10 Things That Surprised Me About The ROG ALLY X

[@Jay-kk1ee]

I probably wont go back to console or pc again - these handhelds are unreal! I feel like the biggest win nobody is talking about is you can game whilst also being in the same room as the girl whilst shes watching her shows instead of being in a cave at the back of the house - her response is worth the cash for this machine alone! And as an added bonus i don’t have to watch that garbage with her but im still in the room 👌

[@juancardona2213]

10000%

[@salvao0000]

Imagine having a girl as a gamer, salute to you my friend o7

[@128KB]

@@Jay-kk1ee luckily my wife is a gamer and this lets me game with her whilst she's on the Xbox instead of me needing another pc or another Xbox/TV setup

[@moethep4148]

Spot on, I’m tired of desperate housewives 😂😂😂

[@gauntletmm]

@@Jay-kk1ee these are PC’s… do you mean you won’t go back to desktops?

[@arthurslittleadventure2699]

Coming from a PC user for all my life and just received my Ally X (my first PC handheld), the Ally X surprised me a lot

[@lorenzothomas2612]

I swear this thing is a beast

[@nickg89]

Absolutely love the Ally X. Super happy with this as a casual gamer who doesn’t always want to game at a desk or in a stationary room on a console

[@louissolano9929]

Switched from SD Oled to Rog Ally X. Although the screen isn’t Oled, this is a top LCD screen where it’s not much noticeable.

[@Shark-fj2sz]

Nah it is noticeable, but I prefer the Ally X anyways in general. Honestly Windows 11 is why I bought it. Can it be improved for handhelds ? Definitely

[@McMoffel]

Yeah, depends on the game. Older games actually do look the same, like just cause and the older resident evil titles, with Ally on vivid it looks pretty much the same in comic-style games like wolf among us and borderlands too. Just real dark games look insane good on Deck OLED, like Alien, newer RE titles, main menu of LA Noire lol, but game looks pretty much the same. HDR is great too, but most titles that support HDR don't really run well on deck, so i wont ever do that. I've got the ally too, returned deck

[@iceicebabyil]

1080p VRR > 800p Oled any day

[@hk6926]

7.4 inch > 7 inch any day

[@iceicebabyil]

@@hk6926 if .4 of an inch makes a big difference for you, you really are a size queen

[@hussainali9722]

both r great, im a Steam Decker Oled

[@ysundawa]

What surprises me is that this ASUS delayed the release again in my country, still seeing all those "Check out" button as "Notify me" instead.... till this moment (What a surprise)

[@RS-un7zm]

Got mine yesterday. Updating everything, debloat, and downloading 400ish gigs of games took about 3 hours total.

[@markroy1862]

Coming from PC, Ally X is amazing quality and best gaming companion thus far, from the Z1 extreme to this is a big jump

[@homiedogg6415]

If I really want OLED, I connect my viture pro glasses. Or play on my gaming laptop (MSI GE67 hx). Or connect to my LG G3. The screen on the Ally X is not as colorful and deep as an OLED, but I still absolutely love it. And VRR is really important for a handheld because stutters are annoying. I absolutely love the Ally X. I agree my relationship with gaming has changed.

[@56kct56]

Can you show us if this can truely replace a console and yet be portable, besides the obvious can it connect two controllers for two player games and what’s the experience like with the likes of a portable monitor

[@realsolo9197]

Duh you can connect two controllers

[@av1155G]

Yes, you can connect two controllers via Bluetooth. If a game thinks that the ROG Ally is one of the controllers itself, you can disable the Ally’s controller on the quick toggle of command center “Embedded Controller”.

[@DanRTS]

This one has pretty much convinced me to buy one. It was my birthday the other day too and mainly got money which will now be spent….

[@128KB]

@@DanRTS enjoy it!

