Been thinking about this lately. A gaming laptop gives you more power obviously, but carrying a handheld with your whole PC game library sounds lowkey convenient.
Based on my troubleshooting, I believe the issue may be related to the USB-C DisplayPort/EDID handshake between the XREAL One Pro and the ROG Xbox Ally X.
Windows correctly detects the glasses as “XREAL One Pro” and shows the desktop resolution as 1920×1080, but the active signal mode remains stuck at 640×480. The glasses then display “No video detected.”
The glasses work normally when connected to my phone, and the ROG Xbox Ally X outputs video normally to standard external monitors through a dock. I have also updated the XREAL firmware, performed an ASUS Cloud Recovery, tried both USB-C ports on the Ally, and tested multiple display modes.
Because both devices work independently but fail when connected directly to each other, I suspect a compatibility or signal-negotiation issue between the XREAL One Pro and the ROG Xbox Ally X, possibly involving EDID, DisplayPort Alt Mode, or the AMD Radeon 890M graphics/display driver.
Could anyone please confirm whether this is a known compatibility issue and whether there is a firmware, driver, or configuration fix available?
I am still playing my PS4. Only it is a beast to take on trips (work travel).
I am looking for alternatives, the XBOX Series S is already half the size of the PS4 but needs a screen. Now with the price increase of the Series S the XBOX Rog Ally X also comes in mind.
I will be playing 50% on a 1080p 60fps projector (on a 70 inch screen), 20% on a +-40 inch 1440 TV and 30% handheld.
Will the XBOX Ally X (Z2e) or perhaps even the Z1e / White ally Z2 be about the same performance of my current PS4 Slim.
Most games on the PS4 run at 1080p 30fps.
Games I'd like to play:
Snowrunner, RDR2, Fenyx Immortals, Need for Speed series, Forza 5 and 6, AC Black Flag (resynched) and No Mans Sky.
Thanks for your input.
My first ever handheld. Feels surreal to finally have it. I wanted this thing for 2 years atp, and the Lord blessed me with one 🙏
Seems like a cool idea since it folds and is pretty portable. Curious if anyone here has used anything like this.
Battle.net login popup driving you insane on the ROG Ally X? I found a fix.
The Battle.net login popup was so annoying that I was genuinely considering sending my Ally X back. It would sometimes pop up repeatedly over my games, making some of them basically unusable.
I finally figured out what was causing it: the Xbox app.
Whenever I opened the Xbox app, Battle.net would force me to log in and enter my password again.
Here’s the fix:
Open the Xbox app
Tap your profile in the top corner
Go to Settings
Select Library & extensions
Select Battle.net
Disable every slider/toggle
That completely fixed the issue for me. No more Battle.net login popups constantly appearing over my games.
Xbox really needs to fix this because it’s ridiculously annoying, especially on the Ally X.
Hopefully this saves someone else the headache.
As the title says, I’m heading in for major surgery tomorrow. I will be bed-ridden for up to a week and I want to prepare myself with something to do. I use my Ally Z1E generally for playing light roguelikes (gungeon, isaac etc.), but want to use the time to play something easy, story driven and immersive.
I’m open to any and all suggestions of games that I could play laying in bed that run well without too much fuss. Any genre, I don’t care, drop your suggestions and i’ll filter out what I would want to play.
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If you're struggling to manage hd space on your rog ally, then this is the perfect application for you.
Pretty much, Game Compressor uses tye compact.exe command that comes with Windows 10+ to compress game files on your HD so they take up less space, up to 50% for some games.
It cost 5.99 on steam, but there is a free alternative you can get off of Github called Compact GUI. The main difference (aside from the UI differences) is that Game Compressor automatically finds your steam games while Compact GUI requires you to add them manually.
I'm still rocking the stock 500 GB HD that comes with the Z1E and with this application I've been able to almost double the amount of games I can fit on my system.
I recommend it for anyone that has the stock HD that came with the Z1E and doesn't want to deal with current nvme market.
