Retro Game Corps has just posted a 30 day review of the Ally. As someone who has pre-ordered I found it quite interesting. As expected, the major down side to this device is the battery. Fortunately, my main reason for purchasing this is to do some gaming on my commute to work. As I'm only on the subway for 25 min, this should cover my needs perfectly, regardless of the game I play.
I wish some Steam Deck alternatives would also include trackpads into the design, since I've liked not having to rely solely on touch screen interactions for desktop navigation.
I've been under the impression that the next time we see a new Steam Deck it would be more of a product revision. Rather than a true sequel. I hope I'm wrong but that is going off memory.
I might have considered waiting for a Steam Deck 2 if I thought there was any chance of it being available in Norway. That said, it might be a long wait. It seems they're treating the Steam Deck more like a console, rather than a PC. Which makes perfect sense. Fewer iterations to support, and owners of version 1 are a little less likely to get left behind by developers as a version 2 would probably make that the lowest target.
Hope they make the latest version of SteamOS available to other handheld makers in an official capacity at some point. I can't see it harming them as I doubt they earn much from the hardware sales. I always figured the main goal was to ensure that also your handheld library is purchased from them. I like Steam, but I try and buy as much as I can from GoG. Really wish Steam would allow developers to sell their games drm free. The choice really should be theirs, not Valves.
Haha, I know the feeling. I'd love to have that shelf full of gaming handhelds. Heck, I didn't even realize how many handheld PCs existed before I heard of the Ally.
I’m really looking forward to it. I live in a smallish apartment and am a Mac user. I just don’t have space for a gaming PC. I have PS5 and XSX for AAA games but there are often indies and smaller games that don’t make any of those platforms and this seems perfect for that. I’m also a Genshin Impact addict and Ally can play it whereas Steam Deck can’t without installing Windows.