Playnite Guide (ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, Ayaneo, GPD and more)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 มิ.ย. 2023
- In this video, we're going to be taking a look at setting up Playnite as a frontend for the Asus ROG Ally.
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Links in the Video
Playnite - playnite.link/
Syntech Dock for ROG Ally - www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP24YDP1?...
WD SN740 2TB Drive for ROG Ally - ebay.us/LwrmFJ
UGREEN 100w USB-C Charger for ROG Ally - www.amazon.com/dp/B091Z6JNX4?...
Anker 100w USB-C Cable for ROG Ally - www.amazon.com/dp/B08PVPTNZL?...
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Notes from the Video
gb - Gambatte (RetroArch)
gba - mGBA (RetroArch)
gbc - Gambatte (RetroArch)
gc - Dolphin (Standalone)
n3ds - Citra (Standalone)
n64 - Mupen64Plus-Next (RetroArch)
nds - melonDS (RetroArch)
nes - Mesen (RetroArch)
ps2 - PCSX2 (Standalone)
ps3 - RPCS3 (Standalone)
psp - PPSSPP (Standalone
psx - Duckstation (Standalone)
snes - Snes9x (RetroArch)
switch - Yuzu (Standalone)
wii - Dolphin (Standalone)
xbox - xemu (Standalone)
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What does your Playnite look like?
Wow!, this looks beautiful on the Rog Ally screen . I told myself i wasn't gonna use emulators on the Ally as i've already have Emudeck setup on my Steam Deck but after seeing the look of emulators on Playnite i've changed my mind. Already have Playnite setup using your guide but now i'm gonna get Emudeck also . Thanks, great job.
I've been using playnite for about 5 months now on my main pc and it's a game changer especially since i do alot of emulation everything being in one place is great and the customization is endless
Thank you for an excellent video! Thorough, concise, and well explained. Was just what I was looking for.
Got my deck yesterday… ended up going with Playnite as I somewhat used it before… most def is the perfect answer for the Ally.
Thank you. Exellent video. I am really enjoying the Ally a lot more now with Playnite installed.
Another great video. Thanks Joey. Much love
holy crap, thank you for this! This front-end is the way
Absolute legend. Thank you!
13:31 that music tho 🔥
Especially that retro solo.
Very Very helpful mate, subbed.
Playnite is fantastic 👏
Super Helpful
very helpful thank you!
i have been using playnite on my windeck for about 5 weeks, and is awesome :v
Amazing video from second one to 1636th second
Bro said I’m billy mays 😂 that alone earned you a sub man, shit was funny
Had to finish up the infomercial vibe! :)
Thanks a lot!
So do we have to setup game profile for every game that we install? Specifically on PC games.
I do, yes.
how do you manage and add dlc and updates? i have got some games for switch yuzu and all the games does show plus updates shows aswell. thanks
Great video and very thorough. I am stumped though. For some reason the ROG Ally controller won't work for me in full screen mode. I have verified it is enabled and in controller mode. if I connect an external controller to it it works fine. But the build in controller will not do anything. I can bring up the command center and use the controller in that side menu. Just not in Playnite.
Try adding playnite as a game profile and choosing the gamepad template, or be in gamepad mode before opening playnite
I think I figured it out. had to go into the settings->Input and uncheck "primary controller Only'. I did not have a second controller hooked up when I first started it so I'm not sure if the build in controller things its a secondary or not.
I can't seem to get the PSP filter tag to appear properly in the jhero theme
Can you access the game stores to buy new games while still within playnite? Also is there an option to boot right into playnite once the device boots up?
You can't, it'll just take you to the store page in whatever launcher. And yes, I show that in the video.
Hi Joey, great vid and amazing tutorial. One hiccup tho, after i've done all the things in the video the Playnite.fullscreen app is not showing on my Armoy crate! Only the desktop one. And that is leading me to not being able to configure the gamepad mode for the fullscreen app. My buttons are not working properly, when i press A it launches the game directly. I can't show details when i press X, and the RB button doesn't do any thing. Any advice?
Just add the fullscreen exe in the Playnite folder to armoury crate and you can configure that as needed.
I really hope some makes a good anti fingerprints screen protector soon. I can't stand smudge displays.
Dbrand
@@ThePoushalhasn’t even shipped yet :(
The oled switch screen protector will work for the screen. It doesn’t cover the entire bezel, but it will get the job done until DBrand ships.
Waiting for something made specifically for it as well.
Have you tried Launchbox? Not sure which front end to put on my Ally, new to both.
