Microsoft for ASUS ROG Xbox Ally and Ally Perhaps the most notable feature is the introduction of standard game profiles, which are available in a beta mode starting today.
These are performance profiles that are tailored to specific games, so that they run perfectly on the handhelds. Once enabled, the software will automatically balance frame rate and power consumption to find the perfect balance. This means players don’t have to go into the settings to make manual adjustments.
These profiles are currently available for 40 of the most popular games on the platform, including Fortnite, Gears of War: Reloaded And Hollow Knight: Silk Singing. Microsoft says you’ll use the default game profile while playing Silk songfor example, provides an hour of battery life. To this end, the profiles are only used when playing on battery power. I hope this becomes a permanent part of the Ally experience and appears in many more titles.
There’s a new search filter that lists games based on how they perform on the device, which is sort of a riff on Valve’s “Steam Deck Verified” badge. Microsoft also claims that gamepad responsiveness has improved and game libraries now load faster. The company says this will be especially noticeable for “players with large game libraries.”
The cloud gaming page should now load faster and be more responsive. Finally, there’s the usual array of bug fixes and performance improvements. This is a fun little set of upgrades, just in time for the holidays.
For the uninitiated, the ROG Ally and Ally We praised the “top performance”. These handhelds are the real deal, and consumers agree. Sales were so robust that .
The success of these consoles should eventually lead to more software updates. Microsoft has already committed to adding game save indicators for crossplay. It also plans to improve sleep and wake mode reliability and upgrade microSD card formatting options. The more powerful Ally
