up my Xbox lol. I wanted the Steam deck but was too impatient for shipping so I got the ROG instead. Great device.
BLUETOOTH- Anyone else have the WORST LUCK trying to get wireless earbuds connected?? I've tried 5 different brands & pairs & after they supposedly connect, sound still plays out the speakers!! WTF is up??
Just picked one up at Best buy on sale for 400 bucks. I really didn't think I was going to grab any of these handheld gaming PCs because I have been rather content just playing on my switch. However as someone who is very enthusiastic about portable gaming, it has been harder and harder to ignore how underpowered the switch is amongst the current gaming ecosystem. I'm still always impressed by the kind of third party games people managed to port over to it, but it's starting to get to the point where some of those games really shouldn't exist on it at all. Stuff like gortal Kombat 1 is just embarrassing rather than impressive. I've been holding out however since in theory there should be a more powerful switch around the corner here but it was hard to pass up seeing this thing in front of me for this price. I'm sure it was on sale considering there is now a refresh of this particular machine available. I've been interested in these ever since the steam deck launched but the other reason I didn't really ever jump on it was because I didn't want to restart another game library from scratch. I have not been a PC gamer since like 2004. I do not have a single game in my steam library. But what's been nice about this is considering it is so closely tied to Microsoft, it's easy to link up my Game pass account and at the very least about 13 games that I own on Xbox are already available for install on this machine. I'm tempted to buy a couple of games that I don't already own, and maybe repurchase something like Red Dead Redemption 2. But if I really want, this thing can just be my portable game pass machine. Which still allows me access to a lot of titles that I wish were available on switch. And never mind being able to play those, but being able to play them in way better quality than I would have on that machine. I'll have to see exactly what Nintendo does next, and I'll have to see if owning this thing doesn't just make my switch start to collect dust. But it's pretty cool that handheld gaming has gotten to a point where we can utilize technology like this. It's a far cry from playing absolutely trash version of major releases on something like a Game boy😊
I love this device I haven’t turned my desktop on in 2 weeks lol. I left my ally on the charger and left it powered on lastnight because i fell asleep,my ally was extremely hot and the card reader is still good.
@@cloak55733 i was watching a video and passed out sleep because i just got in from work. When i woke up I realized i left it powered on. I see alot if posts saying the sd card fried from hot temperatures so maybe i got lucky lol
They definitely need to fix the analog sticks grinding issue, with some sort of replaceable thumb stick mechanism, also sort out the SD card issue for the second generation of this device. I had to replace one of my LED modules and thumb stick because of the grinding issue. I also had to RMA my device which took over a month to get back. Getting past those issues, the device is great. But those are very serious issues and they need to be very serious on the second generation device fixing those issues.
I’m a bit upset here, because I just bought one today and it’s an “R6” model. Wtf? Should I return it to Best Buy and try to find an R8 or 9? I do not want the slot or an SD card to burn out
Definitely my Right fan got killed, it started making a lawn mower sound. Sent to Asus RMA India. Hope it makes it back in one piece. Many fan issues are present too in the subreddit
If this Rog gets just a little spec bump in all areas it will be the best handheld. I liked the Steam Deck but the Rog Ally is just better with the ability to play anything you want. Also, we need a video of all the games you play on the Rog Ally lol I want all the games you showcase.
the only thing i wish this device had was two usb-c connectors. I don't want to use a dock and connecting my screen with one usb-c and not have power to the device is really annoying.
I love mine! Basically I got it over the SteamDeck so I could run everything, and the better screen (at the time).
yup, it's really really good now
Nice to see you here Karl. Yeah I recently bought the Ally once it had a price cut on Flipkart, and I gotta say it's amazing.
