Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is an amazing product. If you are a PC gamer that wants to play anywhere I highly recommend this product. Where the Steam Deck excels the ROG ALLY goes further. Having Windows is both a negative and a positive. Being able to play all your PC games from any launcher is fantastic. ASUS onboard controls and settings are quite accessible and gives you a ton of control on your handheld experience. Battery life sucks we all know it but there enough accessories in the world to overcome this issue.

If you're on a budget for a gaming handheld, this is the one to get. The battery is poor so plan on playing in short bursts, have a battery pack nearby or install the battery mod.

I returned it. Too many glitches. Has a lotta potential tho. It’s so powerful, but when on the higher power modes gets as hot as a gaming laptop. It played a lot of games on super high settings. One game I enjoyed a lot was GTA V on almost max settings, it ran over 120 fps and looked amazing. My last straw was when the controller kept turning back into desktop mode while in-game, so it was like trying to play with keyboard and mouse through a controller. Very confusing and weird.

This is a solid handheld device! I ended up buying the legion go, steam deck go and the ROG ALLY. I tried them all out and even though I did like the screens on the others the performance on the Ally was what caught my attention. I've been playing Starfield with no issues, the Go and Steam deck had a jumpy screen and after a few minutes I had to stop. And once you install the Steam app you are good to go. Memory wise you will need to be cautious as it only has a 512GB harddrive. Storage will become an issue. I plan on adding 2TB card but not till i actually need it. My vote is on the Ally if you are trying to decide which one you will be pleasantly suprised with the Ally!!

I used this device on a recent 10+ flight. On performance mode, it got me a good few hours of playing time. I attached the usb charger from the airline seat, and although slow, added additional playing time. The controls were good, although a little uncomfortable holding up the device while playing. It really helped pass the time on a long flight. Being able to use this as a desktop computer also helped a lot while on vacation. Not sure I will use this while I'm at home, but definitely has huge advantages on the road. I played Titan Fall 2 on this trip and had no problems with the game. It played really well.

Great device can take it anywhere and less bulky then a computer

Its a good device battery life could be better but the life it gets is on par with my experience with the switch. It runs well and runs games well.

I have been very happy with my Asus ROG ally, from streaming games from my desktop to playing games on GeForce now to playing games installed on device the experience has been very consistent and very enjoyable. I had been concerned that it might take a lot of tweaking of have settings to get things to run smoothly, but it really doesn't take much at all. The only negatives I've had so far is with armory crate, it is a little finicky, but it works most of the time, or Windows 11 it self. I have noticed the WiFi card sometimes had trouble with my network and switching between mesh nodes. The best part of this device is, in my opinion, streaming games, be it via moonlight, or GeForce now. This is because you get a bit better battery life and can play games at 1080p.

Awesome knowing its a computer so small to hold but battery doesnt last long it has to be plugged in after 40min, not enough time for gaming away from a wall plug.

the ROG ally is amazing. I can hang out with my wife where ever she is and still be able to play my ever growing game library. I'm in school 12 hours a day 5-6 days a week and I found that I was not allowing myself anything that I enjoyed. This has allowed me to get back into one of my favorite hobbies. IT IS A WINDOWS COMPUTER. That means you will have to tinker with settings, deal with bugs, and still sometimes get some headaches. It is not plug and play, but if you are used to PC gaming this is a tremendous tool in your toolbox. I was mourning the money I spent at first, but after 2 hours with it playing cyberpunk on my couch while my wife watched tv as we chit chat made it all worth it.

Not a fan of this device at all it has windows 11 on there so if your not familiar with it and all its little issues that go along with it then this is not for you. Tinkering is a must to get most games to a playable state, which is fine but if your coming from console “this is not plug and play” like say a steam deck and or Nintendo switch. Battery life is terrible plan on purchasing a power bank and or be somewhere that has an outlet. SD card reader is a common problem with this item, this can be remedied by installing a ssd inside the unit and or using adapters on the outside of the unit which in turn will work also. Choice is yours when it comes to purchasing this device personally I wish I would have returned it during the 15 day warranty that Best Buy offers, but now I’m stuck with it going to put it up on eBay or marketplace to get some money back from my investment. More power to those people who swear by this device that’s cool just realized it’s not for me and that’s fine also

Awesome performance awesome screen. Just it is on windows no fault to it but just not as seemless as a steam deck. If you’re comfortable with windows it’s a home run

My ally is alright. Battery could be better, but overall performance is really good.

I only had this device for 24hrs and noticed it's been getting mostly 4 stars reviews. Even though it's been only 24 hours. This device isn't 4 star device. The power drain when playing higher spec games is a thing. If you don't play with the specs to change that. The storage isn't that much if you're planning to have those games stored on the device. Now i purchased a M.2 2330 2tb NVMe storage to replace the one included. I purchased Anker 737 power bank. With those two things those 4 stars review would become 5 stars. I only had it for 24hrs so i'll let the other reviews explain the other aspect, but with cloud gaming, pc gaming and emulating gaming. This is the future consoles of gaming here. Give it a shot or wait to the big name players to catch up.

As far as gaming goes, this device is a must, The quality and performance is on another level. The only draw back is the SD card issue that I hope gets fixed by Asus.

This device is great! It's portable and small plus the fans are not loud. I just wish the battery life was better and that there were protective cases available.

I love it so far, i enjoy every si gle AAA game ive played on the rog ally, other than having problems with the R button on one of a few games. The battery is a big problem for me on this one, i also own the steam deck and the battery is better personally. But on this part on the rog ally j love the fact that i dont need 3rd party software to play certain games. But ither than that i love it, in my humble opinion it needs more time and updates, as of now and sadly i am hoping for a powerbank to give me a little bit of extra juice. Ps:materials do feel a little bit to cheap, analog sticks,buttons and shell.

I love this thing. I use it both as a portable gaming device and as a small personal computer. If you want the windows experience this is it.

I absolutely love this machine. It is a handheld powerhouse. If you are into PC gaming and want a handheld then buy this machine. Sure battery life isn't fantastic but what do you expect running such a robust hardware cpu?

Sinister device! I use it for media playback and of course gaming. It can run any emulation of any console and even handle AAA games. Star Rail runs like a dream. Great idea on me to buy this.