Been some time since I've done Launchbox, really like Playnite. Either works, likely just personal preference.
I installed launchbox, nothing like it!
I'm searching for a day 1 set up guide on the ROG Ally. The one Joey made for the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro, was well Pro. Did he make one like that video for the Ally? I can't find it.
I did not, just a few videos and an emudeck guide.
Any way to bind the Armory Crate button on the Ally to launch this launcher?
This would be great.
Not that I've seen unfortunately.
Hey, Is there a workaround where the m1 key for alt+f4 can work in 'auto mode' because for me it doesnt, therefore you have to manually change to gamepad mode in pop up menu for this to work? Then when you open playnite desktop or any other desktop mode you will still be in gamepad mode, which is a bit of an inconvience as you have to constantly change modes, hope this makes sense..
Check my gamepad profiles video, you need to set up a gamepad template, then add the hotkeys and do that for every game, you stay in Auto mode forever. I have never switched out of it.
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thank you so much, sorted all my settings out, don't think I would have figured it out without you :)
Awesome!
How do I add a picture to a game if it doesn't have a picture?
do you know a easy way to have tdp profiles in playnite? i don’t think i could do this without that
You just use armoury crate for creating your profiles as normal like I showed. It doesn't matter that the games launch from Playnite.
Great guide I got everything working perfectly only hiccup is my PSP quick Icon in full screen mode won't show properly and I can't seem to find my Playnite folder.
That's weird. And Playnite would be installed where you set it, if you followed me, just in the C drive root. Or can search for it.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds I'll double check, I truly appreciate this guide. I started with launchbox and switch to Emudeck after seeing your tutorial.
I'm having the same issue how did you solve it?
do you have to load each game separately into Playnite?
What about Steam ROM Manager?
My playnite is kind of laggy when in fullscreen mode. Any tips to make experience smoother?
i don’t know what wrong with my playnite i cannot get description of games to show on big picture mode. Can you please help me?
What theme are You using for fullscreen mode ? I have tried all of the themes (that comes available to download on playnite) and any of them shows Game info as yours on 25:03 on fullscreen mode only desktop mode.
J Hero.
I can’t figure out how to get the controller to work with retroarch man
Followed the guide and got everything I needed, but my PSP, PS1, PS2 and Xbox Controls don't work. And the roms don't load, despite having found the bios.
Something went way wrong. Are you launching via EmulationStation with steam open and gamepad mode on? Jump into the Emudeck discord, see if they can get you sorted.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds So the game launches fine if I'm in emustation, but whenever I launch it through playnite, it just goes to the PS2 boot menu and shows a disc, but hangs there.
The only issue I have is when I play a steam game and close it out, steamdecks OS overlaps Playnite every time so I have to move to desktop to touch playnite again.. Any solutions?
great for getting xbox games in your library but id rather have the emulators all done in emulation station.
Does it show all the games even if they are not installed in the platform?
You can set that setting as import not installed games that I showed in the very beginning yep.
Not sure if anyone else has this problem but when launching any game from playnite I keep getting the notifications “you are currently using x mode” which puts my controller inputs to a dead halt. Uninstalled armourcrate and that actually solved my issue until I redownloaded it again. Any way around this? I have my controller mode to gamepad.
Add your exes, including playnite, into armoury crate as game profiles and choose templates for them
@@JoeysRetroHandheldsomg thank you so much bro this was driving me crazy for a couple of days lol you a real one
How did you add the Playnite full screen app to amour crate ?. I tried ton add it from the file manager through amoury crate but it won't allow me to .
That's all I did, add, fullscreen exe and it added.
@@JoeysRetroHandheldsWon’t add for me, it just give the option to open, when i open it’s not added or appear where i can add it.
Anyways to have cross saves for PC and Ally?
Yep, Syncthing, Google Drive, other services. Or if you use EmuDeck on both, use their built in tool.
Is this the same as Launchbox and Emudeck?
Launchbox and Playnite are Frontends yes, Emudeck configures your emulators and has a frontend. Different products.
@Joey's Retro Handhelds may I ask what's your favorite for the ally? Debating which one I should do.
Emudeck for emulator setup with Playnite as the frontend is my favorite currently, exact setup in the video.
So im new to pc gaming..i just got the ally..whats the best emulator and no proms i can download!... i aint looking too change armory crate or anything. Just want a nice emulator on my SD were i can olay some old ps3 and down games...especially ncaa football14. I just want a nice smooth emulator??
Check my EmuDeck video.
Will this work if i have my emulators and roms on an sd card through a Retrobat setup?