The deck can run any game in my experience. I almost exclusively used unsupported games that needed tinkering but every game worked so fsr
That’s awesome! The more competition for PC handhelds! The better! We the players are winning at the end, because we have so many varieties to pick from! And it’s only going to get better in the future 🤓
I got the SD OLED and I’m glad Ally is good! I don’t play any AAA games anymore(because nowadays they’re typically trash), so that’s why I picked the SD over the Ally. I hope the Ally keeps getting better after generation to generation like the SD will.
@@averagemobileplayergfs7383 oh yeah it’s absolutely great! I’ve got both as well and tbh? Why didn’t they come up with handheld PCs like these earlier
I Have a r8 Unit, manufactures 2023-08 and SD card slot has worked great and reliably since day 1
I love the ROG Ally because it enables me to play PC games when I don’t have space or money for an actual PC. I also prefer handheld
you can get a pc for way better preformance for the same price.
@mila-d5b he said he prefer handheld. Maybe he doesnt like to be tied down to a desk which is why I also prefer a handheld pc.
I just wanted to say thanks for the video. im a Mac guy and I just picked up an ally and I was strongly debating on returning it but you bring up some good points as to why its worth owning!
Found your video with the fractal terra build a few weeks or a month ago, Was looking into handheld consoles now and came across your channel again, top tier quality videos and earned my subscribe
i would love to know the games you played during this video
Couldn't imagine if they released an OLED version, thats why i loved the original PS Vita so much. If they released a OLED version, NVME M.2, a better SD card reader, a bigger battery so you can run more wattage. I'd definitely buy it even for a premium price.
That’s one of the reasons I got the steam deck oled over the rog and I heard the suspend feature doesn’t work half the time
Agreed. It’s so close. Oled, hdr. Bigger battery and personally I’d love to see them take a more mature approach with the design (lose the rgb analog sticks)
It's on discount now. Maybe preparing for OLED Ally or Ally 2?
@@damzelfly The Switch and Deck used an OLED which are already engineered for phones and tablets which have portrait displays. Ally fans would cry if Ally 2 went to OLED without VRR support. I've heard engineering a new OLED is expensive.
@@shazzi1626my suspend works all the time on the rog?
Quality of your videos are top notch you deserve way more subscribers
the production quality of your videos is always so nice, kudos! hope you get the subscribers you actually deserve!
Great review and nice production quality/editing as well! We ended up picking up one for ~$490 open-box from Best Buy a week ago.
Any issues with the sd reader?
@@Anomalyy666 We're only using the internal SSD right now, but many reviews/posts on Reddit have users saying their card readers are failing so we don't recommend using a SD card.
Really hope the Ally comes with an OLED version soon this year
That was fun to watch.
What's in your game library? I'd like to try some of those games out.
May I know what that game is in the first screen at 0:14 ?
Is it dust and neon?
It's a Starfield wallpaper
00:19 what game is that?
Midnight Fight Express
Love my ally it’s insane after a few upgrades and tweaks
have you tried switch emulating?
@@fizzybeard7291oh yesssss its awesome on it Im gonna test princess peach in a min
Not sure if this has already been mentioned: could you include game titles on the screen when you first show gameplay?
wrapped my SD card reader in kapton tape and it's been going strong emulating switch games.
That actually sounds super helpful
How does that stop the actual contact points on the sd card from getting burned out? Surely it doesn’t work on that does it?
@@alexythimia23 Kapton tape plus some heat shield tape sounds like a way to keep it cooler. But isn't there a piece of kapton tape on the SD card assembly anyway by default?
2:15 wish it was so fast for me. Do you use fingerprint? I always have to relog in Windows, when I resume from suspend/sleep. I have the login disabled when I turn the Ally on, but still it asks for password or pin when I resume.
What game were you playing in min @05:41? 🥲
midnight fight express
I'm dying to get one, but since they announced a new device allegedly this year... I think im gonna wait
The device is absolutely brilliant . Who knows if that rumour is true . Worth buying one now .
They haven’t announced anything. If ya broke just say so
@@rickystafford7433broke people accusing others of being broke. Good times.
the quality of this video on UA-cam its absolutely gorgeous even better than bigger media outlets.
