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minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·1 day agoIt’s not locked to the Xbox ecosystem; it’s a Windows PC with a better UI for a controller to navigate. And I really don’t see this being any more locked down than Asus’ previous Ally stuff.
minus-squareMcNomin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 hours agoThey announced it… Runs steam as well
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoThey announced that the OS and hardware isn’t locked down like an XBOX? I’d love to see that if you have a source.
minus-squareMcNomin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 hours agoYea, it’s a handheld PC. The only thing “console” about it is that it’s Xbox branded
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoAgain, if you have a source, I’d love to see it.
minus-squareMcNomin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·32 minutes agoPlayers can still launch a normal version of Windows, but it’s no longer the default experience when booting the system up. https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/the-rog-xbox-ally-fixes-the-worst-problem-with-windows-handhelds/
It’s not locked to the Xbox ecosystem; it’s a Windows PC with a better UI for a controller to navigate. And I really don’t see this being any more locked down than Asus’ previous Ally stuff.
How do you know that?
They announced it… Runs steam as well
They announced that the OS and hardware isn’t locked down like an XBOX? I’d love to see that if you have a source.
Yea, it’s a handheld PC. The only thing “console” about it is that it’s Xbox branded
Again, if you have a source, I’d love to see it.
Players can still launch a normal version of Windows, but it’s no longer the default experience when booting the system up.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/the-rog-xbox-ally-fixes-the-worst-problem-with-windows-handhelds/