Been going back and forth between a steam deck and a rog ally. I really want to support Valve due to their commitment to the SD among other reasons.

One consideration is that I have several PC games across different platforms, GOG, Epic, Ubi-soft, EA etc, which may be harder to play on a SD. I understand Heroic? might be a solution to that issue but I’m not entirely convinced. I have some experience with Linux so that’s not much of a deterring factor.

The main thing I want is a handheld device that will allow me to play older AAA and AA games that I have backlogged such as The Witcher 3, evil within 1 and 2, Batman Arkham, GTA V, and many others. I also want to be able to buy and play Cyberpunk 2077 and its expansion, Hogwarts Legacy, Jedi survivor, and Starfield. I did recently buy BG3 through GOG and would want to play that on a handheld device. I would also like to use gamepass.

I know it seems that rog ally is the device I should choose since it’s a windows device and allows for access to all PC gaming platforms with minimal barriers. But I don’t believe I desire high quality graphics for recently released games. I’ve been playing on a Xbox one for the last nine years so not sure I would notice 60-90 fps on a game. Also the oled SD may be on par with the rog ally given all the issues that device has for some.

Really just want to play to enjoy the story/gameplay of said games. I have a gaming laptop with a 6850m xt. I want a handheld device to play while my significant other plays on the laptop.

Know SD is great for emulation and I would love to emulate old console games but I don’t have older roms which makes that option less likely.

Would really appreciate advice and guidance from this community on which to move forward with. Thank you in advance!