How can you upload a video in this perfect quality?
Great video bro! can you tell me what game were you playing here 5:40 ?? Thanks!
Looks like midnight fight express
I'm on my 3rd ally. Took me fussing to territory geek squad management via emails to get an exchange and an r 8 unit. Never had the sd card issue but its definitely a thing. I rarely go over 18 watts becauase of it tho. Im very happy with this one and use it more everyday. Only fear is it will brick one day and be something out of my control. So i will be keeping my xbox and shield tv (i orginally wanted to sell and have ally replace) but also enjoying my ally. A few yrs from now windows handhelds will be a regular thing with LESS issues
Edit: doesn't excuse SD card reader but external SD card readers via USBC or a dock or external storage for quick swapping on SSD is a thing. Upgrading internal SSD is pretty easy although I myself am not opening my device yet.
5:40 whats that game???
Is this the extreme or normal model?
I bought a $400 Z1, been loading from the MicroSD, with a usual playtime of 3-6hrs(PD) and MicroSD is still good. Only issue I've had was a Windows Update (OpenGL/Vulkan Compat) which after removing it, the Ally was back to it's expected performance. Coming from a LCD Steam Deck and loving it.
Its battery life seems to be better with the non-extreme processor
@@YouGotTheL yhh I get 3 hours playing at 10watts.
At 10watts I can play games like GTA V 1080p mixed normal and high settings.
Every game from 2016 below can run at 10watts smoothly if you know what your doing.
Last week I downloaded days gone and days gone run smoothly at custom 12watts.
900p, mixed high and medium settings.
The Z1 is a beast I was shocked by the performance. To make it simple the Z1 power is between PS4 and the PS4 Pro. Right in the middle.
@GamingPokimon I know that's all bs. At 10 watts everything stutters, and the thing does NOT manage 3 hours
@@YouGotTheL if upscaling is used could be close, but even then, with afmf or whatever else, you are right, those numbers of there’s are a hell of a stretch.
@@YouGotTheL Then you don't know what you doing then. I play almost all my games at 10watts. The only games I play above 10 watts are games above 2016.
Again you have to know what you are doing.
1st you have to go to msconfig and select all your cores
2. Make sure you change the priority of every game you play to high.
3. Turn on Vrr in the AMD settings at optimized and switch your refresh rate to 120 the cap it at 120
As I said you need to know what you are doing.
What is the indie game where he was shooting other boats ? It look like an arcade style game?
Great video. I'm wondering what games you were showing throughout the video. If anyone knows please let me know. Currently looking for something new to play on the handheld and these looked like a great fit
Nice video. Very pro sounding and looking...
But what games are those?! They look dope. 😅
Just got mine, what games are you playing top 10 lets go, I would like to see which games in order you are all playing.
Great ownership review after all the changes and updates. I will just wait for #2 since I think they'll slap an OLED in there as well as many huge upgrades.
Love the video. I’ve been wanting to pick one up but I’m wondering if I should go with this one or wait for something new to come out this year? What would you recommend?
Don't hesitate!!! Buy the new version.
Whats the game at 5:18 that looks like helldivers 2 but from the top? :)
That would be the original Helldivers
I always check reddit before i buy things.... I checked the ROG ally and it had soooo many issues .... I bought an ayn Odin 2 instead ... Never looked back ... Honestly i do want a x86 device
Do Game Pass games work good with this?
yes
How much are you using the Ally vs the Steam Deck?
What game you re playing at 5:11 ?
I ended up going with the Legion Go, and it was a great choice for me. I love the bigger screen and it's a tinkerers dream
I got an Ally for the smaller build since I move a lot and I don't want my bad to become a goliath but the Legion looks awesome. How do you like it?