[@masatoindou1759]

OLED definitely produces better colors and better overall picture quality BUT, between that and a VRR capable LCD display, I'll pick VRR capable LCD display EVERY SINGLE TIME 😊

[@RobnDob]

afmf has been a game changer for handheld

[@nawafsohsk6611]

Hey 128KB team, your tech insights are always super helpful! With 2024 bringing us so many cool handheld options, I’m torn between the Steam Deck OLED and the regular ASUS ROG Ally. For your next video, it’d be awesome if you could do a deep dive comparison to see which one of both is more worthy in 2024. Your breakdowns always make these tough choices easier. Looking forward to your thoughts!

[@tito0349]

I might get one been watching alot of videos, i had the psp ps vita nintendo ds all that and the ally x is a whole different world

[@elizabaum]

I'm surprised by how much I like the default mouse setup. I was expecting to miss the SD touchpads for it, but I really don't.

[@128KB]

@@elizabaum I'd have to agree!

[@kumane93]

The ROG ALLY X is miles ahead of the steam deck oled… I own both… I didn’t think it would be much a difference, but running my games on max settings on ROG is amazing… Steam deck can’t keep up sadly….

[@Vanxiety12]

How does it feel versus original Ally? The original felt so cheap in the hands, like a toy..

[@kewa_design]

Do you think so ? Feels pretty good to me, also own a SD and Switch and its definetly better than both quality feel wise

[@jman4293]

I'm hoping they put oculink and OLED on the Rog Ally 2. That is the only thing keeping me from upgrading since I have the 6850m xt to go with my first Ally.

[@cokagra]

Which better msi claw or rog ally x?

[@The_Supreme_Savage]

🤦🏿‍♂️I know you did not just ask that🤦🏿‍♂️the msi claw is complete trash please do not get it!!!

[@JsmashTech]

Havent Watched this yet but its already banger. Keep up the good work!!

[@tulegaming415]

How does MK 1 and Tekken 8 run on the device at 1080p? Stable 60fps on high settings?

[@Stratos.2]

You guys should know that using a 1080p screen at 720p has a poorer image quality than 720p on a native 720p screen. So dropping the Ally x resolution to 720p is not what the Steam Deck would look like.

[@Saif0412]

Upscaling using FSR compensates for that, but yeah your right, native res is always better.

[@SagatTheMuayThaiKing]

​@@Saif0412 So just play at 900p

[@JamieR]

I've too said since OG Ally that VRR on a LCD panel beats OLED for handhelds any day. This panel is so good I honestly dont care if they ever make an OLED model. I'd still take the LCD even then. Even if the OLED was VRR.

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

Vrr still less than HDR you talk like the orgianl ally wasn't VRR actually x is just him with bigger ram and bettery

[@DinoNugsy]

@@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753 storage is bigger too

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

@@DinoNugsy you van had deck 1tb or adding sd card

[@DinoNugsy]

@@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753 I mean form factor. SD only runs 2230 out of the box while the Ally X runs 2280. So Ally X can fit a 4tb 2280

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

@DinoNugsy actually there's a video of SD has 5tb

[@paulsegrue5133]

The only bad thing for me is the power supply with the UK version, disappointed it was the same as the OG Ally. That power supply is meant for a laptop and way too big to put in a carry case with the Ally.

[@128KB]

yeah it is chunky!!

[@paulsegrue5133]

@@128KB I bought the ALLY power supply/Dock which I have to say is great and works on the Switch and SD also. You need to update the firmware for the Switch but works fine after. So when I am away I can bring my 3 handhelds and my Arzopa 144hz portable monitor/ Razer wireless gaming K+M and just the 1 dock. I did also just recently buy a Ugreen 140W power supply for fast charging the Ally. Do you guys at 128KB fast charge your Ally X and if so how fast does it take to charge from 0 to100% for you? Great channel btw, really enjoying you videos about the Ally X 👍

[@Cozychamomilleaddict]

5:03 game name?

[@gunpowder1002]

The frames on the top and bottom are very thick

[@loitersquadX]

Legion go or ally x!! I have pc and xbox but my wife is a long sleeper and i dont get alot of time to game :(

[@128KB]

ALLY X is more future proof due to the massive 24GB RAM but all comes down to price really, if you find the LGo much cheaper it could suit your budget more!

