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Will you be buying ROG Xbox Ally?
- Thread starter RetroGamingUK
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Waiting on Black Friday discounts myself to drop it down to the $899 it should have launched at. But on paper it should be solid.
DragonNCM
Member
still better value for 1000$
Unknown Soldier
Member
Going by the poll results there won't even be 1 dozen
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Wait, I thought they all are going to kill the Switch 2.
Seriously though the price is too high. I'd love to get a portable gamepass device for the kids but for 600 bucks for shitty specs, nah. Switch 2 for the car and PCs for gamepass.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Just like when that guy was giving away GPUs and people who hadn't posted in 10 years found their way back
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Didn't know Portal can run steam, egs etc natively.
MisterXDTV
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Lenovo Legion does it too, does it make it an Xbox?
Lenovo Legion is also not a PS Portal. Like that, this Rog Ally can play native PC games from multiple storefronts. Neither of these are consoles.
Don't let console warrior-ism deprive you of basic thoughts.
Topher
Identifies as young
So it is not an Xbox and it is not a PS Portal.
I think we've made real progress today.
MisterXDTV
Member
So it is not an Xbox and it is not a PS Portal.
I think we've made real progress today.
We can only know what it's not as nobody asked for this shit…
kevboard
Member
I still think it's a hilarious argument that it doesn't count as an Xbox because you can't play all your Xbox games natively...
imagine if Sony announced the PSP and said "btw. you only have access to around 1487 PS2 games on this, but not all of them, and also they are ports and not 100% the same as on PS2", and people were online calling it not a real PlayStation because of that.
imagine if Sony announced the PSP and said "btw. you only have access to around 1487 PS2 games on this, but not all of them, and also they are ports and not 100% the same as on PS2", and people were online calling it not a real PlayStation because of that.
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diffusionx
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kevboard
Member
I am not claiming otherwise. I am just saying that the "native game" thing is a retarded argument. handhelds never played the console equivalent games natively outside of something like the Sega Nomad.
you couldn't play your NES games on the GameBoy/Color. you couldn't play your SNES games on the GameBoy Advance. you couldn't play N64 games on the DS. and you also couldn't play GameCube games on the 3DS.
not being able to natively play home console games is the default state of handheld game consoles. systems that did let you play home console games are a tiny minority, and were usually a revision of said home console, just packed into a smaller shell with a screen.
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Topher
Identifies as young
We can only know what it's not as nobody asked for this shit…
It's a handheld PC just like the previous Rog Ally
XBOX should start selling stickers for devices that can load their store front.
If you can read this message, your using an XBOX.
Who approved this shit seriously. They've lost their minds and it's funny to see the zealots just follow suit. Are shareholders and management this dumb? to believe this shit?
If you can read this message, your using an XBOX.
Who approved this shit seriously. They've lost their minds and it's funny to see the zealots just follow suit. Are shareholders and management this dumb? to believe this shit?
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wipeout364
Member
I just bought a ally x in February so no but if I had not bought it I would get the X version day one.
Parazels
Member
So true! Xbox without Xbox games is pure schizophrenia!
FIREKNIGHT2029
Member
Fuck no.
vaibhavpisal
Member
I think backwards compatibility is pretty much ingrained in Xbox brand. Thats what a lot of people associate it with these days.
For future games, sure, it will play everything.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Xbox is best gaming brand.
yogaflame
Member
Those who will get it, enjoy. I still have too many expenses for me to possibly buy it. Maybe if there was a big exclusive like new Halo or Gears, maybe I could have use again a credit card. But please, those who bought it, give us your personal review of the hardwares capability and games performance.
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vaibhavpisal
Member
It isn't a must have device.
Just something cool to enjoy games on. Some that you likely wont play otherwise.
Having limited power drives players towards certain types of games.
Must have really scrambled you inside when the PS4 launched without backwards compatibility.
yogaflame
Member
So it's for tech enthusiast and with the cash to burn.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Its in a weird spot honestly.
For $1000 these days, you can get laptops with oled screens and get 120 fps on it easily.
Getting these handhelds is best for less demanding games.
Then it feels weird to spend that much for a indi / retro machine.
I expect this form factor will always lag behind bigger form factors that can draw 100 watts. Pricing needs to be optimised for it along with QOL features.
VolticArchangel
Member
Lmao, fuck no.
I'm interested in the Xbox Magnus because of Gamepass.
I'm interested in a PS6 and a PS6 Portable because of the locked ecosystem, physical games (not portable) and the return of the PSP as a full handheld Console.
If MS released an Xbox Handheld Console, I'd be down for that too later, because of Gamepass again, on the go, but they canned it.
But if I'm going to buy a PC handheld, it's going to be the Steam Deck 2, and nothing in between.
I'm interested in the Xbox Magnus because of Gamepass.
I'm interested in a PS6 and a PS6 Portable because of the locked ecosystem, physical games (not portable) and the return of the PSP as a full handheld Console.
If MS released an Xbox Handheld Console, I'd be down for that too later, because of Gamepass again, on the go, but they canned it.
But if I'm going to buy a PC handheld, it's going to be the Steam Deck 2, and nothing in between.
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UltimaKilo
Gold Member
These things are so niche and too expensive. They might be interesting in 2-3 years with the advancements in semis, but not right now.
CuteFaceJay
Member
where do they think this liquidity is coming from? so unless they are expecting fed and other central banks drop rates back to 0 again like they did in 2009. No one will be buying this.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
There is a difference, but that has nothing to do with the video. Its a video comparing the Z1 Extreme and the Z2 Extreme, which is what your entire argument was based on.
Am I wrong?
In The post I made that you responded to with this video, the conversation was about the Z2 Go in the Legion Go S.
DaleinCalgary
Member
Order it now, this will be the lowest price ever.
Humdinger
Member
Stop exaggerating. It's only $999.
But no. I'm not into handhelds, particularly Xbox branded ones. If I were to get one, it'd probably be a Steamdeck 2, whenever that emerges.
MisterXDTV
Member
Based on the poll results the thread title should be changed in:
Will anyone buy ROG Ally with an Xbox sticker?
Will anyone buy ROG Ally with an Xbox sticker?
Fess
Member
Absolutely!
The price is a joke but whatever. I'm going with the X. Never had a Windows handheld so it should be a nice entry point. The Xbox controller is my go-to controller on PC so the ergonomics/haptics/button on Xbox Ally seems perfect. Excited to see if Xbox App works well or if I'll have to use Playnite like on the living room PC, hopefully the fullscreen mode with modified Windows isn't restricted to Xbox App but works on anything.
The price is a joke but whatever. I'm going with the X. Never had a Windows handheld so it should be a nice entry point. The Xbox controller is my go-to controller on PC so the ergonomics/haptics/button on Xbox Ally seems perfect. Excited to see if Xbox App works well or if I'll have to use Playnite like on the living room PC, hopefully the fullscreen mode with modified Windows isn't restricted to Xbox App but works on anything.
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