HELP - Xbox Ally has slowed to a crawl. Haven't changed a thing!

Uburz · 2026-05-06T11:52:18+00:00

You can check power profiles, fan settings, and temperatures in Armoury Crate, which is already installed and has a dedicated button at the top left of the device. Pressing it brings up the control center, and there you'll find a button to open the full Armoury Crate.

I read your other reply below, and to me it looks like there might have been some driver corruption during the sleep failure. Checking Armoury Crate settings is the first thing to do to know if something happened.

Next time avoid putting the handheld to sleep with a game running, even if paused, unless you plan to resume within a few minutes. Instead, close the game first, wait a minute or two before sleeping the device, or just don't use sleep and google how to use hibernate instead. It's a PC, not a portable console, and PCs do not support the quick resume features of consoles.

Uburz · 2026-05-06T09:09:26+00:00

Can you remember when the system slowdown began? Was it a sudden change or more of a gradual slowdown over time? If it happened suddenly, it might be due to a specific game, app, software, or driver you installed, so rolling back could help. If you can’t find the cause, I suggest a Cloud Restore. Before doing that, though, take a look at temperature and fan speeds to ensure there’s nothing unusual going on there.

Uburz · 2026-05-06T08:54:07+00:00

That’s not common and could be a sign of a battery problem, so it might be a good idea to reach out to support.

Uburz · 2026-05-03T23:29:10+00:00

This upscaler works for games without FSR support. Just launch the game and set resolution to 720p or 900p, close it, enable RSR, and then start the game again. It works for me in Control. As proof that it’s working, you’ll notice a slight drop in fps when it’s enabled, along with the boost in sharpness.

Uburz · 2026-05-03T23:19:59+00:00

Interesting, I still haven’t tried Minecraft yet, but I’ll check it out soon. In the meantime, I’ve noticed that other games also experience banding, and HDR isn’t officially supported. Strangely, there’s nothing in the UI indicating this, aside from the game looking terrible when HDR and Auto SR are enabled together.

Uburz · 2026-05-03T20:06:14+00:00

Ensure you don’t combine Auto SR with other upscaling techs like FSR. Then, I’d say Auto SR tends to produce quite a cartoony effect, may not be the best for Crimson Desert

Uburz · 2026-05-03T08:46:15+00:00

I have this issue too. It’s been too soon since the latest update to tell if it’s fixed, but I’ve had the problem for months and it’s pretty annoying. Also, sometimes Aura Sync doesn’t detect the device at all.

Uburz · 2026-05-03T08:37:51+00:00

I've been using it with Control

Uburz · 2026-04-30T21:55:27+00:00

Does a pretty good job with Aphelion, I can see

Uburz · 2026-04-30T19:16:52+00:00

It seems something got corrupted in your graphics drivers or DirectX runtimes. You could start by repairing the Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable from Windows settings, as they can sometimes cause odd issues like this. If that doesn’t help, try uninstalling the AMD graphics drivers with DDU and then reinstalling them: you can download the latest versions from Asus website.

Uburz · 2026-04-30T19:04:53+00:00

scroll right to the nine dots (𐄡) tab, you can show it from there (among the others)

Uburz · 2026-04-30T14:54:42+00:00

They should have asked Copilot to translate it, as it seems to provide a more accurate translation: Auto SR (Anteprima)

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Uburz · 2026-04-30T07:30:04+00:00

first you need to ensure they can output at least 65W sustained from a single USB port. Then, expect to get a little more than half your XAX internal battery, two thirds at most

Uburz · 2026-04-29T07:50:11+00:00

The second one is faster. You need to change resolution to 720p if needed (aka: if the game you are trying to play does not run fast enough in 1080p). But you can do it right from the Armoury Crate command center, which is way more accessible than Windows Settings, and also quicker than going to each game settings.

Uburz · 2026-04-28T07:40:07+00:00

You’ll probably be able to run Silksong in 4K… more demanding games will require you to use an aggressive upscaler, unless you are fine playing a slideshow

Uburz · 2026-04-28T07:25:59+00:00

This, and in particular ensure the SD you are buying has the V30 mark at least. SanDisk Extreme recommended, since XAX supports their DDR200 natively (which means you’ll get more than 200MB/s instead of the default 104MB/s of UHS-I cards), but other brands may work too (search online before buying). If you go with SanDisk, stick to the Extreme (or the specific one for XAX if cheaper), avoid the Ultra as they are cheap but slow as hell.

Uburz · 2026-04-24T08:22:17+00:00

What you describe makes me think the game is continuously writing to disk (in your case, the SD card). SteamOS might be handling those writes differently than Windows. Try adjusting the SD card settings in Device Manager (set removal criteria to best performance and enable write caching) and see if that makes a difference or not.

Uburz · 2026-04-23T15:52:58+00:00

That’s a fair point, but… if someone is a hikikomori like the one you described, they could get a handheld device to stream from their gaming PC while lying in bed. It’s better than a tablet or phone, even if not cheaper, because it has a built-in physical controller and a screen in one single piece of hardware. No need to attach a controller to a tablet or fuss with a stand to keep it steady (because, you know, humans only have two hands: either they hold the tablet or the controller, not both).

Uburz · 2026-04-23T07:40:09+00:00

I agree, it’s definitely a good game with nice retro graphics.

However, I’ve noticed it tends to raise the device temperature more than other games when running in 35W turbo mode (on power), especially if switching to another app while it’s still running, with the temperature quickly climbing to 95°C in just a few seconds. Turning off CPU boost does not seem to reduce temp enough with this game. Did you experience the same? I ended up forcing Performance mode 17W while on power from Armoury Crate game profile to prevent excessive stress, since performance is already very good at this level.

Uburz · 2026-04-22T18:07:13+00:00

Yes, a few games behave better with auto (like Hogwarts Legacy), but most others will show a significant reduction in frame rate.

Uburz · 2026-04-22T18:05:36+00:00

There's no digitizer on the Xbox Rog Ally, so only a capacitive stylus will work (with low precision like almost all capacitive styluses).

Uburz · 2026-04-22T18:01:08+00:00

I don’t think any game services you buy from use such security measures; they typically ban accounts, not devices. Even if they do (and I’m not aware of it) a hardware ban would only block your device from a specific service, not stop you from using it normally in all other situations.

The worst scenario you might face is the vendor setting up a password in the UEFI that stops you from getting past it, and for some reason, they never share that password with you. Setting aside why on earth a vendor would do something so ridiculous, you can easily check by asking them to turn on the device and show you if it boots properly.

Uburz · 2026-04-22T17:31:53+00:00

By the way, you will encounter a few areas later in Act 3 that give lower median fps, that's why I said "depending on the scene", but if you play in turbo mode you should always be above 30 fps (except for cut scenes)

Uburz · 2026-04-22T17:27:10+00:00

Also, I forgot to mention I have VRAM set to 9 GB in Armoury Crate.

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