Game Compressor: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4339880/Game\_Compressor/
Compact GUI: https://github.com/IridiumIO/CompactGUI
I wanted to use gyro settings for games like deadlock, destiny 2, or the finals but after uninstalling armory crate and finding out g-helper got no options to enable gyro. I'm Abit lost.
Hello
I recently bought a used Rog Ally Z1 Extreme with a battery at 80% capacity.
I normally play till almost 0% then I turn off and charge the console (i do short gaming sessions anyway).
But I could just play always plugged in? Could this harm the console anyway?
Thank you!
There are a lot of docks out there, but with actual VRR support over HDMI there are only 3 options afaik:
- The official Steam Deck dock: it's not sold in my country
- ROG Bulwark: $130 is a LOT of money for such an average dock
- Jsaux HB1201S: looks like something a clown threw up, and I've no idea if I can disable all the RGB
Anyone uses anything other than these and can verify that VRR does work?
I cannot explain how much this changed my gaming, jumping into handheld gaming PC has allowed me to slowly knock off these backlogs that I had for years.
Xanadu Next, I had this back in 2005, what can I say... If you haven't played it, get it and play it!! While still fairly straightforward, I love the story and the overall experience
Loving the ROG Ally Z1E!
What docks do you recommend to connect it to a tv?
I have a dbrand killswitch case on so would prefer a dock that works with that!
I have been using winhanced in my Xbox ROG Ally X for a while now.
My take on it...
The launcher integration is top notch where in my library looks chic.
The Enhanced sleep feature using power button is a hit and miss. But when it works, its awesome.
I dont like it taking over Armoury Crate and the seperate profiles arent much reliable.
Many settings of winhanced get overid by windows or AMD settings which is a big hassle to look over every time you play.
Whats your take.?
I’ve always wondered whether there’s a specific devkit for these handheld devices (Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally, MSI Claw, etc.) or if the standard PC devkit is all that’s needed to create games for them.
I ask this because I realize that if these devices had optimizations focused on the specific device (using the ROG X as an example), they could run current games at 1080p medium settings at a stable 60fps without many problems, just like a Nintendo Switch that performed "miracles" despite having inferior hardware but with well-done optimization.
Hey all!
Just picked up an ROG Xbox Ally today. When I first booted up, windows update errored out - but I was still able to start it up and go into desktop mode. I have since updated windows, the windows store, and armoury crate SE (although I had to uninstall it and reinstall to keep it from looping an install).
I think I have everything working properly, except that now I can’t get the device to open Full Screen Experience on startup.
Windows is fully updated, but under settings > gaming there is no full screen experience option.
Any one else experience this? Any ideas?
Thanks!
Some say 65W is plenty since the Ally X doesn't pull more than that, others say you want headroom when it's docked and pushing to a TV.
Looking at a Cuktech GaN 100W (4 port) so I could run the Ally plus my phone and a couple other things off one brick when traveling.
Is the extra wattage doing anything for the Ally, or am I just paying for ports I'd use for other stuff?
After about 3 months with my white Xbox Rog Ally I finally decided to upgrade to the XAX. I could not be any happier 🥰🥰🥰
Hey everyone,
I've been seriously considering picking up an Xbox Ally X, but before pulling the trigger I did some digging into common issues, and the "device suddenly won't turn on / no charging light at all" problem keeps popping up. Multiple threads on the official ASUS forum, some Windows Central/NeoGAF coverage, people doing EC resets, trying different chargers, nothing working, ending up in RMA with no clear root cause identified.
What's throwing me off is that these reports don't seem to follow an obvious pattern - some units die within the first week, others after months of normal use, no drops, no liquid, nothing unusual, just stops responding entirely.
So I guess my question is: am I just doom-scrolling through a handful of loud complaints and pattern-matching where there's no real pattern, or is this a legitimately common failure mode for this device? For those of you who own one - how's reliability actually been for you day to day? Anyone had this specific issue, and if so, did ASUS's RMA process treat you decently or was it a nightmare?
Trying to figure out if this is a "small percentage of any product will have failures" situation or something I should actually be worried about before buying.
Thanks in advance.