I recently posted about finding time to game as a parent and the community has provided a bunch of good suggestions. Thank you! After reading all comments, I think it really boils down to accessibility of gaming for the occasional moments of free time that I do have in my busy schedule. The ability to pick something up easily, make some progress, pause it, and resume quickly at the next available window appears the best way to go. Many have suggested a Steam Deck or Switch (I own the latter) but I wanted to get some opinions on gaming laptops. My preference is to play on PC (I subscribe to Game Pass) so that’s why I brought up this topic. I believe a gaming laptop provides some form of mobility and plays most things but doesn’t have the instant resume that makes handhelds great. I feel both the Steam Deck and Switch would be limiting in what I can play. Has anyone tried the ROG Ally? What are your thoughts?
I tried the Ally and returned it the next day. Windows on a handheld is just straight up horrible. I guess I was looking for a pick up and play experience which the Ally didn’t deliver for me. Was hoping AAA games would run well on it which wasn’t the case for me either. Also now seeing basically every Ally has a defective sd card which doesn’t bode well for long-term ownership. Was considering the steam deck but it basically can’t play any AAA games at a good frame rate either. If they bring the steam deck OS to Ally I think it’d be a lot better.