So far, there is no indication that ASUS has fixed the bug that caused microSD cards to fry.
For those who are drawn to the raw power of the hardware and a higher-resolution display rather than the Steam Deck, it might be worth considering the ASUS ROG Ally, which debuted in June and is Valve’s most promising handheld console hybrid contender so far.
At the same time, the proposal still needs to be finalized, since the overall picture from the software side is not very smooth, and a bug was recently revealed, as a result of which ROG Allys bakes microSD expansion cards one after another. The serious problem was acknowledged by ASUS itself a few weeks ago, promising an update to fix this phenomenon, but the public is still waiting in vain.
The latest ROG Ally update brings a number of changes, but microSD cards are not even mentioned in their description. Instead, the package offers fine-tuning such as lowering the minimum brightness from 25 nits to 10 nits, optimizing performance mode, or supporting 30W charging with 65W data suits.
So it is not yet known when ASUS will try to fix the bug affecting the cards. In any case, the manufacturer wrote in a previous post on the social network that the problem only occurs under “certain temperature conditions”, so it can be fixed by fine-tuning the default fan and minimum speed.
It’s been a few days since the last update was released, but ROG Ally has only received 3 big packs since it launched in June, meaning that at the current pace, it could be weeks before a fix to the microSD issue appears.