You may have spotted the news about Valve quietly updating SteamOS with back button support for the Asus ROG Ally X. This has quickly evolved from just a small update note to confirmation that the company will support this Windows 11 gaming handheld with its own handheld operating system, and based on my own testing, it can’t come soon enough.
Yes, I got impatient and decided to use a custom Linux image to get the Steam Deck’s operating system onto my ROG Ally X, and I was floored by the night and day difference in performance and battery life. In fact, I’m so shocked that it's confirmed what I’ve known all along — that this whole running Windows thing is just not the right thing for gamers on-the-go (at least for now).
