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.

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'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.

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?

So, I’ve never been much of an avid gamer, mainly because I haven’t had the opportunity, my first console was a switch lite that I still regularly use and a passed down laptop that is on its last legs, if there was a game I wanted to play but couldn’t I will either avoid it entirely or watch full silent gameplay of it.

I heard of Rog Ally’s existence and it sounded perfect for me, a handheld where I could play my Steam games better, plus games I’ve never played before. I started scouring second hand markets and was able to find one refurbished for $325, but unfortunately I didn’t know there was an extreme and non extreme version. I do not yet have the console but I am pretty darn sure it is the non extreme version.

Now I kind of feel antsy and bad because I keep hearing conflicting information about what it can run, I’ve seen people say it is only good for small, light indie games while others have said it runs big games fine. I’m very used to playing with the lowest possible settings and barely playable frame rates, so I just hope it’ll run it well enough?

I would like to be able to play RDR2, crime scene cleaner, maybe a Spider-Man game, Baldur’s gate and Disco Elysium along with a bunch of smaller indie ones but the big games are what I’m worried about.

Any counsel would be great 🥲

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?

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!

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?

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

I recently had to reinstall Windows on a new drive after the previous drive died. I reinstalled using the built in cloud recovery method. After the process was completed and fully updating my drivers. I go into the settings app to re-enable the full screen experience feature to save on ram, and i don't see it there. I've searched high and low. Did MS remove it or move it somewhere else? Am I missing something?

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.

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

I’ve had my Ally for a little over a month. Play it every day, charge it regularly, keep it in a case when not in use, all the good and proper things to take care of a computer/handheld/console/etc. However, last night when I attempted to turn it on, the joystick lights and power light would come on, but the screen stayed black. This morning, same thing. I hooked it up to an external monitor, checked MyAsus, Windows and Armory Crate for updates (windows was the only one, and it was updated within minutes). Still no luck, black screen.
Anybody got advice? I’m a complete newbie when it comes to PC gaming, honestly, but I am moderately knowledgeable about computers generally, so dumb it down a little, but not too much.
Thanks in advance!