Asus ROG Ally hasn’t been released yet, but Steam Deck OS has already been installed on it

Total sales amount Asus Rig Ally next June 13 in the US and other areas of the world. To whom hypertext We have already detailed its features and prices. However, some lucky ones have been holding it in their hands for several weeks. Mostly, influencers from the technical sector Some of them, like those on the YouTube channel THIS PRIMEthey do some really interesting experiments.

When Asus announced the ROG Ally, members of the community provided the option to install the Steam Deck OS, as the Steam Deck software is known. Technically, there should be no obstacles for this. After all, Asus ROG Ally is still a laptop.

THIS PRIMEtherefore, the task was to replace Windows 11 with the Valve operating system, which based on linux. The result came out much better than expected. The video below shows that Asus ROG Ally can run Steam Deck OS without much difficulty.

Surprisingly, Steam Deck OS works great on Asus ROG Ally. Many of its functions work correctly, and it seems that there are no problems with its main task: running games. Yes indeed THIS PRIME notes that there are still compatibility issues with some features. As well as sound, WiFi connection and TDP settings of the processor through the interface – this can be configured in the BIOS. The latter makes sense because Asus uses a very different SoC than the one that integrates Steam Deck.

Rest assured that the portable console enthusiast community, once they have ROG Ally, will start working on improving Steam Deck compatibility and developing tools that take even more advantage of Asus hardware.

While early reviews of the Asus ROG Ally show that the software performs decently, there are still areas that need to be polished. Especially those related to Armory Crate SE, a HUB where users can control their gameplay without using Windows.

Valve, on the other hand, has greatly improved the Steam Deck software over time. The operating system is regularly updated and meets the requirements of gamers in terms of features and performance.

If the community can perfectly run the Steam Deck OS on the Asus ROG Ally, no doubt more people will be interested in buying the new product. In the end, will combine the best of both worlds.

Some have even expressed hope that Valve, true to its pro-user philosophy, will adapt the Steam Deck OS so that it can be installed on competing devices. Even though they are competitors to Steam Deck, the real business of Gabe Newell and his followers is to get more and more people to spend their money on Steam. The hardware they make it from doesn’t really matter…