It should, but I don't use retrobat.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Gotcha :) I'm open to other Frontenac, I know I can just transfer my rom folders from one to the other.
It should work though, all retrobat and emudeck do is setup emulators. So just point Playnite to the emulator folder retrobat created.
Hi im wondering if its just me but when i play preinstalled games from steam unlocked or steam rip etc the game doesn't recognise my gamepad. I have to manually set up the buttons in armoury crate and map for pc games. When i play gamepass or emulators they recognise the gamepad with no issues. Have you experienced similar issue? Not sure if i accidentally changed a setting but it seems weird that only those games dont recognise a gamepad is connected. Any help would be really appreciated
No idea how to help you but just want you to know you’re not alone.
When I do steamlink or other options like moonlight - I get zero controller input.
It sucks
@@IncorrectTH-camUser very frustrating hopefully a software update fixes this. I've tried x360ce and didn't get much luck either. Il let you know if I come across a fix
@@maarkryaan I’m pretty sure it’s a me problem. I had the same issue when I tried my laptop previously… so I’m guessing I have some setting wrong somewhere.
Have a newborn + a 4 year old so I haven’t had time to tinker to figure out the problem.
I had no idea what Steam RIP or Steam Unlocked was, but I can say that I've tested games not from official sources and the buttons just work. Just be in gamepad mode. I haven't done anything aside from that.
Both of those work for me, are you sure you're in gamepad mode?
Thanks for the great video! I followed this one and the emudeck one before it and my Rog Ally is way awesomer now.
A PSA: The way the emulator scanners are setup, emudeck cloud saving is not being triggered when opening games. The scans need to be manually setup instead of using the emulator templates, and the executable path should point to the .bat files that emudeck uses to open the emulators (take a look at the shortcuts added to steam to find the location of those files)
What stand is that for the ally?
Syntech Dock - www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP24YDP1?&tag=joeysretroh02-20
How does this compare to Launchbox?
PlayNite is more customizable and is better at being an all in one IMO. launchbox+BigBox is good for emulation but it doesn’t feel as good for PC gaming for other apps and it’s not free. That said, PlayNite feels less polished IMO.
Overall, I liked Big Box better. But PlayNite is a better all in one IMO. I just ended up going back to Steam Big Picture mode + CSS Loader
Video should start at like 2:30
How does it compare with launchbox Bigbox?
Just preference, they both do the same thing.
This is basically the same but without a lot of the bells and whistles. Big box looks much better especially if paired with emumovies and will show themes and trailers for each game.
Is there a way to play Zelda with cheats like infinite sprint health etc.
Yep, look up how to do retroarch cheats, that's what emudeck uses.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds thank you so much looking for more vids from you
I can't get the autokill client to work and it just focuses on Steam. Back to Armory crate I guess. 🙄
Yea its buggy for me.
I've had that maybe once every hundred launches
I ended up just going to Steam Big Picture Mode. It is not perfect especially if you use CSS Loader to customize it (It can take a couple seconds for the theme changes to show up when booting up). When it is better UI overall IMO.
I don't why the video title made it sounds like an Ally issue when other handhelds could also install windows or already came with windows. Good info though.
ROG Ally is one of the more popular searches on youtube rn. So it makes sense for him to do this on the Ally for more views.
Yep, that's basically it. I did one for the Steam Deck too. People just search device name + thing, it makes sense.
Is this better than emudeck?
Two different things. Emudeck sets up emulators for you, Playnite is a frontend to display games and launch them. Can combine the two. Emudeck has a frontend with emulationstation, but this would replace that.
Is it safe
I tried looking for iso games but all links are just f*cking takes me to wierd websites with malware viruses
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I don't know... Seems better to use Emulation Station and the Asus front end for PC games. This actually seems more confusing and convoluted than that. Added: Since ES is a stupid monthly subscription, Retrobat seems the best option.
Whatever option makes sense for you is the best option.
I would like to remind everyone that you absolutely need to keep the armory crate app for critical updates that absolutely affect the performance of your ally, it sucks for those who don’t like it but you need to keep it. Also really think about what’s in it for the “dev’s” to make a “free” app ? Oh wait probably because they are data mining you for profits just like facebook does, you just became a product for them to sell.
This video does not uninstall AC.
Low low price of FREE 😂
Playnite sucks. It doesn’t always load up games from epic and battle net.
I haven't seen that issue personally - EA is the one that gives me trouble as it never stays logged in.
Playnite is pointless for PS1 emulation when we have Duckstation - plus it's own library.