Hey #Linux gamers here is your chance to tell ASUS we want a Linux-based ROG Ally gaming handheld 🐧
(the survey closes today)
@gamingonlinux @nuclearmonster @boilingsteam @steamdeck
https://futurenet.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey?tt=I0YSL23nbtgi7B5TNkPYGQ%3D%3D&custom1=PCG
We don’t, I already have a steam deck. Touchpads.
Rising tide lifts all boats, my dude. More people using Linux means Linux gets better.
@theunknownmuncher agreed
To everybody dismissing this because they already have a steam deck: do you not think more SteamOS devices is a good thing for Linux/Proton gaming? This benefits Steam Deck owners too.
I have a deck and would 100% buy a Deck 2 assuming the price isn’t crazy, but I absolutely want more SteamOS offerings from other companies too.
Lacklustre hardware, poor Linux support, and anti-consumer business practices.
These are the things that Asus are all about and it’s why I dismiss their product.
As for the “poor Linux support” - that’s exactly what people are talking about reversing. If it officially supported SteamOS and had up-streamed drivers in the kernel, it wouldn’t have poor Linux support.
As for the other stuff, sure, perhaps you’re right. But nobody is saying you have to buy it. It’s still a benefit to you as a SD user to have more people using SteamOS.
Honestly I’d the Asus built an x16 capable open standard connector, and preinstalled a Linux OS on the Ally I would buy it over the Deck.
That I feel would be a truly innovative product that pushes forward the status quo and the least common denominator for the portable market.
I tried to express that in my survey
@TheGrandNagus you get it!
Good thing would be people realizing most good modern distros are the steam os they want
Unless it has support for Steam Game Mode and Steam Input, then it’s not the SteamOS I want.
Sure, as long as it’s not made by ASUS. I used to always buy ASUS. My last gaming rig had an ASUS motherboard and GPU. Nowadays, I’m not interested in ever buying anything from them again after hearing about their RMA controversy. I need to know that if I get a component that’s DoA or fails under warranty, that the company that makes it has my back.
@hardpenguin13 @gamingonlinux @nuclearmonster @boilingsteam @steamdeck
It’s called Steam Deck!
Done, thanks. I hit them pretty hard on Linux but moreso on customer/warranty support. They have a longstanding and well-earned reputation for trying to screw their customers after sale.
