The first is PS3 emulation.
If you have the hardware powerful enough to provide playable performance, that is.
This includes Red Dead Redemption, which runs at around 10 frames per second.
ASUS
The Steam Deck just cannot hit that mark, leaving lots to be desired regarding PS3 emulation performance.
The limited CPU performance also hurts the Deck in certain Switch titles.
Finally,Xbox 360 emulation on the Deckis in a pretty rough spot at the moment.
AMD
No amount of messing with controls or installing patches can help.
And both APUs include beastly CPUs for a handheld gear.
The Z1 Extreme features an 8-core/16-thread Zen 4 part with a 30WTDP.
AMD
The regular Z1 APU packs “just” a 6-core/12-thread Zen 4 processor, also featuring a 30W TDP.
Performance-wise, even the AMD Ryzen Z1 CPU should eat any PS3 game for breakfast and ask for more.
The ROG Ally should end up being the best handheld gadget for PS3 emulation by far.
But this shouldn’t be an issue for the Ally.
The gear runs Windows 11 out of the box and can run Xenia natively, not throughProton.
Emudeck is an software that automatically installs and configures numerous emulators.
In short, Emudeck is a one-stop solution for all Steam Deck emulation needs.
And the thing works flawlessly.
Well, not anymore.
The cherry on the cake of ROG Ally’s emulation promise is the Windows version of Emudeck!
Currently, you’re limited to using an early access versionavailable to Emudeck Patrons.
But once the stable version, available to everyone, comes out, that’s it.
The ROG Ally will have the last part needed to become the ultimate emulation machine on the market.
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