You wasted your money...no v.v.r and the speakers sound like there underwater! The controllers feel soo cheap!! And if you disconnect them a lot, there's wear issues to where they won't work anymore. Too heavy and definitely not portable...not to mention all the bugs! Plus is cost $150 more now..I really hope you needed that bigger screen..lol
@MetalCharlo be happy you went with the ally.. 100% better
@@jaynosowsky9708 it's perfect for me and my needs. Maybe hit the gym if you think a Go is too heavy for you
@@jaynosowsky9708 Wow, that got weirdly hostile! Legion Go has a LOT going for it, but just like the Ally, it has some flaws, you pointed out the speakers. The VRR, who cares, the thing has a 144hz refresh rate, most people can't tell it doesn't have VRR without looking at the specs. We were playing video games just fine without VRR 2 years ago, and everyone praises the Steam Deck OLED which has a 90hz screen with no VRR. As for the ROG Ally, good luck with that SD card. Good thing you can plug in an external drive into that second USB port, oh wait. Did you want to plug in an EGPU, Ally can't use firewire. System getting heavy? Use the kickstand, oh wait, Ally doesn't have one. And as for the controllers, if your Ally gets stick drift because you don't have hall effect, you have to repair/replace the whole system rather than repair/replace the one broken controller.
I put a 2tb SSD in mine now o feel like emperor palpatine, “UNLIMITED MEMORY!!!!”
What’s the name of the game you’re playing on the picture of the video?
What is the name of the game in the begging on the ally
Heads up, ASUS did officially addressed the issue, in one of the bios updates they updated their thermal guidelines to help with heat dissipations and how the fan curves work out of the box, and the newer models fixed that issue. They released an official statement like 4 or 5 months ago. Also i have an R7 and have no issues as I keep good airflow, I think abunch of these readers were bad due to some people restricting airflow using crap cases, stands etc... Not everyone but maybe like 10 Percent
Love my Ally with custom 2tb installed 😊
Thinking of doing this to avoid any potential SD card issues. Did you image and reimage the new drive or just clean install
what is this game @1:53
I've had bad Asus hardware experiences in the past which keeps me from considering this device, but still very excited to see what all of these PC handhelds can do.
What game is at 2:51 ?
Sifu
Can someone please tell me what game he is playing at 5:45
I currently own the Z1 version and am happy with it regardless of the negative reviews from other YTbers which recommend getting the extreme version instead.. It performs very well on the games I've installed on it compared to my old ASUS ROG Gaming Laptop with an Nvidia 960M. I got mine cheap on Best Buy for less than $400. I paired it with a 2 fan external cooling system from ebay, modified it with better fans and keeps my Ally 4 degree cooler on the highest performance settings.
Exactly I have the regular z1 and it plays everything
Have the exact same shirt, I've never gotten so many compliments on my life on pics taken while wearing it 😂❤
what is the game at 0:15 please anyone? Loooks super dope 🔥
Love my ROG Ally so so much. Really wish the SD card slot wasn't an issue. It's the only reason why I use my steam deck more..
Why would u even use sd card slot when u can upgrade ssd to 2tb !
Oled, bugger battery and SD card fix please.
Then I will buy it at a high price.
Such an amazing video wanted to ask but as an huge pc gamer do you think the ally could run final fantasy XIV when the newest expansion asking because that’s my main game and I want to have something that I can bring on the go but still play that game that I mentioned
I still have the on/off sleep issue. You said it’s fixed. Is there a resource I can check out to tweak mine so it will work better?
Still have my launch day r4 model, zero sd issues but I’ve also heavily modded it for maximum cooling efficiency and I attribute that to saving my reader from the inevitable death lol. I just recently compared the claw to the ally and having both in hand it made me love the ally even more. The ally got most everything right and now the price makes it the clear winner 🏆
On the SD card issue: I have an R9xxx... serial model, and it made my 128GB card unaccesible for a while, like a few weeks later i checked on it with card reader on a another PC and it was working, so I put it back to the Ally it was working, huh. But I don't keep any SDcard in my ally, lest in case it would fry one completely.
