What you need to know
- ASUS ROG Ally is a Windows 11 gaming handheld that launched earlier this year and has been a popular device for the holiday season.
- To celebrate nearly six months since it released, the ROG Pulse podcast is going over all of the new features that have come to the device since launch including the latest ones.
- Major updates include the addition of Gyro support, recalibration, the ability to turn off CPU Boost, and more.
In roughly two weeks, the ASUS ROG Ally will have been on the market for six months. To celebrate this fact, ROG Pulse — a weekly podcast hosted by Jake Kulinski and Whitson Gordon — did a live stream that discusses all of the updates and features added to the popular gaming handheld since it launched.
You can watch the embedded video below or keep scrolling to learn all about the latest updates and new features currently available on ROG Ally.
NOTE: We are updating this page as the live stream continues so refresh regularly to get the latest information.
Everything added since the ROG Ally’s launch
You can watch the full ROG Pulse livestream above or keep scrolling to see what all the major updates mentioned were.
Gyroscope support — Great for FPS games
🎮 Armoury Crate → Game Library → Press X on a game → Gyro
⚠️ To get this support, you must update Armoury Crate as well as update the microcontroller unit in Armoury Crate. Note that gyro support won’t work unless Control Mode is set to Auto (not Gamepad or Desktop).
Yes! ASUS ROG has heard our request and given Gyroscope support to us. This is a fantastic control option FPS games.
Of course, not all games have this option, so settings need to be set on a game-by-game basis. For example, from the Armoury Crate game library, press X while highlighting a game that supports Gyroscope. Scroll down to Gyro and choose whether it acts as a mouse or as one of the joysticks.
Calibrating joysticks, triggers, and gyro for customized control
🎮 Armoury Crate → Settings → Calibration
Players can also go to the Calibration menu in Armoury Crate Settings to calibrate the handheld’s various controls including the separate joysticks, individual triggers, and even the new gyro support. This can help eliminate dead zones and get the ROG Ally customized to play the specific way you want it to.
What’s more, if you go to the Game Library and enter a game profile, you can get controls customized on a game-by-game basis.
Joystick sensitivity customization:
🎮 Armoury Crate → Settings → Configure → Gamepad Mode → (select joystick)
From here you can adjust the anti Dead Zone setting or even change the Response curve by clicking and dragging.
CPU Boost can now be turned off
🎮 Armoury Crate → Settings → Operating Mode → Eco Assist → CPU Boost → ON
Users now have the option of turning off the ROG Ally’s CPU boost to help conserve power or reduce heat on the gaming handheld.
Extreme Standby Mode and Modern Standby Assistant have been here basically since launch” and are on by default. Gordon stated that he recommends keeping these on as these “ensure that your Ally uses as little power as possible when it’s sleeping or turned off.”
Additional GPU Settings options
🎮 Armoury Crate → Settings → Operating Mode → GPU Settings
More AMD Advance Graphics Options have been added within Armoury Crate so you no longer have to leave the software and go to AMD Software to customize them. You can customize things likde Radeon Anti-Lag, Boost, Chill, and more right from Armoury Crate.
Additionally, the Memory Assigned to GPU dropdown is 4GB by default, but now more settings are available ranging from 1GB to 8GB. Gordeon stated that his “sweete spot” is 6GB, but you can choose what works best for you.
More Real-time Monitor options
🎮 Command Center → tap Real-time Monitor to cycle
The ability to see the ROG Ally’s performance like fps (frames per second) has been on the handheld since launch, but now there are additional options like the ability for it to take up less space. One such option only displays the time, battery life, and FPS.
🎮 Armoury Crate → Settings → Operating Mode → GPU Settings
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Windows Central’s take
As you can see from my ROG Ally review, I absolutely love this gaming handheld and have really appreciated all of the updates that have come to it over the last several months. The Ally has always had a wide range of customization options since launch, but now even more features can be tweaked to my liking, which further improves the playing experience.
The best part is that I can create custom settings on a game-by-game basis so I don’t have to constantly jump into settings and move things around when I go from one game to another.
I’ve already talked at length about this, but the ROG Ally is what I consider to be the best gaming handheld for PC gaming on the market right now. It’s partially due to ASUS ROG’s continued support of the device that I feel so comfortable recommending it to others.
