Microsoft and Asus announce two Xbox Ally handhelds with new Xbox full-screen experience
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This machine will be the same desktop-mode-not-required-but-allows-for-more-functionality thing that the Steam Deck is, but it will chew through battery faster in exchange for more compatibility.
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:::wrote on last edited by [email protected]the steam deck is getting long in the tooth technology wise
lolwut? The Deck was released only three years ago.
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the steam deck is getting long in the tooth technology wise
lolwut? The Deck was released only three years ago.
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Only it doesn't run Xbox games.
To Microsoft, everything is an Xbox.
At least that's their marketing atm.
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:::wrote on last edited by [email protected]Nintendo wiped the floor in the mobile gaming market for decades despite their competitors having beefier specs. The DS lasted for years before we ever got the Switch. Let the Steam Deck mature.
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I still think the real XBox handheld is another 2-5 years out. This is Microsoft dipping their toes in the water and the ROC is a great system to start that partnership
They seem to have dropped all plans to plans to make their own recently.
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To Microsoft, everything is an Xbox.
At least that's their marketing atm.
I'd say it'll backfire when people can't play those odd Xbox games that for some reason never came to PC, but there's so few people using Xboxes anyway, I doubt it's going to matter. They've well and truly dropped the ball since the Xbox 360, and don't really show any signs of being interested in picking it up again.
Everything just points to them making enough money from everything else to not really care. This is as token an effort as it's possible to make in the handheld space.
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Nintendo wiped the floor in the mobile gaming market for decades despite their competitors having beefier specs. The DS lasted for years before we ever got the Switch. Let the Steam Deck mature.
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:::Even if you're correct, it's still too early, anyway. That's my point.
The DS had a seven-year lifespan and the original Switch had eight. Even living room console have an average near decade long lifespan. So, of course Valve isn’t going to throw their money into a second generation.
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Even if you're correct, it's still too early, anyway. That's my point.
The DS had a seven-year lifespan and the original Switch had eight. Even living room console have an average near decade long lifespan. So, of course Valve isn’t going to throw their money into a second generation.
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I would be interested if it also supported quick resume from sleep like the Deck does. Imo that's the killer SteamOS feature that's keeping Windows alternatives from being even a consideration.
If they implemented Direct Resume I might cave and reinstall Windows on my Ally.
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If they implemented Direct Resume I might cave and reinstall Windows on my Ally.
But what for? Nothing makes it better, even if you would get this equivalent feature.
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:::But like the Xbox Series S it is starting to show some age on more demanding titles.
Sounds like this is more of the fault of the AAA publishers than the console makers.
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But like the Xbox Series S it is starting to show some age on more demanding titles.
Sounds like this is more of the fault of the AAA publishers than the console makers.
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:::It fucking does matter. I'm tired of this stupid rat race.
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It fucking does matter. I'm tired of this stupid rat race.
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Sounds like yet another great handheld device [to install SteamOS on]!
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:::The ROG Ally X's MSRP is 899,-€ and that's what it currently costs here in Germany at least. It was as low as 799,-€ though recently, but now it's back up. Considering this "Xbox Ally X" is the successor to it, I don't think it's unrealistic.
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The ROG Ally X's MSRP is 899,-€ and that's what it currently costs here in Germany at least. It was as low as 799,-€ though recently, but now it's back up. Considering this "Xbox Ally X" is the successor to it, I don't think it's unrealistic.
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Nintendo wiped the floor in the mobile gaming market for decades despite their competitors having beefier specs. The DS lasted for years before we ever got the Switch. Let the Steam Deck mature.
The difference is that nobody's releasing games specifically made for the Deck. Some are including optimizations to make their games run decently well on it, but it's not a AAA machine. I bought one knowing this full well and am satisfied playing less demanding games on it, but it's not going to be playing new demanding games, unlike with dedicated consoles.
