Customer Ratings & Reviews

I love to play mobile games but offerings from Nintendo and phones lack that processing piwer to play next gen games. Enter the ROG Ally. Much like the steam deck, you can readily download my Steam library. Better yet, because i also have gamepass, GoG and Epic launchers, i have an avenue of many free monthly games. Because its Windows, just about any windows application works as well. My biggest gripe with the device is battery management. Windows is not catered to be optimized like SteamOS is. I will say the screen and hardware are really nice and the device doesnt run too hot to the touch. Lack of thrid party accesories also hurts the device a bit. The included charger is very welcomed to allow for quick top offs when running low.

It runs all the new latest AAA games like Starfield like a charm. If you need a gaming system but don't have time or a dedicated space to set up your gaming rig this is the machine for you. Only downside for me is the battery life which isn't that good.

It won't disappoint you like a steam deck would sorry steamdeck but im being real here. I ditched my 3080ti and ryzen 9 7900x to full time the ROG Ally and well im not sad. I play mw3 at 70fps at medium setting with fsr 3.0 1080p and it runs smooth. With more games being optimized things are starting to get better. Beam ng drive runs at 60fps but needs some software updates as it does feel a little glitchy, but it runs wayyy better than the steamdeck does. Overall runs all my games and i have quite a few. Maybe good to mention that i prefer image quality more than fps so that being sad the settings i run are for good looks and not straight performance. if it didn't satisfy me then i wouldn't be here leaving this review. Just know this was my honest review and i would hate for someone to ditch handhelds. This is the next generation of gaming consoles making it easy to just play a quick game or to sit down and smash hours on your favorite titles.

The ROG Ally is amazing with the modern model Z1 Extreme you can enjoy most of not all PC games at 60fps on avrage 40fps for demanding titles and can reach over 100fps with AI upscaling and performance modes enable

Great handheld upgraded a year ago from steam deck would have gave 5 stars but it broke 2 different 1tb micro sd cards. Micro sd slot is useless do not try it over heats it and kills sd cards love it but thats the reason im scared to upgrade to the newer ones will stick with the old one

Amazing PC windows small factor video console. Not perfect due that is windows and not so easy to use as the Steam Deck. Obviously more powerful with the amazing option to add a eGPU and get extra graphics power. I think windows needs to start developing a system exclusively for PC handheld/laptop/Desktop gaming OS System. This is the way.

Great performance, display, and value. 120Hz screen makes a big difference on indie games (love playing Hollow Knight on it). One think that certainly could be better is battery life. Getting 1-2 hours with AAA titles and 3-4 with less demanding games. Hopefully software updates will improve this over time. I truly love it other than that!

Pretty solid handheld gaming PC. Lots of folks thought this was a “console” on launch and not a PC so I believe there was quite a bit of confusion initially but now that the smoke has cleared, I’d say the device is pretty good. A few issues I’ve had since Launch (I’m a day 1 owner of the ROG Ally) is the SD card slot died (not a huge deal as I do not use it…mainly an annoyance) and some software bugs. The battery life isn’t that great but at the same time…this is a gaming PC running multiple things at once…not a Nintendo Switch so poor battery life is to be expected while gaming on the go. Overall, it’s a great piece of tech and if you’re in the market for a pretty solid handheld PC, definitely give the Ally a try.

Honestly changed my life. I always wondered why people loved their Nintendo switches and I could never really get into it, but this has made me understand the appeal of handheld hybrid gaming. Is fantastic to play on its own and even better when you buy a third party dock to hook it up to your TV for a similar switch experience but with pc games.

I freaking love this device. Way more powerful than the steam deck, and please twice as many games. The only complaint is the battery life but I keep it plugged up.Most of the time, so that's fine

Super easy to set up and runs all of my games perfectly. Love having this on the go on vacations and trips when I can’t take my Pc with me

Plays all games smoothly. Also gamepass cloud gaming is perfect for this device. The only negative about this device is the battery life. It usually lasts 1 hour.

I take this with me most places and i love it, i do use it more like a portable desktop though using a portable monitor. My spouse gas the ally x and it js nice too. I just wish it both had more ports and that rog make a dock themself that has an adequately powered adaptor. Oh and upgrading the storage was so easy !!

This thing is awesome only two complaints are not enough storage space for game orders like me and the fact you have to keep it plugged in because the battery life. Other than that it plays everything I put on it so far lost Ark tiny Tina’s wonderlands redneck rampage in Dosbox and emulation station. Could use a second USB-C port.

I came from the Lenovo Legion Go to the Ally. I returned my Go and purchased the Ally after not being fully happy with the size and weight. the ROG ALLY is like going back home... I feel more comfortable using it. Falls right on the Gaming niche of Asus stuff. I bought a few weeks a go and I am happy most of the bugs have been sorted out, the Go needs work. but this is what disappoints the most, they launch products and the updates are later, so, lesson learned with New Games and PC Handhelds, wait at least 6 months to buy, you would not enjoy it anyways until all the "updates" or fixes are out and seems that 6 months is a good time period for today's rushed releases. The picture I attached is with the bumper case also sold by Best Buy

The ROG Ally is a great PC gaming handheld, I was worried about the sd card issue many have experienced, but the newer models are supposed to have fixed this issue and I haven’t had any problems using my 512GB micro SD card. I bought mines open box in excellent condition and this is my first time buying open box and have to say I am very impressed. The Ally was in like new condition and has worked flawlessly. I play on it far more than I ever did with my Steam Deck, I can play all my games with no modifications. I been enjoying it so much I play on it more than my gaming laptop even, and been buying more PC games than I ever have. I am a console gamer and haven’t had any troubles using the Ally even as someone who switched to Mac a couple years ago and is used to the convenience of console software. This has been my favorite handheld experience outside of the Switch since the PS Vita. Now just building up my PC library!

This console is very good, it has given me many hours of enjoyment. The bad thing is that it is still very green and has a lot of room for improvement. I think Asus had to put 32 or 24 GB of ram in it to make the games more demanding before super good, but the console is very good that 120hz screen is very nice and sharp

Not super friendly out of the box, but 10/10 overall. I don’t care about the battery life. 500gb is questionable. And useless top port

Good but still to improve some other things like the sd card slot probably in another position that can not being defected by the heat of the Ventilator otherwise is a good gaming hand console.

I've had mine since June 11. Coming from a Steam Deck, the screen and speakers are amazing as well as the performance in the Performance and Turbo modes. Haven't had any issues with deadzones or SD cards after a good 60 hours on it the last couple of weeks.