One Week with the Xbox Ally Handhelds
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Should you Just get a Steam Deck? - https://youtu.be/cA3HcUOrxZQ I forgot to say that these units were provided by ASUS for review, but this is not sponsored. They are not seeing this video before you, and no money changed hands. 🔔Get notified! https://www.youtube.com/c/NerdNest?sub_confirmation=1 ——————————— 🎯SUPPORT THE CHANNEL ——————————— ▶️Support on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/NerdNestPodcast ▶️Join us! https://www.youtube.com/nerdnest/join ▶️Humble Bundle Partner Link - https://www.humblebundle.com/?partner=nerdnest ▶️ Amazon Link - https://amzn.to/4lzF4wY ▶️Nerd Nest Merch - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiC38Llz5e3qR6EaQAGlWvw/store ——————————— ⚠️CONNECT ——————————— ▶️ VOICECAST - https://voicecast.app/nerdnest ▶️ BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/nerdnest.tv ▶️ NERD NEST DISCORD - http://nerdnest.tv/discord ▶️THREADS - https://www.threads.net/@billfairchild ▶️ NERD NEST TWEETS - https://twitter.com/NerdNestTV ——————————— 🎧PODCASTS ——————————— ▶️ THE NERD NEST PODCAST- http://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdnest ▶️ 143 PIXELS - http://nerdnest.tv/143 ——————————— ⚙️GEAR I USE ——————————— ➡️GEAR I USE - https://www.amazon.com/shop/nerdnest 💵Nerd Nest may receive a commission on sales of items linked above. This helps support my channel at no additional cost to you. Affiliate links will be marked with a 💵. 00:00 - A Controller First Experience 02:30 - Setup and First Impressions 08:45 - The new UI 12:44 - Controls 18:26 - Sleep…Wake 21:48 - Issues with Xbox Ally 24:08 - Benchmarks 36:05 - Conclusion
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