Report: ROG Ally, Ally X, and Legion Go handhelds will not get driver updates anymore

[Redaktion]

AMD, Asus, and Lenovo may stop supporting Ryzen Z1 Extreme powered gaming handhelds as far as driver updates are concerned. These devices are not very old so its unfortunate that support is being dropped so early in the life cycle.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Report-ROG-Ally-Ally-X-and-Legion-Go-handhelds-will-not-get-driver-updates-anymore.1233766.0.html

[secdesrede]

If true, this indicates a much shorter supported lifespan than we would normally see in a gaming laptop or desktop.

If this trend were to continue, then it would likely affect the viability of the handheld gaming PC market.  No one wants to buy a handheld console or a handheld PC device that lacks driver updates and support after only three years.

[Pyrobrick]

Honestly, it's almost a relief knowing we won't have to rely on the manufacturers forever. If anything, this situation is a massive win for Linux gaming distributions. Once the necessary drivers, device trees, and patches are successfully upstreamed and merged into the mainline Linux kernel, they are maintained indefinitely by the community. It completely removes the anxiety of hardware expiration, ensuring these handhelds are freed from corporate update cycles and will keep running smoothly long after official support is abandoned.

[Majid]

It can damage Asus Rog ally Market ! I have Rog Ally X and i bough it recently! this device can handel any game if they go this way then i will also abandon asus and wont buy anything they make !