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00:00 The ROG ALLY!
01:54 Software/UI Tour
04:20 Installing Games
05:53 Batman Arkham Knight Gameplay
08:19 Battery Vs Plugged In
09:14 Keyboard Issues…?
09:48 Halo Infinite Gameplay
10:07 Too Much Latency???
10:41 Trying A Controller
11:09 Key Mapping
12:10 IMPORTANT UPDATE
12:54 Civilisation 6 Issues…
14:24 The Solution???
15:10 Final Thoughts
16:56 Request Some Games For the Review!!!
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I love the Steam Deck, so I was instantly curious about this, my biggest issue is the control layout… that right analogue stick from the reviews I've watched, looks to be just as uncomfortable to use as it is on the Switch. It's position which from the looks of things is only marginally better than the Switch, makes playing shooters and most 3rd person games unbearable. I wish companies entering this market placed a premium on ergonomics above all else, then performance and finally aesthetics for their products. The Switch (which everyone seems to treat as a template of sorts) to me did everything backwards, where aesthetics was the primary focus, then performance and finally ergonomics. To this day, it's impossible to play that thing for more than 15 mins in handheld mode without some kind of grip accessory. The Steam Deck is literally the only handheld you can play for hours (battery life excluded) out of the box without any accessories, it's not perfect but in terms of comfort for handheld PCs, nothing even comes close to it.
Great first impression!! As a dad therefore now a casual gamer and playing with kids. The price of a 64gb steam deck + some additional storage still seems a much better option overall and for the price. I would rather spend the extra money on games. Although I do play Game Pass with the kids a lot.
I can’t wait to see the REAL review in a month when it comes out. These tech tubers are paid to say relatively nice things about the product. YouTube is essentially QVC nowadays
You remind me of a younger Austin Evans.
I’m highly considering picking this up, I’m gonna wait for side by side comparisons and other people’s reviews tho first
How is the experience for Marvel Midnight suns?
Rog Ally's screen is too small.
Even though it is 7", like the Steam Deck, it's aspect ratio 16:9 making it even harder to read certain game fonts.
I don't know why Asus went back with this aspect ratio when all other handheld gaming PCs, tablets, laptops are moving to the overall better 16:10. Even Asus's other devices are 16:10.
I was excited to buy this but the UK have to pay an extra £150. $699 = £558 but we have to pay £699. I think I'd rather leave it then if ita not fairly priced.
Could be some freesync setting or something if you are getting some bad lag.
Is there a section in Key Mappings where you can map the gyro sensor?
I love this device ❤. It is the best in the industry, and most importantly, it runs Windows 11
👏🏻👏🏻
my boi its time to hit the weights!
i hope they fix the deadzones on the ally
You are the only person to review this and complain about input lag from the controls on the system itself.
Why do you have to get everything
what are your thoughts on ASUS pulling another NEWEGG warranty issues ?? by not backing up their product and refusing Possible RMAS.. i believe all of Us as gamers need to stand together and star rejecting ASUS till they fix they Possible future RMAS problems.. I for One , as an asus fan.. will only consider MSI, EVGA specially , and Asrock . never had issues with then except Gigabyte no being that good with their Warranties … something they gotta fix like Asus from now on… Thank you all…. for sticking together as always ..
Biggest draw for me is that this will probably be able to run almost every game at 60fps at 720p which I wouldn’t mind. Probably better battery life too
Dude needs to trim his nails. Hard to watch.
Hey pc centric! I have just built a computer a couple months ago and learned from you! My ssd and hhd won’t download more than 3 mb a sec for some reason. I really need your help I have no idea how to fix this anymore.
You didn't sniff the vent of the Steam Deck when you picked it up when you said something was making noises, you are not a hard core user of the device.
They could've just included the 65w dock charger and the case , add 50$ extra and call it a day
I do notice the input lag in apex legends on steam deck. I’m not sure if they ever fixed it since I have not played it in a while. I did tweak it a bit but it’s unplayable against people who use mnk or external controller, meaning you’d just be in severe disadvantage. I would use this for single player though so i’m good.
So It was really eye opening when you said you liked going back to 720p to see more clearly and better battery life, also your right and windows 11 is really heavy, also how many AAA games will be playable at 80-120 fps and for anything less demanding then that 60 fps will do just fine. Right now I honestly think ill stick to my steam deck. I am looking foward to seeing what this thing can do in the future though
The 7 stages of Steam Deck Fanboys right now…
Shock
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance and hope
Processing
Dock with keyboard and mouse and play some lol and ow2 please 🙂
Can you test gyro support? None of the written reviews or youtube videos have tried it. Pcworld said he had a document that mentions it but he couldnt fogure out how to turn it on. Id assume steam controller config has it like any other modern game pad. Not sure how to use outside of steam.
i only see 720 or 1080, is there no option for 900p? maybe the sweet spot…
Can someone please confirm whether or not it has gyro. No gyro would be a no buy for me.
Best review/impressions video I've seen on this so far. Thanks for some actual real world critical testing!
The more of these I watch, the more I hope Asus goes after the GPD WinMax form factor. Call it the Ally Max or something. Windows is so much better with quick access to a keyboard and mouse.
That imput issue is really worrying…. Great Review!
Sticking to my deck
But i might upgrade to clamshell like gpdwin Max3 with 67whr battery and get ryzen8000U instead 100% better than vangogh
The controller lag absolutely kills the appeal for me. Sucks, cause I wanted this thing too.
I wish ROG put micro sd card storage expansion on the new rog phone. It's really annoying and fustrating that they haven't because I use my rog phone as an ssd.
Thanks for the vid my dude! Hopefully it will be available to purchase in Australia! Over a year later and still no offical launch date for us (third party through Amazon but there are risks of course not direct) plus I LOVE the RGB! I’m a RGB freak so I think it really adds a nice touch as opposed to the Steam Deck that is so bland and boring 👏🏻
To auto show Touch keyboard follow these steps:
Open Windows Settings.
Click on the Time & language tab.
Click the Typing menu on the right side.
Expand the Touch keyboard section.
Tick the Show the touch keyboard when there’s no keyboard attached checkbox.
Thank you for testing Civ. I like a similar sim type game with a lot of writing on the screen; football manager, so its important that the device is optimized for it, especially the font size, zoom capabilities and button adjustments
Halo infinite turn off vsync it's a common issue even with laptop controls feeling delayed @pccentric