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Old 05-12-23, 07:41 PM
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ASUS ROG Ally Discussion Thread.

Since I'm getting Diablo IV and Lego 2k Drive for the pc (Lego 2K Drive doesn't have cross-progression like Disney Speedstorm does) decided to bite the bullet and get an Asus. Just placed the pre-order. Going to be great having those two games on the go and I can also use it for Speedstorm. I prefer the PC for playing but like the flexibility of having it on the go. Comes out June 13th.
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My gaming PC cost less than the highest priced one. I don't game on the go much, but I can understand the need and want for these.
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I am intrigued about this Steam Deck competitor (especially how you can dock it to a 4090 for extra graphical performance at home) but I'll wait for reviews and user experiences (the latter due to Asus' recent end user woes).

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My gaming PC cost less than the highest priced one. I don't game on the go much, but I can understand the need and want for these.
Your gaming rig cost under $700.
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I am intrigued about this Steam Deck competitor (especially how you can dock it to a 4090 for extra graphical performance at home) but I'll wait for reviews and user experiences (the latter due to Asus' recent end user woes).


Your gaming rig cost under $700.
Yeah it did. My Lenovo Legion cost 656.59 before taxes. A couple of people on this forum helped me find a really good deal on it.
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Yeah it did. My Lenovo Legion cost 656.59 before taxes. A couple of people on this forum helped me find a really good deal on it.
That's pretty awesome.
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That's pretty awesome.
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It’s not insanely powerful, but it plays the games that I want to play.
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Originally Posted by lwhy? View Post
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It’s not insanely powerful, but it plays the games that I want to play.
In the end, that's all that really matters.
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He pronounces it Ah-soos... I always pronounced it Ay-suss.
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It's actually Ass-Us.
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I like his channel. He usually tells it like it is.

Curious why you're looking at the Asus vs the Steamdeck?
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Originally Posted by RocShemp View Post
I am intrigued about this Steam Deck competitor (especially how you can dock it to a 4090 for extra graphical performance at home) but I'll wait for reviews and user experiences (the latter due to Asus' recent end user woes).
That is a really cool feature but it costs $1500. I feel like that's the case with a lot of these "features" in a lot of different tech. Yeah theoretically it's really cool but it's also usually extremely cost prohibitive, or just never comes to fruition.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crSfiGBPGeo

I like his channel. He usually tells it like it is.

Curious why you're looking at the Asus vs the Steamdeck?
Power. Everyone is comparing prerelease ally to year 2 steam deck. This will be able to do more. And it's 50 bucks more. I wanted a portable pc gaming machine so I may as well go for the technically better machine.
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Yeah but. Even though he says it's okay, I would pick the steamdeck over the Asus based on that Dpad alone. I absolutely hated the old circular XBox Dpad.
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Yeah but. Even though he says it's okay, I would pick the steamdeck over the Asus based on that Dpad alone. I absolutely hated the old circular XBox Dpad.
I prefer circular dpads to just 4 sticks

I also have very small hands so when it comes to controls the more people complain about them (other than things like stick drifting) the more I know they will work for me.

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Eh, I already have a Steamdeck that I've put way too much time into customizing. I think I'll stick with them until the next gen is available. But props to Asus for getting in the budget PC handheld field.
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Oh if I had one I definitely wouldn't switch, but for me it makes no sense to get the top tier Deck while the Asus is two weeks away.
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That's fair, I got the lowest tier Deck and swapped out the HDD ... which wound up not being necessary due to how well it ran off MicroSDs.
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I'm excited to play Speedstorm, Lego 2K Drive, and Diablo IV on the TV.

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