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You Can Install SteamOS On The ROG Ally And Any AMD Handheld Now (steamdeckhq.com)
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[–] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (17 children)

No idea about handhelds as I'm an exclusive PC gamer - what OS do these devices come with if not SteamOS? Aren't other OSes far inferior?

[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

ROG Ally comes with windows and it's very usable, I don't have any of the usual windows chicanery

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How reliable is sleep? Does it actually go to sleep? Is the battery drain in sleep acceptable? Does it come out of sleep without issue? Is it fast to go to sleep and resume from sleep?

My experience with the steam deck has been absolutely stellar regarding sleep, to the point is has been a game changer. So fast to pick up for a quick game and put back to sleep even if playing just for a minute. It's reliable and the battery drain is acceptable maybe (roughly 10% per 24h but didn't measure it explicitly).

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

This is my question too, the biggest benefit to SteamOS was the pause/resume capability. When dual booting windows on the Steamdeck was that windows didn't sleep well.

Curious if it's better on other devices.

[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Suspending games is a hit or miss, depends on the game but I would say 70% don't work right

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

What issues do you encounter when you say they "don't work right"?

[–] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Oh I didn't know there was still something like a "Windows mobile" around. Interesting!

[–] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There isn’t. It’s regular desktop windows shoehorned into a handheld screen.

[–] bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That doesn't sell it to me, the opposite actually

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hence the desire for SteamOS.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Or Bazzite. Apart from the xboxness, the hardware isn't half bad in many of these devices. Windows just makes them completely unusable. Which means there's quite a few on the used market.

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It works but consunes more battery abd if you have leave the fancy asus or lenovo shop you run into problems

[–] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I guess visiting the Asus and Lenovo shops is all gamers ever wanted!

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Tis a true progamer move

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