Comment on Microsoft Still Can't Say How Much the ROG Xbox Ally X Will Cost Due to "Macro-Economic" Conditions, Despite Announcing Release Date and Availability Details(Leaked prices $549.99/$899 for Ally/Ally )

theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Clone of a clone of a steam deck that already wasn’t selling well.

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  • sheogorath@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    In places where Steam Deck isn’t selling officially, the ROG Ally has been selling like hotcakes.

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  • oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s almost like people trust Valve and don’t trust ASUS

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• ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yes, but since it’ll run Windows, it’ll have half the battery life and half the frames at the same time!

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  • steal_your_face@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Supposedly its a slimmed down version of windows, but yeah still windows 🤮

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• NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  IIRC yes it can run steam games

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  • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Thanks, I literally just looked this up and saw that is supposedly the case. That’s very surprising to me. At least it has that

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    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Microsoft seems to be throwing in the towel as far as driving people to their storefront is concerned. They’ll be putting out all their games on anything that can run them.

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      • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I’d argue this is not really the case, and their strategy has shifted to increasing the price of actually “owning” games to be a premium experience, ie all their new games are now $80, making subscription prices seem more attractive

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• Anissem@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I want a SteamDeck 2 so bad I’ve been eyeing these clones.

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  • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I have the original and passed on upgrading to the OLED. It really hasn’t shown much age at all, yet. I’m not really playing AAA or demanding titles on it, anyway, and it works perfectly for all of the games I do want to play on it. I figure the limiting factor will be the battery, and that seems to be just as good as it was new.

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    • Anissem@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I also have the original and really should just be happy with it as it suites my needs. Never had an OLED screen so it’s mostly just that I suppose. Was debating the screen upgrade as well but the install video was a bit much for me. Going to keep my money for whatever hardware is next for Valve. Really would love to see Index 2 this year.

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    • Dremor@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Until recently I’d have agreed with you, but some recently released games (like E33) are either locked to very low settings, or even run like shit (Sword of the Sea) even on low.

      So yeah, I’m kinda feeling the need for an upgrade right now, and as much as I hate Microsoft, depending on how it will cost I may be tempted… If it runs Bazzite well.

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      • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I dunno, I don’t play these games. The most demanding game I play on steam deck is Oblivion Remastered which runs fine with upscaling/framegen and lowish settings. The nostalgia factor makes low settings totally fine for this game, too, so its not a big deal. Anything game where I want great graphics and performance, I’ll just play on my desktop.

        For $900 you could literally just build a decent desktop, but you do you

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