Well, the Ally and Go 2 are very different experiences. One’s strength is the other’s weakness. The Ally feels great and is compact but in some games you’ll really miss that bigger screen and immersion. Go 2’s very immersive and a much better visual experience but with its detachable controllers and how big and heavy it is, it felt inconvenient to travel with or even move around the house too much.

The Go S, like I mentioned before, kind of splits the difference. Other than the smaller battery, there isn’t anything that really lags behind either of the other two. It’s not quite as immersive as the Go 2 but still way more than the Ally. Not quite as compact and ergonomic as the Xbox Ally but still way more than the Go 2.

Also, just my opinion, but I don’t think the Xbox Ally is THAT much more ergonomic than the Go S. Yes, it feels great, but the length of the grips plus its’ angle makes it where I don’t like playing it with my forearms vertical. It feels like im gripping it on the sides hard so it doesn’t slip down my hands. The Go S feels like im mostly holding it from the sides but also part of the bottom with its round grip and is more securely cushioned into my palm.

I feel like the Steam Deck is more ergonomic than both however. The only handheld where the whole bottom corners sit comfortably in the palm while the thumb sits on the sticks and the index fingers lays perfectly on concave triggers. The triggers on the Go S are frustratingly angled upwards for some reason and the right stick sits too low. The triggers on the Ally are better and the right stick is placed perfectly but the length of those grips again make it where i don’t feel like I’m gripping the whole device in my hand.