Based on our hands-on time with the Asus ROG Ally, the Steam Deck has its first real competitor. And it'll be a hard one to beat.
While I’m a proud Steam Deck owner, it’s a system that I still have a hard time fully recommending to friends. Its bulky size, poor battery life, and scattershot game compatibility can make it a frustrating handheld from a casual perspective — especially if you’re looking for something that works as consistently as a Nintendo Switch every time it’s booted up.
Related A more portable portable When I first picked up the Asus ROG Ally, I breathed an immediate sigh of relief. That’s because it feels significantly better than the Steam Deck in my hands. The system is both thinner and lighter than Valve’s offering, putting it in a happy middle ground between a Steam Deck and a Nintendo Switch. It’s more comfortable than either as well, with a much more traditional button layout that feels more naturally in-line with a modern Xbox controller.
Despite a flashier white design, I feel like I’d be far less self-conscious about breaking out a ROG Ally on an airplane or subway train. It’s a little more discreet overall, and it does that without sacrificing any power. What catches my eye the most is its control customization potential. Every button on the Ally can be remapped to controller, mouse, keyboard, and numpad functions — and those can be mixed and matched together. Each button can be mapped with a secondary command too, allowing me to turn my right trigger into a shift key if I press it while holding down a back button. Better yet, buttons can be mapped with more complex keyboard commands.
I’d need to spend a little more time with the system to get a full sense of its performance advantage, but I’m already impressed. We already knew the Ally would be a step up considering it runs a Zen 4 processor while the Steam Deck has a Zen 2. The custom AMD chip seems more than capable of running current games like High on Life with relative stability. I’d really get to put it to the test with Forza Horizon 4 by flipping the system settings to Turbo.
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