Asus ROG Ally - New Steamdeck Competitor

[karmakid]

Leak: The Asus ROG Ally will cost $699.99 with an AMD Z1 Extreme

Which suggests the Z1 version will cost less.

www.theverge.com

 

[wshowers]

That's not a terrible price for what you're getting.

 

[Pureshooter]

That's not a terrible price for what you're getting.

I need to see some benchmarks compared to the Steam Deck.

 

[karmakid]

 

[Pureshooter]

You’d be crazy not to get the $700 version over the $600 version. Better processor and double the memory.

 

[DarkPassenger]

I am surprised about the price considering it's Asus. But that's pretty cool for those that don't have a Steam Deck. Now, will Valve hit back by dropping their prices?

 

[menace-uk-]

 

[karmakid]

 

[karmakid]

 

[karmakid]

 

[Pureshooter]

I heard a rumor that it will have three months of GamePass Ultimate packaged in, at least in the US.

 

[menace-uk-]

 

[menace-uk-]

Really!! $£600 for this. Too much imo.

 

[karmakid]

Really!! $£600 for this. Too much imo.

Or get an iPad Pro?

 

[Pureshooter]

I pre-ordered one from Best Buy. I'll wait to see some benchmark comparisons and reviews to tell if I should cancel or not.

 

[PermanentSelfBan]

Still on the fence. Only game I'd really want to play on it is Diablo IV. My justification is Diablo games only come out every 10+ years so weeeee

 

[karmakid]

Still on the fence. Only game I'd really want to play on it is Diablo IV. My justification is Diablo games only come out every 10+ years so weeeee

Diablo = seeing shadow(s)

 

[Grimmy]

I'm thinking about getting this.

 

[eVo7]

I won't be buying anything ASUS in the near future based off of their motherboard fiasco and how they are handling it

 

[karmakid]

Asus Ally Emulates PS3, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360 with Ease

Who says you can’t fit an Xbox 360 in your pocket?

www.tomshardware.com

 

[Grimmy]

YouTuber turns the ASUS ROG Ally into a Steam Deck and people are excited

I would probably do this.

www.windowscentral.com

 

[karmakid]

 

[karmakid]

@DLC

 

[PermanentSelfBan]

I'm really tempted lol. I'm still holding out but I may just go and buy one on Tuesday at BB. We shall see.

 

[Pureshooter]

I'm really tempted lol. I'm still holding out but I may just go and buy one on Tuesday at BB. We shall see.

I bailed, but I have a Steam Deck. If I didn’t have one I’d probably go for a ROG Ally.

 

[PermanentSelfBan]

I bailed, but I have a Steam Deck. If I didn’t have one I’d probably go for a ROG Ally.

I had a deck last summer but didn't like it so I sold it for more than I bought it for. This is more up my alley.

 

[Grimmy]

Anyone pick one up?

 

[PermanentSelfBan]

Dove right in. Liked the idea of the Steamdeck but this is miles better.

 

[karmakid]

Dove right in. Liked the idea of the Steamdeck but this is miles better.

What are your first impressions? Do you miss the touch pads?

 

[PermanentSelfBan]

What are your first impressions? Do you miss the touch pads?

Nah, I never really used them anyways. There was a buttload of updates (Windows, My Asus, Armoury Crate) but once those were done I dabbled in some gaming.

This is with the unit plugged in:

-Forza Horizon 5 - 1080, mix of medium, high and Low settings, solid 60fps
-Destiny 2 - 1080, mix of medium and low settings, getting 50-65 fps
-Diablo IV - 1080, FSR 2.0 at quality - get about 60-90fps depending on where I'm at


I tried a bunch more, this is what I wanted the Steamdeck to be. The screen is simply amazing. And it's W11 so it plays everything. I hated fumbling around with trying to get store fronts to work on the deck.