Gregory's ServerI’ll be sticking with the #SteamDeck so if that’s your thing and you’re staying put follow along ✌️
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 @gamingonlinux Gonna admit, the ROG Ally looks sweet, but the SteamDeck comes with Linux :coolglasses: I'm also surprised people have so quickly gone to ASUS...has no one been watching the seriously anti-consumer stuff they've been doing with the motherboard fiasco?  @gamingonlinux "I'm also surprised people have so quickly gone to ASUS" how do you mean that? @gamingonlinux The what fiasco now? Deffo not getting the ROG Ally regardless. An ally that uses Windows is no ally of mine! @gamingonlinux I think people are totally numbed to "Company X does things that are Bad for you", because you can literally put in 99.9% of companies for X and it'll be true. @gamingonlinux having to use windows and rog armory crate sounds awful on a 7" screen lol @gamingonlinux I wonder if the negative press they've got lately (Jayztwocents posted a video too dropping them as a brand they'd endorse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ-QVOKGVyM) affected the Ally price at all? Make it competetive to get people talking about Asus in a more positive light? (probably didn't affect it, just a thought...) @gamingonlinux really considering returning the ASUS motherboard I bought right before all this started while I still can   @gamingonlinux I really enjoyed this video series, the humans over at GN have put a huge amount of work into this investigation! @gamingonlinux I've been an Asus and Corsair enthusiast for almost 12 years now. I don't think I'll be buying any adud product. @gamingonlinux Well thanks for sharing, I somehow didn't know about that and have a Strix B650E-E with a 7700x and EXPO enabled. 😅 Set the VSoC to 1.25v to be safe. A shame that we don't have proper sensors for this on Linux by the way. 😕 @gamingonlinux It doesn't surprise me at all. I find the top complaints about the Steam Deck are the specs, and the fact it uses Linux, which means some very popular games are simply not playable. The ROG Ally solves these two issues, but the question of course becomes what new ones will it introduce? Windows is personally a non starter for me and the Deck plays everything I need, so I'm fine. @matt From multiple reviews that didn't just dote on it because they got a review unit...there's lots of downsides. No trackpads, ASUS' software is quite rubbish, some buttons get stuck etc. @gamingonlinux No surprise really, I'm very interested to see what people think when it comes out and all the hype dies down. I would like a more powerful handheld but I doubt the Ally will be it. @gamingonlinux I have also been quite surprised that (other than The Verge's review) there has been essentially no mention of the lack of track pads in any of the reviews. I use them loads on my Deck. Also as The Verge pointed out, while Windows and faster CPU does open up more compatibility for new AAA games, it's not always true for older stuff (even if it was originally released on Windows). As a result the Ally seems more console (modern gamepad compatible games only) like then the Deck. @gamingonlinux I don't really understand why anyone would want the Ally tbh. Nearly every review has pointed out its largest failing - the poor user experience. It can't even do the basic console thing of suspending your game when you suspend the console. It doesn't pause the game when you go into a menu etc... They seem to have missed the point of a portable console. @gamingonlinux My dad had recently bought a laptop from ASUS and swears by them, so I'd been focusing a lot of my laptop researching on ASUS laptops, but now I'm starting to have my doubts that I should give them my money. @gamingonlinux ASUS are poised to be in a really good position selling this but if their QC and support cant keep up, they'll be dead in the water. @gamingonlinux Not going to lie, the Ally does look good. But imho: I'm sticking with the Deck as well. @gamingonlinux I still don't have use for portable handheld. But It would be my 1st option to go! @gamingonlinux Steamdeck for the win 🤘 (not windows 😄). It always surprises that peeps put Windows on it. 🤮 The (gaming) experience and tweakability is amazing as is. 💪 Based on SD availability in some geos I can understand that peeps don't want to wait anymore and go for an alternative.  Honestly, I can't imagine Windows on a device like this. Game Mode is almost perfect for gaming, no interruptions, no Windows Update randomly restarting the machine, no random prompts to log into services that you don't need. Push the power button and it sleeps, push it again and you can keep playing. Desktop Mode could be better, MS has had a long time to make a tablet-style OS.  @gamingonlinux Same. I love the creativity Valve put into building it, the stability of Linux, the touch pads as my mouse. The ally on the other hand seems to be the generic downgrade. Back to windows, Armoury Crate was already a buggy mess on my desktop pc, so getting it to work reliably will be quite the challenge I think. And the specs do in my opinion not look thaaaaat good to make me accept the drawbacks :/ @gamingonlinux The Verge's observation that there are actually more games on the Steam Deck to play than on the Ally due to the Ally's lack of Steam Input was super interesting. The controller adjustments are far less robust, there's no way to bind the gyro to mouse, and the lack of community made controller configurations is a huge blow to the thing. Also, no one is really talking about it all that much, but the lack of touchpads is a huge issue for anything running a desktop OS. @gamingonlinux well when you can’t buy a steam deck and they get denied ad importing but the ASUS will be available in your country you’re going to go for the ASUS. @gamingonlinux You mean to say that @gamingonlinux is going to keep using the #Linux device with a better HID and a better UX instead of switching to a Windows machine? Whoda thunk? ;) How long before someone optimizes #holoiso for it to make the "we have one at home" version of a #steamdeck? @gamingonlinux Same here. Love my Steamdeck. I’ll be happy with it till the 2nd gen. Deck. |
@gamingonlinux still can't buy one so I'll take what I can get.
I'll follow you for other Linux gaming stuff though.