Customer Ratings & Reviews

This thing is a beast for being a handheld. You can run anything that would run on a Windows PC. I do not suggest this if you’re not tech savy as there is not really any sort of console experience, its straight Windows. If you are then this thing is great but just make sure you’re near an outlet because this thing dies in less than 2 hours.

Great concept But, if you wanna play competitively this is not it. This is more like offline games. Playing FIFA online or any shooting game online is unplayable. You’re gonna lose. And when I say online games, I’m talking about playing games at 1080p 40-60fps And some are lower than 40fps which I really don’t wanna play games with those fps. Also sometimes it freezes and you gotta hard reset. Goes to deep sleep and the only way to turn it on is hard reset. Battery in turbo is like 1 hr and 20 mins It gets hot. Inserted sd in slot and got my rig Ally slow. Maybe it was about to burn idk. Button on top are too small too. When I saw this I was so excited, I was like I’ll be able to game in my bed. Besides all the faults, after a while it’s tiring holding it. Overall if you don’t care about all those negative I mentioned you should be able to enjoy it. I wish I could’ve enjoy it. Just get an open box for $500 Is not worth $600 or $700

I already own a SteamDeck, and initially just wanted a Windows based handheld for Game Pass games. However, I've used this more and more by the day. I use it more than the SteamDeck. The screen is great, ergonomics are awesome. The only detail would be the battery, which drains pretty fast. But that's to be expected.

Very solid gaming device. I use it for all my retro games and modern pc. Mostly 720p with medium settings on the moat demanding, and runs everything up to ps3 great. Screen quality is very good with the 120hz 1080p.

To be honest it is a great system. It loads fast and being a Windows based system it is very user friendly. My only gripe is that the system comes with a 512GB SSD but can be upgraded with an SD card. My left bumper has a squeaky sound but it does not affect the way it plays its just a little annoying. I am playing Steam games, some free to play games, and Xbox Game Pass runs great! The ASUS dock was not in stock when I purchased this so I will have to update my review at a later time.

This device has gotten a lot of updates and asus has been supporting it greatly. Windows can be a blessing and a curse in that you cant just play a game. You have to stay on top of those updates and they are found in multiple places armory crate snd asus app for drivers, including the standard windows updates. Once you get through that the armory crate has a ton of options and you can take your time learning all of those. Only downside is battery life. I get normally about an hr and a half off the charge. Expect to not fully max out on your games and play mostly on meddium settings. Some may ask then why even have the options. Well becuase it comes down to choice and what you prioritize as more important when gaming. This is influenced by what you play and how demanding it is. Some simple games and side scrollers you can go crazy with. Some games have great scenery so you want textures and resolution maxed without effecting game play to much, in that case you lower other settings. Windows handheld is all about choices and tweaking things to get the most of what you want from that particular game. The ability to play more demanding games with compromise is the point of this type of device. Where as something like a switch they make the decision for you and just plug it in. With windows you have full access to steam, epic's game store and xbox gamepass. Its delightful and at a good price.

I recommend this over the steam deck as I have had no issue with it. Runs eso without needing false drivers. I only got rid of it to upgrade to the ally x. My neice has my old device and loves it.

This handheld looks incredible from the time point you open the box. I am extremely impressed so far for the price of the device. Feels nice and solid when holding it and it is comfortable in your hands. Don't let bad reviews deter you from the product at the start. Ive had 0 issues with updates and installing anything. Plays smooth with everything I've tried thus far. I love this device so far.

I thought I'd fall in love with the ROG Ally, but it was a complicated, one-sided relationship at times. I tried to reach out, but communication just wasn't there. Difficult to understand, unwilling to negotiate, doesn't look me in the eyes anymore. But that's okay, because now I'm setting my sights on other handhelds, and the Ally will see what it's missing. A handheld that understands me and meets me at my level of intellect (it was honestly just too complicated for me)

The ROG ally is the perfect middle ground between the Steamdeck and the Legion Go. The 120hz screen makes playing PC games a joy, the size is great for easy travel, the hall joysticks are very nice and produce almost zero drift. The main thing missing is a track pad. Navigating windows is a bit of a pain but ROG has their own software overlay that uses maining the control pad.

Once you get it all updated and everything dialed in it is a good unit but I spent allot of time getting games to work. Luckily google was helpful on what needed to be changed for game settings in order for the game to even open. But once it worked it is an awesome handheld.

I got this on day on, June 13th, 2023 and have had a positive experience to date. ASUS is steadily rolling out updates which have improved performance (which was already awesome), ease of use (UI), and battery use. Comfortable to hold , with an amazing 1080p display and refresh rate up to 120hz. A lot of gaming performance in a small, surprisingly light package.

Extremely reliable and fast handheld. Easy to setup & able to run games you wouldn't expect. Elden Ring on the road? Yes. WoW on the road? Yes. LoL on the road? Yes. Outside of that, can be plugged into a display, with a mouse and keyboard. Now you have a PC with power I would compare to something between a PS4 and a PS5, a PS4.5. Easy to upgrade storage by just putting an SD card in the slot. Really nice purchase in my experience.

I was only playing mostly Steam games on it, but realized that the Steam Deck out does the Ally in that regard. Other than that, the Ally is very powerful, but not powerful enough to make me not need my Steam Deck. So for that I returned it. The biggest reason I got the Ally was to play Diablo 4, but again, that also works really well on the Steam Deck. If you are very familiar with Windows gaming, it is a great handheld. It's very powerful, people get great specs out of games you wouldn't even dream of playing on the Steam Deck. And if you're into juggling updates, worrying if the SD card reader will nuke your card, and constantly wondering you should get the XG Mobile, then this is it. All kidding aside, I wouldn't say it's a good place to start Windows gaming. Just not a great place. Armory Crate does well in managing your library and being able to update your settings on the fly very easily. Being able to play MS GamePass, EPIC, and Blizzard games on the go is also very awesome Also there's no denying it's pretty powerful even if you want to use it as you main computer. But in the end, it wasn't for me at full price. If it goes on sale I'll reconsider. Or even if I win $400 for doing this review, I will surely pick it up again (*ahem* Best Buy). For me, I just wasn't in the market for just okay at that price so it went back.

Great device. Really enjoying it myself. No issues at all, some are having issues and it’s gonna happen with a new device. Try it out and see for yourself! Playing AAA games, older games, and everything else is a blast and it does pretty well for what it is! Battery life sucks BUT power banks are available and of course regular outlets are pretty much everywhere. Please enjoy!

The ROG Ally is a great on the go gaming system for those who dont have a gaming laptop. This console is fully supported Windows 11 PC and I can install other gaming apps on here. I was able to install Final Fantasy 14 and play it on the ROG Ally with no issues. I did upgrade the SSD on it to get more storage space.

Hands down the best Windows gaming device on the market, if you don’t want to lug a gaming laptop around. It is super light, sleek, and comfortable to hold and game on for hours on end. The VRR 1080p screen is bright and vivid and makes the Steam Deck screen look dull and washed out. The Armoury Crate software is ok, but this thing is a gaming powerhouse that plays literally any Steam or PC AAA or indie or retro game. Exceeds all my expectations.

Works great and is portable cant complain! Wish it had better battery but its totaly fine!

its getting a 4 star because when it turns off some times to get up and going agian takes for ever and logs me out of my accounts for no reason,but when its up and running it does an amazing job

Good handheld Windows gaming machine. You will have to fiddle with game and machine settings to get the best performance. Some people will expect more of a console experience and be disappointed with this device. Battery life isn't the best, but with the performance of the device and the size that is normal.