DO NOT BUY ROG Phone 8 Pro

He rejects ASUS’s $1,200 ROG Phone 8 Pro: Snapdragon Gen 3 and 24GB RAM cannot overcome Android’s weak modern-game library. He criticizes its mature phone-like design, camera and waterproofing, saying gaming controls and cooling require ugly, expensive add-ons. He favors $500–$600 Steam Deck, ROG Ally, or Legion Go devices, or a future Windows/Linux phone capable of PC games.

The hardware-versus-software critique reinforces his consistent preference for Windows gaming flexibility over specialized mobile hardware.