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This is a joke right? (Xbox ROG Ally) (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 19 hours ago by Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Then buy the rog ally.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

They pretty clearly said they liked this form factor, which is quite different from a standard ROG Ally? I strongly doubt it's going to have a locked down bootloader, so any firmware differences should be worked out fairly quickly by the Bazzite team et. al.

[–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe, but this is basically a thicker back which can be added as 3rd party accessory, but if the price won't be more than 50 euros / dollars more than the normal one it maybe worth it.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

No, it very much is not just a thicker back. This comes with the next generation Z2 and Z2 Extreme chips.

[–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Then it is an upgrade 👍

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 1 points 9 minutes ago

Fwiw I specially was referring to the Xbox controller like handles built in. I find holding the deck for a long time to be a little uncomfortable.

I really want an upgraded deck, hardware wise, but I am happy to look for a case first.