The first console with AMD Ryzen Z1 APU released ASUS ROG Ally features Zen4 and RDNA3 architectures. The day has come, says AMD. ASUS has finally launched its ROG Ally gaming console based on AMD hardware. This is the first handheld console developed by ASUS and the first console to ever feature the AMD Ryzen […]
It’s complicated. I work for a FOSS company and I like what the WINE team and Valve have accomplished with proton. However, a lot of games struggle with cut scenes even with GE proton. A couple examples are Call of Juarez Gunslinger (the cut scene audio is crackly) and Persona 5 strikers (the cutscenes are missing the dialog). Games that will not enable the anticheat are also, obviously, a no go. Not the fault of Linux or Valve, but still a consideration.
One other feature that Windows offers is cloud syncing for games that store their saves in the user’s Documents folder if they enable onedrive. For games without Steam cloud saves, it’s simpler than setting up syncthing or copying the saves manually.
I picked up a ROG Ally yesterday and I also own a Steamdeck. The Ally definitely has rougher edges in software. I’m still debating if I am going to keep it, but some of the Windows pros are a strong consideration. I think what is unsung is how flawless the Switch is with it’s docking and undocking experience. IMO neither the Deck or the Ally come close in that regard.
I want to install ChimeraOS on my Ally eventually. I have two Steam Decks and I love Linux gaming, but the Ally is very compelling as a hardware platform. Windows on a handheld is an atrocious experience, especially if you don’t want to submit to Microsoft’s garbage spyware account BS and create a local account. Had to plug in a dock and keyboard just to get through the damn setup. I’m only tolerating Windows long enough to reverse engineer the RGB control. I tried to install ChimeraOS to a microSD card which worked, but the BIOS does not appear to be able to boot from SD. I tweeted at ROG Ally about this and they responded so maybe they’ll ask their BIOS vendor to do something about this in a future update. I was able to boot the ChimeraOS card when in an external reader, but the built in WiFi wasn’t detected so I couldn’t do too much. It got to a GNOME desktop, which admittedly ran quite smoothly. I need to experiment again with having Ethernet connected.
It’s complicated. I work for a FOSS company and I like what the WINE team and Valve have accomplished with proton. However, a lot of games struggle with cut scenes even with GE proton. A couple examples are Call of Juarez Gunslinger (the cut scene audio is crackly) and Persona 5 strikers (the cutscenes are missing the dialog). Games that will not enable the anticheat are also, obviously, a no go. Not the fault of Linux or Valve, but still a consideration.
One other feature that Windows offers is cloud syncing for games that store their saves in the user’s Documents folder if they enable onedrive. For games without Steam cloud saves, it’s simpler than setting up syncthing or copying the saves manually.
I picked up a ROG Ally yesterday and I also own a Steamdeck. The Ally definitely has rougher edges in software. I’m still debating if I am going to keep it, but some of the Windows pros are a strong consideration. I think what is unsung is how flawless the Switch is with it’s docking and undocking experience. IMO neither the Deck or the Ally come close in that regard.
I want to install ChimeraOS on my Ally eventually. I have two Steam Decks and I love Linux gaming, but the Ally is very compelling as a hardware platform. Windows on a handheld is an atrocious experience, especially if you don’t want to submit to Microsoft’s garbage spyware account BS and create a local account. Had to plug in a dock and keyboard just to get through the damn setup. I’m only tolerating Windows long enough to reverse engineer the RGB control. I tried to install ChimeraOS to a microSD card which worked, but the BIOS does not appear to be able to boot from SD. I tweeted at ROG Ally about this and they responded so maybe they’ll ask their BIOS vendor to do something about this in a future update. I was able to boot the ChimeraOS card when in an external reader, but the built in WiFi wasn’t detected so I couldn’t do too much. It got to a GNOME desktop, which admittedly ran quite smoothly. I need to experiment again with having Ethernet connected.