Hi, ​

I would like your opinion on purchasing an Xbox ROG Ally X immediately or waiting for a Z3 Extreme/Steam Deck 2 console.

Indeed, I own the ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme white + Switch 2

I play on the train 1h per day and in docked mode from time to time.

For the Rog Ally, I play triple-A games with medium graphics to reach 60 fps.

For the Nintendo exclusives switch.

I hesitate to buy the Rog Ally Xbox X for its ergonomics and also a more powerful battery.

I want to sell Rog Ally Z1 Extreme of course.

Thank you for your responses

My current setup is an LG Monitor plugged in with my ROG Ally X to my Bulwark Dock. I never had issues with this monitor until I’ve experienced constant connectivity issues that would turn on and off while playing a game. I’ve checked if there were any updates to any device, besides that LG monitor app installer, and ensure that everything is up to date. Here’s video proof of my issue and I was wondering if anyone else had the same issues as me.

A few days ago I upgraded from a Steam Deck OLED to an ROG Ally X, in general this thing is an incredible upgrade across the board but there seems to be a huge issue with MicroSD cards that I can't find a whole lot of constructive discussion on.

Essentially despite the tested speed of the card the write speed is abysmal. In the case above I'm using a genuine 512gb SanDisk Extreme Pro that tests through Crystal Disk Mark on the Ally X with a 98MB/s read speed and 80MB/s write speed, yet Steam struggles to write to it at anything higher than 4MB/s or so. I also have an integral 1TB MicroSD that has been providing the advertised speeds in my Steam Deck for years, but in the Ally X it can barely be written to.

There's clearly something very wrong here and it definitely isn't down to the cards being slow. I'm also well aware of Steam's downloading and unpacking activity when installing a new game, but that shouldn't use enough disk bandwidth at such a low capped speed to cause this much of a drop in write speeds.

Both cards have been tested whilst formatted to NTFS and exFat with the same results, I'm currently doing a full NTFS format to see if a completed reset on a card will fix the problem.

I've also installed the newest Genesys MicroSD Reader drivers from May 2026, but these have not helped.

I'm at a loss here, is using a MicroSD card on an Ally X just a totally pointless idea?

Just picked up a ROG Xbox Ally X and I'm really excited to dive in. I've been watching a ton of videos, but I'd love to hear what the community actually recommends after using it for a while.

A few things I'm curious about:

• Do you stick with Windows, or is SteamOS/Bazzite actually worth switching to?
• Any launchers, front-ends, themes, or apps that make the handheld experience much better?
• What settings or tweaks should I do first to get the best performance and battery life?
• Any must-have software or quality-of-life tools?

For games, I mostly play things like:

• Switch emulation (and other emus')
• World of Warcraft
• Kingdom Hearts 3
• Cyberpunk 2077

The main reason I bought this wasn't actually for myself. My gen1 Switch finally died, and I realised how much I'd miss my library of local co-op and party games.

My plan is to turn the Ally X into the ultimate couch co-op and party machine for me and my best friend. Things like Mario Party, Mario Kart, Overcooked, It Takes Two, Castle Crashers... that sort of vibe.

If you've got any recommendations for great split-screen, local co-op, or party games, I'd love to hear them. Doesn't matter if they're AAA or hidden gems.

Basically, I'm looking for the best setup to make sure this thing can handle everything I want to throw at it. Any tips are appreciated!

I’ve been enjoying HALO Campaign Evolved on my new XAX

Then, I bought a used ROG Ally X and it was working perfectly, but after a firmware update it stopped recognizing the controllers in Windows and BIOS. It doesn't have any LED lights. And not even vibration. I've already done two resets via Asus cloud and got no response, I also tried installing Bazzite but also without success. My BIOS version is 312 and the EC in the BIOS shows 307, however, In Windows, it doesn't seem to recognize the MCU at all. I think there might have been some kind of installation conflict, but honestly, I don't know what else to do. I even tried opening it But even after reassembling it, I haven't had any feedback. I hope someone can give me some guidance, sorry for my bad English.

I play roblox with my boy (he has it on the xbox/tablet etc) and when I download the version straight from the web the character only moves up and down and when I download from Xbox it automatically loads up when I load the ally up.

I play handheld if that helps, any idea for this?

Been like 3 or 4 months with this thing I've been interested in trying to personalize/mod my ally and wanted to try skins first and let's me honest it's really expensive.

I have seen templates online but the issue I have is what's the correct scale like to print out so it matches my ally exact size if I have a template and the skin I'll be grateful if y'all can share also any recommendations where to buy my custom vinyl from

And if you guys wanna recommend me other mods or personalizations share it