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The official Xbox Ally handheld is so exciting. (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by atomicpoet@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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It’s everything I want in an Xbox handheld.

It runs Windows. But it’s not stock Windows but an optimized version for gaming. And you have access to Steam, GOG, EGS, itch.io–and of course, Xbox Game Pass.

The Zen 2 Extreme chip is a giant step up in terms of mobile APUs, and offers a 30% gain on the Zen 1 in terms of graphical performance.

Apparently, people who’ve tried it say it feels like an Xbox controller. Which is good. I like the Xbox controller.

Now am I going to buy it?

Unlikely. My household already has two handhelds, and they each fit our needs very well.

But you know what? I’m glad Microsoft is taking the handheld market seriously. Both Nintendo and Valve should feel pressure to perform.

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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

All very good questions. If a lot of these are software updates ... I was genuinely hoping they would go back and make it easier for those with the earlier handhelds. I bought my friend's kid a ROG Ally (not an X) and it'd be nice if they got some of these benefits too.

I'm dubious until I see benchmarks from Steve, Linus, Dave2D? I think most of the videos that have been out have been what they've advertised/marketing rather than independent testing.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

None of those guys were particularly happy with the original slate of handhelds from everything I watched. Steve and Linus especially seemed to quibble a lot over performance and battery life. I watched so many reviews before I bought a handheld and I ended up not really enjoying the Legion Go I originally bought. It's lovely but it's way too big. So I ended up giving it away to my sister (who doesn't use it as a handheld but as an entertainment center PC), and I bought myself the Ally X.

For sure though we can at least trust that Steve and Linus and Dave will put out reliable benchmarks. So there's that.