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

Number 1 Ally x exit after deck oled in 8 month with the same screen of deck lcd size ,if ally had oled 7.4 and two tuchpad pads it will be something makes sense

[@DinoNugsy]

@@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753 trackpads isn't necessary on the Ally or Ally X

[@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753]

@@DinoNugsy because rog asus fooling customers with overpriced 🗑

[@DinoNugsy]

@@evilcrashbandicootthetouho2753 haha you funny. Tell SD to remove the verification list so all games can be played on it without dual booting. They are too busy working on steam os and appearance to care about anything else. That is why SD is a handheld console while ROG ALLY X is a handheld PC

[@Mase1882]

£800 is mad for something you have to keep tinkering with to get decent settings on for AAA games

[@128KB]

@@Mase1882 you don't need to tinker at all to get decent AAA results. AJ didn't do a single thing to his and it runs excellently, he's always telling people not to bother tinkering. The thing with PC gamers though is... We love to tinker.

[@Mase1882]

@@128KB I think it’s just people who are hung up on how much fps they can get. Just enjoy the machine I say but I think £800 is crazy I’ve had a original ROG ally (day 1) legion go, steam deck lcd, oled I think £500 max is a sweet spot for these

[@loitersquadX]

​@@Mase1882 its almost like a kickstarter. Sell a prototype, and refine it see how people react and to fund the newer system

[@christophershore8481]

Left trigger is already squeaking and had my screen just go black for no reason, other than that it’s tolerable and just finished all the Life is Strange games so far.

[@ewenturnbull5053]

I had left trigger making spring noise and dpad squeaking after a couple of days, I ended up taking rear cover off and applied some silicone grease to a cotton bud and put it on both trigger springs, after pressing a further 5 times the noise had been gone since.

[@jonathanbriu]

You guys convinced me to getting the nitro deck and the NYXI I will not buy an Ally X I can’t

[@128KB]

@@jonathanbriu Switch is still an incredible handheld! Hold out for the Switch 2 next year if you love Nintendo games! I can't wait for that myself.

[@jonathanbriu]

@@128KB for sure! I’m very sentimental with my gen 1 switch. Got it in Tokyo the first time I went and it released there before America I’ll never get rid of it. Just the steam deck has spoiled me lol it’s hard to juggle both, a PS4 pro and retro handhelds

[@stelios5266]

Playnite launcher is a game changer for windows

[@jenzfc]

Always shitting on Windows. IDK why. To remove all the junk and set it up takes like 10 minutes. Christ.

[@128KB]

@@jenzfc AJ's opinion is from someone coming from a console, to a GAMING handheld. Many console gamers are moving to this. Windows does not need to be forcing Office365, OneDrive and other junk on you from the get go. That's his point. As a PC gamer myself, Windows is what makes this device amazing. If we were 💩ING on Windows we'd be telling everyone to install Bazzite, but we're not. Windows absolutely does not need to be like this for a gaming specific handheld that's, believe it or not, aimed at gamers. Windows should release a bloat free version in future. If you absolutely love Office & OneDrive and everything else then you could just redownload them. Not sure why you can't agree with that.

[@tahjhightower125]

@@128KBthey're not going to understand 😂Anybody who games on pc or is even a computer person knows the worse part of playing with a new toy is that windows setup. I could only imagine how bad it is on a 7 inch screen and also coming from console. It's probably a mess

[@SagatTheMuayThaiKing]

Ally X is clearly not for console wankers. 😂

[@lankytoast1315]

⁠@@tahjhightower125coming from console here. Had an Xbox one and wanted to upgrade. Had a kid recently and having this new rog ally x is clutch and amazing. The worst part is indeed the introduction process with downloads and setting up. There’s a lot of stuff I gotta learn but it’s gameplay is top tier. I never owned a PC by the way. Luckily there’s good KZbin videos where I can learn. This console is so much better than my current Nintendo switch. Didn’t want to wait on the NSW. Fuck all that.

[@cmoney1609]

@@tahjhightower125 It's not that bad...

