ROG Xbox Ally X - Reviews Thread

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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?














 
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Windows Central giving it the highest score out of everyone?

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I will never understand people wanting to play handheld. I respect it but I dont understand it

Nothing can beat playing a videogame on a big screen with the best quality

Same papi, I had my fun with the PSP back in the day as a portable media machine but I can't see myself doing portable gaming now, either.
 
I will never understand people wanting to play handheld. I respect it but I dont understand it

Nothing can beat playing a videogame on a big screen with the best quality

As a way to play when the big TV is occupied by others, or when I'm on a trip or vacation or whatever, I can see the use case.


Not for $600 though let alone $1000.
 
I will never understand people wanting to play handheld. I respect it but I dont understand it

Nothing can beat playing a videogame on a big screen with the best quality

I agree, that's why I'd never play a "AAA" game on these things, instead, it would mostly be relegated to an Indies machine for games like SOR4, Absolum, Metroidvanias etc - that's the reason at least why I got a NS2 which I'm now regretting tbh...

If the portable PS6 proves to be true, I'd be at least able to play all of my catalogue without double dipping but make no mistake, I'd never play the heavy hitters on that thing....
 
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Looks better than I expected. Still a total non-starter for me at $1000, but cool nonetheless.
 
I will never understand people wanting to play handheld. I respect it but I dont understand it

Nothing can beat playing a videogame on a big screen with the best quality
Speaking out of my own experience, my OG Ally is a Godsend when I'm doing nightshifts, basically a great way for me to kill time and play games like Hades 2 between cleaning people's butts. Not to mention when I travel to my cousin to Vienna, the 4h train ride goes by in an instant :D But yeah, handhelds are great for those scenarios, now folks that buy a handheld to play at home while having a powerful PC, those I don't understand lol.
 
I agree, that's why I'd never play a "AAA" game on these things, instead, it would mostly be relegated to an Indies machine for games like SOR4, Absolum, Metroidvanias etc - that's the reason at least of why I got a NS2 which I'm now regretting tbh...

If the portable PS6 proves to be true, I'd be at least able to play all of my catalogue without double dipping but make no mistake, I'd never play the heavy hitters on that thing....
That's why I got a Steam Deck, except the problem is that even the Steam Deck is enormous and takes up tons of room in a carry on, it's really ridiculous that we call these portables, I ended up selling it. But the Steam Deck was also way cheaper than this.
 
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That's why I got a Steam Deck, except the problem is that even the Steam Deck is enormous and takes up tons of room in a carry on, it's really ridiculous that we call these portables, I ended up selling it. But the Steam Deck was also way cheaper than this.

You know Diff, I think I should have gone for a Steam deck myself 'cause 99% of the games I bought on the NS2 are also available on Steam/PC 🤔

I'm in the process of selling the NS2, now, i'll either wait for the inevitable Steam deck 2 OR the rumored PS6 portable...
 
I will never understand people wanting to play handheld. I respect it but I dont understand it

Nothing can beat playing a videogame on a big screen with the best quality

Had to travel for work, 6 months away from my desktop. Buying a good handheld made the experience much more tolerable. Was able to finish Rogue Trader. Right now using the handheld while on vacation.
 
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I'm intrigued by the Windows Full Screen experience, but I'll dip in when it's version 2 or 3.

Since ROG pumps these out yearly, I'm looking at 2027-2028.

The entire market could look different by then!
 
I find the base model quite tempting actually with those grips and that screen, looks much comfier than the Deck.

But I already have the LCD Deck and Switch 2 so I'd need to sell the Deck (probably for peanuts).

Is there a windows equivalent of EmuDeck? I guess you can install and run individual emulators but I like the ease of use of EmuDeck.
 
What's so amazing, better, or innovative about the Full Screen Experience that makes you lean toward Windows Gaming Handhelds?

The same thing thats good about Steam OS which Im using right now. I can navigate it easily with a controller. Besides that Steam OS offered nothing else I gave a shit about. Only now when I switch this Lenovo out for the Xbox ROG I'm not trapped with only using one storefront, restricted by certain games not playing nice like Battlefield, and I dont have to learn to navigate Linux for mods and to install emulators when I have over three decades of experience playing around with Windows OS.
 
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Where the hell is the 2nd steam deck iteration? A handheld pc that I can jack into my tv like the switch sounds ideal to me, but the market has a shitload of these now.
$1000 is too steep for me, I basically want it to play lil indies like Fear and Hunger that never get console releases.
 
You can get a really good gaming laptop for the same money which will run rings around it in every game.

This is enthusiasts appeal only. Everyone else expects a handheld to be five hundred quid tops.
 
Where the hell is the 2nd steam deck iteration? A handheld pc that I can jack into my tv like the switch sounds ideal to me, but the market has a shitload of these now.
$1000 is too steep for me, I basically want it to play lil indies like Fear and Hunger that never get console releases.
For small indies, Steam Deck is fine. Or cheaper Xbox Ally.
 
As a way to play when the big TV is occupied by others, or when I'm on a trip or vacation or whatever, I can see the use case.


Not for $600 though let alone $1000.
My Steamdeck is cool and all, but I use my Retroid more honestly. It's just more pocketable. I'd be a little afraid of carrying a $1000 toy with me.
 
I will never understand people wanting to play handheld. I respect it but I dont understand it

Nothing can beat playing a videogame on a big screen with the best quality

You'll understand when you have kids.

On topic - 7 inch screen is a dealbreaker for me. So stupid to have a 7 inch IPS in a 1k+ device. Steam Deck OLED is the value king and tbqh strong enough for 95% of games I want to play on a handheld.
 
A product for Tech Youtuber shills, Xbox fanboys and handheld enthusiast collectors..

It's a very, very small market and this product will be quickly forgotten by MS.
 
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