Otherwise, pretty please tell me your cyberpunk settings Q_Q
Interested to buy this ASAP, but I heard that ROG Ally X will be released soon. Is that worth waiting?
It will be presented in 2 weeks (2nd of June), so I would say it's definitely worth to wait and see what the exact updates are going to be at least.
Bruh u havent even watch gamers nexus Asus scammed us vid havent u?
@@saitamamako7949 context?
@@razgarcia ua-cam.com/video/7pMrssIrKcY/v-deo.html maybe thisll change ur mind
I have always custom fan curves, temps on default fan curves are horrendous
Pick one up for 300 z1 extreme. I hate it. I have a steam deck but damn this thing stutters/lags. I even tweaking all the settings and still issues. Gonna install steam os and hopefully fixes it. If not gonna sell it. You got to do to much to make it work. I have a gaming pc. So its nothing new to me messing with settings but this is ridiculous. Steamdeck is a way smoother experience. Steam os is the way to go for handheld.
Does it still kill sd cards?
I wonder if Asus still update this device after ROG Ally 2
What game is this @0:17
The rog ally 2 with hall joysticks and/or oled screen would be insane
I'm debating a Ally or a Deck, which should I get for Steam games? I want to play Kh3 as well and Honkai Star Rail. But heard Deck cant run Honkai or Genshin. Trying to see how good the battery life is though. How loud is the fans when you play on the Ally? I know on the deck the fans can get loud. And can you turn the LED lights off on the analog sticks? Can I play OoT PC Port and Super Mario PC Port on it as well? Thanks. I love the fact the screen has a 1080p display. But the OLED Deck doesn't. What's the difference? I have a bday coming up so cant decide. Sorry. Have you tried playing FFXV on it as well and FF7 Remake?
Yes you can disable the led around the sticks.
The fan unless you're playing in docked mode or 30w is unnoticable.
Andnyeaj you can play your PC games just like on any other Pc.
Every unnoficial port or games also works just like on any other window pc. That's a great game system.
The game is called midnight fight express on steam
i have r8 enabled custom fan curves NO MICROSD ISSUES. Just use a custom curve. I dont think theres a fixed model.
nice video. you watch hardware canucks by any chance? I get a lot of their vibes in your videos
I'm thinking about it. The Steam deck looks cool but while I have a considerable Steam library any handheld I own needs to let me use my Xbox library as well.
The Ally looks like the best option rn. I would like some more details on Xbox's handheld plans.
What game is that @3:10
What's the game in the opening?
I just picked up one and thinking about giving up my Xbox lol. I wanted the Steam deck but was too impatient for shipping so I got the ROG instead. Great device.
I was going to buy an Asus Rog Ally but then just found out that there's a Rog Ally 2 coming out... Might as well wait for that! lol
Likewise.
Do you have to pay for windows on the rog ally?
Should I get one if I already have a gaming laptop? Preferably for emulation, especially PS3 and Xbox 360
Laptops suck for gaming get a propper form factor
No
Ok, then I might consider getting Legion Go
what game was that? where it was shooting a robot?
what game are you playing top down fighter thing
BLUETOOTH- Anyone else have the WORST LUCK trying to get wireless earbuds connected?? I've tried 5 different brands & pairs & after they supposedly connect, sound still plays out the speakers!! WTF is up??
What is the name of the game in the intro?
Can someone tell me what is the name of the game on the beginning of the video
Just picked one up at Best buy on sale for 400 bucks. I really didn't think I was going to grab any of these handheld gaming PCs because I have been rather content just playing on my switch. However as someone who is very enthusiastic about portable gaming, it has been harder and harder to ignore how underpowered the switch is amongst the current gaming ecosystem. I'm still always impressed by the kind of third party games people managed to port over to it, but it's starting to get to the point where some of those games really shouldn't exist on it at all. Stuff like gortal Kombat 1 is just embarrassing rather than impressive. I've been holding out however since in theory there should be a more powerful switch around the corner here but it was hard to pass up seeing this thing in front of me for this price. I'm sure it was on sale considering there is now a refresh of this particular machine available.
