Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have a steam deck and i can easily say that the performance of the ally is amazing, while the battery life isnt as good as the steam deck, i still find myself taking my ally over my steam deck when going on a lengthy trip, and if you have the ally pluged in or docked the performance is far greater than i expected initially especially in 1080p, definitely a good buy.

for $50 more than the top spec steam deck, you're getting so much hardware for your money. a much better screen, higher resolution, higher refresh rate, double the CPU cores, more and newer GPU cores - all this amounts to about 50% more performance when compared to the steam deck. @720p, this thing will get 65-70fps compared to steam deck's 40fps in red dead redemption 2, and 45fps @1080p. if own a steam deck and always wanted more power, this thing is for you!

Great device, ram should’ve been higher, will run current heavy titles at 40 fps with some drops, But older games and classic games run at very high fps, Would buy again. complains are battery life, it heats up, and the joysticks aren’t the best, but other than that it’s all wonderful.

During the past 10 days, I had the chance to test this device, which turned out to be excellent for portable gaming. However, considering the ongoing problems with its SD slot and the unsatisfactory battery life, I would recommend waiting for the next revision before making a purchase.

Having purchased both the rog ally and legion go and weeks of testing i gave the latter the shot. Dont get me wrong the rog ally is solid and speedy but not as smooth inbetween gaming and desktop use. also keep in mind it does have its issues such as the sd card possibly failing i didnt want to take that chance

I have a Steam Deck and I barely touched Steam Deck once i got my ROG Ally. With that said my SD card Slot did stop working, and it seems to be caused by too much heat close to the SD card slot on Ally. If you plan on upgrading SSD inside the Rog this will not be much of a problem.

Out of the box it can be a little troublesome to get set up but this is an absolutely amazing machine. The only drawback is the limited battery life. Playing on the go, you might want to be close to a power outlet. You can also play around with certain settings to get longer battery life. From playing current AAA games to the classics this thing does it all!

I have both the steam deck and the ROG Ally and what’s great about the ROG is that runs windows and basically you are able to run any game from any PC game service including gamepass, also the touch screen is more responsive than the one on the steam deck. Armory crate is pretty decent but it could be a little more responsive. Also the 15 watts performace is better on the deck but the 25 and 30 watts performaces y amazing, it will devour your battery

I’m not a Windows guy—you can call me an Apple fanboy if you want, but frankly i have never had any reason to own a PC. It’s a simple fact, however, that Macs are not at all adept at serious gaming. And there has never been anything I’d want to play badly enough to spend over $1,000 on for a bloated hot-air genersting glowing box. So the ASUS ROG Ally is aimed directly at me. I’m a console gamer who wants to play PC titles with decent if not very good performance that gives me the option to connect to a larger screen and whatever peripheral i need. I want something thst takes up zero desktop or floor space because its more likely to be in my backpack than sitting in my apartment. And i want it to just work—i get that its a computer and not handhelfd cartridge-loading mobile gaming device, so my expectations are less than a Steam Deck or a Switch, but i also have no patience for optimizing and tweaking settings and purchasing parts as more experienced gamers go on about with their gaming rigs. Quite simply, the Ally let me have a fairly powerful Windows PC in a nice handheld gaming case, and i have to use my brain to get games on it and play. Easily done. It has made me instantly able to play a galaxy of PC games id never even considered before simply because the price of entry—in dollars and in hassle—was too steep. Now, for about the price of a nice console gaming setup, i can reliably play games sithout taking out a loan or having a resource hog live rent free in my home. If you’re a confident tech person (e.g. know how to install things in Windows) who just couldnt imagine building a dedicated PC for the games you play for fun and not for the sake of testing the limits of your hardware, this may well be the entry point for you.

Awesome little computer that you can take with you anywhere. The APU works great, I've played Elden Ring (works on >25W profile), City Skylines, Fallout 4, and Forza Horizon 5, Frostpunk, and Aven. All work great. Screen is wonderful, though I wouldn't recommend you play strategy or city building games on it (use the USB C connector to display it on a bigger screen and use a mouse/keyboard). All the buttons and joysticks work great as expected.

It was too easy dealing with these guys! I walked in walnting an ROG Ally and walked out with one easy! Great customer service, great outlook!

Simply put, the ASUS ROG Ally is a game-changer. From the moment I laid hands on this gaming handheld, I knew I was in for an exceptional experience. Its versatility is unmatched, allowing me to access a vast array of games across different platforms seamlessly. Whether I'm diving into Steam classics, exploring Xbox Game Pass gems, or even utilizing cloud gaming services, the ROG Ally handles everything with finesse. The flexibility to switch between handheld mode and connecting to a TV for a larger-than-life gaming session is a game-changer. What's even more impressive is its transformation into a full-fledged gaming PC when paired with the ROG XG mobile eGPU and dock. This feature, supporting a range of peripherals from mouse and keyboard to monitors, adds a whole new dimension to gaming convenience. Performance-wise, the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor coupled with the brilliant 7-inch 1080p 120Hz touchscreen, featuring AMD FreeSync technology, delivers an immersive and buttery-smooth gaming experience. The intelligent cooling system ensures that even during intense gaming sessions, the device stays cool, allowing for uninterrupted gameplay. In essence, the ROG Ally redefines handheld gaming. It elevates the entire experience, offering power, versatility, and portability without compromise. If you're looking for a handheld gaming device that goes above and beyond, the ASUS ROG Ally is undoubtedly the pinnacle of innovation.

Works great as promised only issue is battery life it doesn't last very long you pretty much have about 45 min to an hour before you have to charge it but performance wise it works great. Also maybe storage but you could always just add more.

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.

Got it a little late but only by a day or two of release. Out of the box had to reset because armory crate would not load. After windows reset everything was working fine. Assassin Creed Chronicle crashed system but looked it up and it’s a game issue. Watchdog two runs fine and AC Odyssey bench ran fine. Steam games ran fine. My only issue is low storage.

ROG Ally runs my PC games smoothly without any issues. The battery life is short, but I knew that before I bought it. I solved that problem by purchasing a 50000 mAh battery pack. I also knew about the heat issue with the SD card slot, I don’t need to use it so that is not a problem for me. If I want extra space I will upgrade the SSD, instead of using SD cards.

So this thing is crazy!! Its NOT, REPEAT NOT stream lined like the deck(own both) to be console like. This is a gaming laptop with contollers attached. It does have ita issues but so far I have none that are major and easily fixed. In the end so far...worth every dang cent! Grab yours if higher end AAA games are what you want to play without limits

Pretty solid device, battery could be better but it does play any game you can think of very well.

This handheld is awesome l, my inly complaints are the dead zones in the joy sticks thay took some tweaking to get right and the storage is really low, other than that it can play all aaa games in medium settings, this console shines with older games lkne cod zombies black ops 2 or 3 runs those games max settings smooth.

Love this thin, my wife also uses it and enjoys the heck out of it. Fair warning though, battery life isn’t great no matter how you run it. Runs gamepass stuff without an issue, ran remnent 2 and it runs pretty good overall. It’s not going to be running it in high settings but for a current console game to run at 60fps with some tweaking of the settings, can’t complain all in all.