Lenovo’s Legion Go could be the Steam Deck rival I’ve been waiting for
A challenger approaches… again
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It looks like another competitor is gearing up to enter the handheld PC gaming space, withLenovopotentially working on its own handheld device in the vein of Valve’sSteam Deck.
A report fromWindows Centralclaims that sources inside Lenovo have confirmed the company is working on a handheld PC that will runWindows 11, like the recently-releasedAsus ROG Ally. The device doesn’t yet have a release date, and this information is entirely rumor at this stage, so don’t gettooexcited.
Other details are relatively thin on the ground, but WC’s sources have stated the handheld – named the Lenovo Legion Go – will have an 8-inch display (making it bigger than most existing handhelds) and run on one ofAMD’s Phoenix 7040-series APUs, which promise to deliver best-in-class performance.
Could this be the handheld to topple to the Steam Deck?
While it might offer a bigger screen and potentially amuch better processorthan the successfulSteamDeck, the Legion Go still has its work cut out for it. While it was a well-made and powerful device, the ROG Ally struggled with reconcilingWindows 11into a handheld form factor, despite the PC gaming versatilityMicrosoft’s OS brings with it.
A few years back, a different leak fromLiliputingrevealed the existence of the Lenovo Legion Play (pictured above), an Android-based handheld that would rely on cloud gaming services like the distinctly underwhelmingLogitech G Cloud. However, it seems Lenovo has shelved these plans in favor of a true PC gaming handheld – a wise move, given the recent lukewarm reception to cloud gaming devices.
Handheld gaming is enjoying something of a resurgence right now, thanks in no small part to the ever-popularNintendo Switch. Plenty of tech companies want a piece of the pie, from Chinese brandAyaNeotoDell’s still-stuck-in-limboAlienware Concept UFO. Could Lenovo’s Legion Go be the handheld that finally establishes dominance over Valve’s PC console? Only time will tell…
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Christian is TechRadar’s UK-based Computing Editor. He came to us from Maximum PC magazine, where he fell in love with computer hardware and building PCs. He was a regular fixture amongst our freelance review team before making the jump to TechRadar, and can usually be found drooling over the latest high-end graphics card or gaming laptop before looking at his bank account balance and crying.
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