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Asus ROG Ally successor “likely” to challenge Steam Deck soon (www.pcgamesn.com)
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[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago (3 children)

As things stand, the ROG Ally is one of the best handheld gaming PCs, the Steam Deck aside, particularly if you are after a portable powerhouse that is rocking Windows 11

Literally no one is looking for that. Some people might think they are, but they are misinformed.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Microsoft is looking for it and it wouldn't surprise me if they are paying a decent penny for it to try to stop the Linux gaming momentum the deck is driving.

It's entirely irrelevant to me. I don't care what the specs are if it's just running Windows.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The fact that the Deck doesn't run Windows is a selling point. Sounds like higher management here needs to at least pretend to understand their product.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I actually run W11 on my SteamDeck, and would not recommend it for most users and definitely not for anyone to use for console. The biggest “killer-feature” all of these handhelds are missing is the ability to sleep like SteamOS allows and every other portable console for last two decades. It honestly makes these devices like the Ally with all their greatly improved specs look like cheap knockoffs since they can’t sleep, which could be a huge problem when using on the go.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Im blown away to learn thats not a normal feature for the other handheld gaming pcs.

I am also slightly less surprised, but still surprised, to learn there isnt a snappy name for this type of computer, like tower or laptop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

IDK, "handheld" is snappy imo. I have a desktop PC that sits on my desk, a laptop PC that can sit on my lap, and a handheld PC that I can hold with my hands.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Yep, the functional sleep is the singular feature that makes the Steam Deck stand out, in my opinion. Not that it isn't a nice piece of hardware otherwise, don't get me wrong, but it's not unique in any other respect. The fact that you can use it like you would a Switch or something is the thing that sets it apart, and none of these upstart competitors seem to understand that.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

Ah yes spy on me more daddy Windows and send my data to the NSA

All cringy jokes asside I switched away from Windows 11 for a reason, no way in hell I'm going back