I've been interested in these ever since the steam deck launched but the other reason I didn't really ever jump on it was because I didn't want to restart another game library from scratch. I have not been a PC gamer since like 2004. I do not have a single game in my steam library. But what's been nice about this is considering it is so closely tied to Microsoft, it's easy to link up my Game pass account and at the very least about 13 games that I own on Xbox are already available for install on this machine. I'm tempted to buy a couple of games that I don't already own, and maybe repurchase something like Red Dead Redemption 2. But if I really want, this thing can just be my portable game pass machine. Which still allows me access to a lot of titles that I wish were available on switch. And never mind being able to play those, but being able to play them in way better quality than I would have on that machine. I'll have to see exactly what Nintendo does next, and I'll have to see if owning this thing doesn't just make my switch start to collect dust. But it's pretty cool that handheld gaming has gotten to a point where we can utilize technology like this. It's a far cry from playing absolutely trash version of major releases on something like a Game boy😊
What is the name of the game on the cover?
i used AMD RIS ,this feature is really good on Ally.even on 720p games looks very sharp like 1080p
I love this device I haven’t turned my desktop on in 2 weeks lol. I left my ally on the charger and left it powered on lastnight because i fell asleep,my ally was extremely hot and the card reader is still good.
Isn't there any charging protection?
@@cloak55733 i was watching a video and passed out sleep because i just got in from work. When i woke up I realized i left it powered on. I see alot if posts saying the sd card fried from hot temperatures so maybe i got lucky lol
I haven't touched my desktop in almost a year ever since I got an Ally
Great video. Just subscribed!
I preordered mine. Barely used it at all.
Anyone know the name of the game shown first in the video during the intro? Please thanks
If I'm not mistaken it's called "Midnight Fight Express"
@@ricardokho1706 thanks dude
What are those karate/kung fu and sword game?
Sifu
They definitely need to fix the analog sticks grinding issue, with some sort of replaceable thumb stick mechanism, also sort out the SD card issue for the second generation of this device. I had to replace one of my LED modules and thumb stick because of the grinding issue. I also had to RMA my device which took over a month to get back. Getting past those issues, the device is great. But those are very serious issues and they need to be very serious on the second generation device fixing those issues.
What analog sticks did u get? I have the same problem too and I hate it
I’m a bit upset here, because I just bought one today and it’s an “R6” model. Wtf? Should I return it to Best Buy and try to find an R8 or 9? I do not want the slot or an SD card to burn out
Yes
Definitely my Right fan got killed, it started making a lawn mower sound. Sent to Asus RMA India. Hope it makes it back in one piece. Many fan issues are present too in the subreddit
Damn 😂 I heard this thing is susceptible to a lot of hardware issues
Hi did you get it sorted?
What is the first game??
Great video. Love my Ally. Name of the game in the beginning?
Looked similar to Midnight Fight Express
Sifu
Please anyone tell me name of the game in timestamp 4:07
Risk of rain, not sure if it’s 1 or 2. 3D rogue like game
If this Rog gets just a little spec bump in all areas it will be the best handheld. I liked the Steam Deck but the Rog Ally is just better with the ability to play anything you want. Also, we need a video of all the games you play on the Rog Ally lol I want all the games you showcase.
What is the game name at 2:19?
Dave the diver
How long is the battery life when playing a game like elden ring?
90 minutes, charges up pretty quickly though.
@@craigwalker5032 90 mins?? 💀
the only thing i wish this device had was two usb-c connectors. I don't want to use a dock and connecting my screen with one usb-c and not have power to the device is really annoying.
What game is that 15 sec into the video
Eh yo... What's Sheldon Cooper doing here 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Meanwhile the steamdeck Oled had the black screen of death if you drain your steamdeck to zero than recharge it than it will no longer turn on.