ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds announced Comments
- Anonymous
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Hemedans, 09 Jun 2025What Nintendo data you talked about? Over 80% of Nintendo user prefer Handheld and Only 50% us... moreNintendo shared usage data years ago. Nintendo separated Nintendo Switch users into 3 groups: primary TV mode, primary handheld mode, and hybrid. Most Nintendo Switch users used Nintendo Switch systems as hybrid consoles. The fact that the Nintendo Switch Lite is the worst-selling model supports this information. Most users want hybrid devices, not handheld-only devices. The Nintendo Switch sold 152 million units. 25 million is only about 16%, even though it's the cheapest model.
- Anonymous
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Anonymous, 08 Jun 2025I don't see the point. These Xbox-branded devices are just Windows handheld PCs. They won... moreWell it was rumoured that asus will release a sequel for Ally as well as an xbox handheld. It looks like they have combined the two
And I know it runs only windows games lol. I have game pass
- Hemedans
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Anonymous, 09 Jun 2025Actually, the Switch shows that a lot of people want hybrid devices, not handheld-only devices... moreWhat Nintendo data you talked about? Over 80% of Nintendo user prefer Handheld and Only 50% use both Handheld and console mode. Also switch lite sold 25M units which is a lot.
- Anonymous
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justasmile, 09 Jun 2025If it isn't gonna be cheaper than the Windows model, then it's just e waste It's a Windows handheld PC. Also, it definitely won't be cheaper than an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme device.
- Anonymous
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DeepIn2U, 09 Jun 2025Wrong! It all depends on the Software suport - both range and accessibility of Games and of... moreThe Wii outsold the PS3, and the Nintendo Switch outsold the PS4. If you also count handheld consoles, the DS outsold the PSP, and the 3DS outsold the PS Vita.
- Anonymous
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Hemedans, 09 Jun 2025It's handheld? Who ever want to game on go is targeted market, Steam deck and Switch alre... moreActually, the Switch shows that a lot of people want hybrid devices, not handheld-only devices. According to Nintendo, most Nintendo Switch users use Nintendo Switch systems as hybrid consoles. This is supported by the fact that the Nintendo Switch Lite, which is a handheld console, is the worst-selling Nintendo Switch model by a huge margin, even though it's the cheapest model. You can read Nintendo's financial results. The Steam Deck probably sold about 3 million units. It's a handheld PC, but by console standard, it's a massive failure financially. Obviously, Valve will never admit that. Maybe by the time Nintendo releases a Nintendo Switch 8, other companies will start to understand this.
- Anonymous
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DeepIn2U, 09 Jun 2025Answer: Termed and licensed locked in exclusives and if they do NOT SELL BOOM they have an ... moreThis implies that if Xbox-branded Windows handheld PCs fail, non-Xbox-branded Windows handheld PCs will succeed. Does this make any sense?
- Anonymous
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Hemedans, 09 Jun 2025I mean the whole steam deck vs Windows handheld debate was because Windows wasn't good in... moreI mean, if Asus will release an Asus ROG Xbox Ally, why should Asus release an Asus ROG Non-Xbox Ally after that? What is the point in releasing an Asus ROG Non-Xbox Ally after releasing an Asus ROG Xbox Ally?
- DeepIn2U
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xPandamon, 09 Jun 2025Xbox's are just computers with a custom OS and the vast majority of games are on Windows ... moreFinally somebody with a brain!
- DeepIn2U
- RrK
Anonymous, 08 Jun 2025I don't see the point. These Xbox-branded devices are just Windows handheld PCs. They won... moreAnswer:
Termed and licensed locked in exclusives and if they do NOT SELL BOOM they have an out and NOT be a laughing gass of thr handled gaming market!
Asus is a long time and BIG Microsoft partner that's quick to contracts BUT their a corporation just like any other and they're NOT stupid as you microscopically think!!
- Hemedans
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Leanzazzy, 09 Jun 2025I don't understand who the market demographic for this is. These handheld consoles always... moreIt's handheld? Who ever want to game on go is targeted market, Steam deck and Switch already showed there is huge market for this. Not everyone worship graphics some people prefer better experience.
- Hemedans
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Anonymous, 08 Jun 2025I don't see the point. These Xbox-branded devices are just Windows handheld PCs. They won... moreI mean the whole steam deck vs Windows handheld debate was because Windows wasn't good in Handheld form factor. This one adress that to give you better experience with handheld, you get mode which use less resources and it's easy to navigate.
- Leanzazzy
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I don't understand who the market demographic for this is. These handheld consoles always have terrible performance relative to their console and PC counterparts and always will simply due to basic physics.
They will always have thermal throttling due to poor cooling, which in itself is because of the limited size and space and because everything is so closely packed together. Even with these constraints, they still cannot even reach their capped maximum because they only have a fixed/limited battery life and maximising their power would make the battery life abysmal, so there always has to be a compromise between power and efficiency.
Don't say "Just plug it in" because that defeats the entire purpose of portability in the first place. Do you really need portability that badly that you are willing to sacrifice so much for it? Just use your phone, which is "free"(because you already have it and aren't paying extra for another additional device) and has games that are already optimised for it and mostly free. Use AdGuard's DNS to block ads.
- DeepIn2U
- RrK
Souzazs, 08 Jun 2025It all depends on the price, because the most basic version is a little bit better than the St... moreWrong!
It all depends on the Software suport - both range and accessibility of Games and of the Windows OS software that is supported!!
ONLY the games pricing will have any significant impact on target market of users!
Look at the Playstation year after year after year its priced MORE than the XBox and Nintendo and Sega systems YET its ALWAYS outsole EVERY one of their respective home systems - save one aging Ninentdo system!
Regardless it was the plehor of games avaliable in market andb5ge quality of the software avaliable as well as phenomenal os ans system support!
You kids KERP thinking these are just gaming systems and its sad not to mention blinding you!
- Anonymous
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Can play Black Myth Wukong?
- Anonymous
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xPandamon, 09 Jun 2025Xbox's are just computers with a custom OS and the vast majority of games are on Windows ... moreThe point is that if you own 100 Xbox Series X games, you can't run them on these devices because they are just Windows handheld PCs. Regarding the OS, I don't see how it's huge at all. It's just Windows with some Xbox user interface and probably some services disabled. The performance may increase by a few percent.
- xPandamon
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Anonymous, 08 Jun 2025I don't see the point. These Xbox-branded devices are just Windows handheld PCs. They won... moreXbox's are just computers with a custom OS and the vast majority of games are on Windows too for obvious reasons, if not all. This is just a handheld with an optimized Windows installation which is HUGE
- Anonymous
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L.O.R.D, 08 Jun 2025I wonder if Asus will also release a non Xbox Ally after these My current Ally is going gre... moreI don't see the point. These Xbox-branded devices are just Windows handheld PCs. They won't natively run Xbox games. Why should Asus release non-Xbox-branded devices in the future which are essentially the same as these devices?
