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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The sad thing is that a few dozen people will buy it no matter the price, and will have a thousand dollar piece of e-waste when Microsoft decides to kill it off

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

A few dozen people don't make a product viable, tens or hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people do.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's just a computer. Microsoft can't kill it off (thankfully)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago

That all depends on exactly how the OS is implemented.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's locked into the Xbox ecosystem. Even if it can be changed, which I assume they're going to work really hard to not allow with steamos being so easy, most would simply give up before trying something else

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

They announced it... Runs steam as well

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yea, it's a handheld PC. The only thing "console" about it is that it's Xbox branded

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Again, if you have a source, I'd love to see it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

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/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Very cool, thank you!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

It’s just a windows PC in handheld format that has a new Xbox app that turns off a bunch of windows functions that use up perform despite having no benefit for gaming. But it is a windows pc, you can hook it up with a dock, and use it as your daily PC.