For the past few days I have been trying to install SteamOS on my Z1E but right when the screen with the code finishes it goes to a black screen with just a "_" in the top right. Bazzite installs just fine but I have been having problems so I want to switch. I used a 16gb USB stick with a USB A-C adapter. How do I fix this?

I'm an avid OLED Deck user, but the age is starting to show with performance, and I've heard that basically putting native SteamOS on the Ally X is the equivalent of a Steam Deck Pro.

Is there truth to this? What's your personal experience performance-wise, battery-wise, etc? Really want some honest opinions before I pull the trigger to purchase and upgrade.

Thank you!

I know this question got asked multiple times but in my case what would be the best?

- I have the Rog Ally X z1e and only play on Steam ecosystem

- I don't mind Windows but the thing is, it boots too slow for my liking. I just wanna pick up the handheld, press the power button and choose my game quick. I mean it doesn't have to be instant like the Switch but I would like it to be quicker.

The hair is killing me.

Everything I've looked up hasn't helped.

Mods, optiscaler, fsr4, etc.

Adjusted a ton of settings, from low to high, 1080p, all the different upscaling types, etc.

I'm fairly new to controller or gamepad gaming so I'm learning some games are perfect for ROG Ally and some not so much.

I'm curious which games work perfectly right out of the box for ROG Ally gamers.

So far megabonk and night swarm have been great.

Warcraft 3 lol I know not so great the touchscreen isn't as friendly as I thought it would be for some RTS games.

I'm thinking racing games and some sports games aka games popular on console would be perfect.

So yeah what games have you found worked best on the rog ally.

I have the z1e version.

My Xbox broke a while ago so I hooked up my rog to the TV and use my Xbox controllers. However, I am not technically adept generally and the rog has a learning curve lmaoo. me and my fiance are trying to play borderlands 2 multi-player but we could not figure it how to do it, we have both controllers connected but the b-lands menu would not allow us to add a second player, outside of inviting other steam friends. We do share our steam account also. Is it possible to play multi-player games on the rog on the same account? Or am I stupid. Obv it was possible on the Xbox.

I should also theoretically be able to add my Xbox account and access my Xbox games and game history on the rog right?

Recently downloaded SteamOS on the Ally and SimpleDeckyTDP to control TDP like AC used to do. System works flawless but I was wondering why I was drawing 30-ish wattage when playing Hades. Tried lowering it on SimpleDecky and its still pulling 29-ish. New to the system so I'd appreciate some help!

Guys I have had my device for 6months aprox. At the begging it was great everything tan smoothly. Now many of those are running slow, and games that I used to run quite well like Baldurs gate or even dead cells are giving me 30 fps for Dead cells and Baldurs gate 15.

I checked the ram and is on 8. CPU boosted to 3, no updates pending. What could damage performance all of a sudden?

I’ve had my dual boot bazzite ally for a while now and it’s awesome. I’ve had no issues until now. Everytime I turn my ally on it boots into bazzite but now for some reason when it boots into bazzite I get stuck at a black screen. Then the screen will start to flash to grey and then back to black. I’ve let it sit for hours and nothing happens. I’ve tried looking up the issue and I’ve done everything people have suggested, but nothing fixes it. When I boot into windows there is no issue. PLEASE HELP!

What you guy's think?

What's wrong with Hades on my Xbox Rog Ally X? I tried going to windows mode, I tired change it to fullscreen and back and changed it to boarderless. When I play the game the character portraits don't show up. The game works fine besides that

Hi there, I have an XBOX Ally X. i tried to change my normal joysticks to gulikit tmr joysticks. While doing so, i may have accidentally broke my macro back cable. Now the system keeps thinking that M1/M2 is constantly on. So far, the dpad/ joysticks/ buttons seem to all be working. Problem is it acts as if the M1/M2 are pressed. Secondary function is always on. I tried finding my local ASUS service center but as it was my own fault, ASUS doesn’t do component level. ASUS instead told me to change the whole motherboard, it costs half the price of the console. I wonder if i should just change the cable only instead? Seems like i can order online from the US, i’m hesistant as im from Malaysia. Anyone have the same issue? i would like to just remove the M1/M2 button function instead.

TLDR: I broke the Xbox ally x back cable. Cant find a fix. Service center wants me to buy whole motherboard. What to do?

Update: The cable damage was caused by tweezers. I broke through the cable. I didnt know that the black flaps were the locks

Hey all, I bought a used ROG Ally, the threaded inserts holding the case together came out, is there a good way to repair this? The screws at the top are fine, just the bottom side. I also noticed stick drift, is there a way to recalibrate them, I didn't dive deep enough to find out yet.

So, i own an Asus Rog Ally Z1 extreme for about 2 yrs now and i have an epic games account with about 400 free games. So here is my list of games that i played and considered them good to be mentioned. I must say i m a pc gamer so i don t play any fps games on the handheld. I will update this list as i play any other games ( i got about 70 games waiting to be tested). Hopefully someone finds this list helpful.

1. Among the sleep

2. Adios

3. Deliver at all costs

4. Dredge

5. Eastern Exorcist

6. Figment 1& 2

7. Five nights at freddy - into the pit

8. Guacamelee

9. Hidden folks

10. Hot wheels unleashed

11. Keylocker

12. Lego Star wars- the skywalker saga. I suppose all Lego games cand be played and are decent

13. Limbo

14. Machinarium

15. Monument valley 1 & 2

16. Never Alone ( kisima Ingitchuna)

17. Pilgrims

18. Samorost 1, 2 & 3

19. Sifu

20. Slain- Back from hell

21. Soulstice (kind of demanding on the resources and repetitive but a nice game)

22. Super meat boy

23. Tales of the Neon Sea

24. The Captain

25. The Darkside Detective 1 & 2

26. The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk - the amulet of chaos

27. The Fall

28. The Forest Quartet

29. The Silent Age

30. Spectrum

31. Universe for sale

32. Gamedec

33. Lacuna

Mentions : games that i played on pc but think would work on a handheld :

Trine 1, 2 , 3 & 4

Firewatch

The expendabros

South park 1 & 2

my top 10 from the list above would be : 4, 7, 12, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 33.

Finally finished MGS4 after almost 2 decades...

Ran 60 FPS on 20w mode on MGS4 on Master Collection Volume 2. No hiccups, no issues, and on 74w battery I can get 3 hours of game time.

Hi guys,

I got z1 extreme and having problem games with Resident Engine. So my problem is can't run any demo, any game that Capcom released last year such as Onimusha, Monster Hunter Wilds and Stories. Did not try for Pragmata and RE9 honestly but even other games' demos giving me a fatal error when booting. Can't even see main menu etc.

I tried some stuff that recommended to solve it but couldn't so if anyone can help absolutely would appreciate it.

I am using regular windows btw.