[@timaaaahhhh]

10:32 I really wanted to believe this until I tried playing... any dark/horror game on the screen.

[@sedhain_pankaj]

You forgot to mention that their is no option to disable touchscreen on per app basis. I couldnt get deck as I play mostly fortnite. But, my right thumbstick always touches the screen and messes up the surrounding view and fortnite swaps me to keyboard/ mouse instead of controller. I tried a powershell script online to disable the touchscreen which did work. However, I got locked out of my own device when I was signing back in and device asked for pin after not recognising fingerprint. Oh! wait I disabled the touchscreen.

[@grantgee2775]

I do love your videos and podcast but it dos feel like rinse and repeat

[@mr_omega_007]

Stop watching then? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@128KB]

I get it, KZbin is a difficult balance for us to strike. We make videos about what we love, and hopefully that comes across. The way the system works though means that if you do something that does well, if you do more content around that niche it will do well, if you don't, it won't. Also when something big like this drops we do always tend to do a lot of videos around it. This is mainly because it's all self funded and we can't afford to buy loads and loads of stuff!! If you look back it was the same with the Steam Deck Oled and Switch Oled too. But I get it, if this isn't your thing it can be annoying. Do know that we love you being here though.

[@mr_omega_007]

@@128KB Well said!! 🫶🏼👍🏼

[@grantgee2775]

@@mr_omega_007I was on about it’s just the same points in most of there videos over and over again

[@grantgee2775]

Am not going to stop watching them because I like them it’s just criticism not going to stop because of one thing am I

[@fpvpilot7713]

The only problem with the Ally is all the issues. My Rog Ally is having the sd card reader repaired and I have read that there is no real fix. The Ally X reviews show that it has many problems, dead pixels, broken triggers, running slow, scratches, etc. 21 out of 191 do not recommend it and are having to return it. Not sure I trust my 800 dollars on it.

[@donebk]

I got a open box one and it’s perfectly fine

[@OjeOjeaga]

Two weeks with mine and not a single problem so far.

[@lorenzothomas2612]

If you gotta look for a reason to not get it then just don’t get it. But it’s a great device it’s better than my SD and legion go by a mile.

[@justinheuser5676]

Love my X an all, but my legion go remains king. 8gb less ram but literally the same performance outside of battery life. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Ally X is a great device though 👍🏻

[@lorenzothomas2612]

Legion go is terrible, you can’t game on native resolution. It makes no sense for it to be 1600p. Spend more time tinkering with settings than gaming.

[@justinheuser5676]

@@lorenzothomas2612 if you don't understand how handhelds work, just say that🤣 Can't game at native?💀🤡

[@gamersclan1277]

​@lorenzothomas2612 lenovo is not just an gaming device, can be used as a tablet also, and that's where the 1600p makes sense.

[@johnrussell9263]

Every like this comment gets is 1 second extra I play my X

[@ThatAnnoyingGuy96]

Stopp begging for likes

[@ViewIndepth]

dislike, get off your phone, go outside

[@johnrussell9263]

@@ViewIndepth womp womp, it’s just a joke dude. I’m outside probably more than you

[@128KB]

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[@BillSavage]

The screen is 100% NOT similar to an OLED. I don’t understand how everyone praises this screen. The screen is fine, but it is no where near an OLED.

[@yoanhg421]

It’s not an OLED but it’s a lot better than the original Ally ; they really tuned it in. Plus gameplay is very smooth with the VRR. It may not be an OLED but still deserves praise because it’s actually really really good LCD. I’m not sure if you know this, but OLED screen suffer from burn-in, if I was going to choose a display technology it would be Micro LED.

[@527bmanzella]

VRR > Oled on a portable system

[@daspotjoel]

@@yoanhg421idk, it looks the same as my old Ally to me.

[@gainsgamingginger2177]

Can hear you under the 90 fps mark

[@ponz3974]

Have you seen the new ally x screen in person? It really is a premium lcd with vrr. I do prefer the steam deck oled while playing at night but not worth the performance loss so I sold my steam deck to my buddy and keeping ally x.