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According to Windows Central, Lenovo will be entering the handheld PC gaming market with its Lenono Legion Go device.
Based on what we know, it could look similar to their Lenovo Legion Play product, which shown in 2021, but was never released.
I am very excited about this, because I am currently rocking a Lenovo Legion Gaming PC since Nov 2022, and it’s a pretty solid desktop PC. It comes with an NVIDIA 3060 card that can run any modern games.
However, is it already too late, especially with the market dominated by Steam’s Steam Deck and Asus’ ROG Ally? For enthusiasts, they might also imported other handheld makers like Aya Neo, OneXplayer, GPD Win (all from China). I guess it depends on pricing… if the Legion Go can offer something better, at an affordable price, I can see a scenario that fans like myself, might end up owning both the ROG Ally and Legion Go.
According to Windows Central, the standout features of the Legion Go will be a bigger 8-inch screen, the latest Windows 11 OS, and AMD’s new Phoenix (Ryzen) processors.
According to the Legion Play listing at whatmobilez.com, the handheld had a network dual SIM (5G), had a duo camera system (64MP and 16MP), with a AMOLED display was a 1080p at 388PPI. Hopefully these features will carry over to the Legion Go, especially that AMOLED screen.
If Lenovo is smart, they would focus on a better software experience and emphasis on better, longer battery life.
Everyone who owns the ROG Ally will tell you that setting up the device was a nightmare, taking over four hours to work out the non-popup keyboard or doing all the Windows updates. Plus, the Armoury Crate Software is not a great experience. The software is slow and is very buggy. Sometime it works, sometime it doesn’t. It’s not good.
Since I already use the Lenovo Legion, I’m already familiar with their Lenovo Vantage software, which is used to control its lighting and monitor/manage GPU/CPU. It would make sense that Lenovo would implement the software on the Legion Go to easily switch to controller mode for their handheld.
Another advantage that Lenovo could do is allow the Legion Go to use any eGPU to boost its gaming capacity. This would be a massive saving, since the ROG Ally uses a proprietary external GPU connection.
On top of that, Lenovo recently released the Lenovo Tab Extreme Tablet, which is a giant 14.5 inch Android tablet… but can double as an external monitor! Imaging gaming on the Legion Go on an OLED 3k screen!
Another idea is that Lenovo can also release an official dock that comes bundled an external HD and a small-foot print mechanical keyboard and mouse, with all Legion Go branding, I can see a compelling reason to go with the Go.
Lenovo’s biggest problem is going to be price. If they sell the Legion Go for anything above $800, it’s going to be a ‘no’ for many people (especially if they already own the cheaper Steam Deck).
Having said all that, the Legion Go may never be release, Lenovo hasn’t officially made any announcement yet.
P.S., I’ve previously mentioned that I would love to see MicroSoft, if you’ll excuse the pun, get into the game, with its own Xbox Go handheld. Think about it, I can see it running a Windows 11 “Handheld Edition” or perhaps a custom Xbox OS, scaled for handheld.
Based on what we know, it could look similar to their Lenovo Legion Play product, which shown in 2021, but was never released.
I am very excited about this, because I am currently rocking a Lenovo Legion Gaming PC since Nov 2022, and it’s a pretty solid desktop PC. It comes with an NVIDIA 3060 card that can run any modern games.
However, is it already too late, especially with the market dominated by Steam’s Steam Deck and Asus’ ROG Ally? For enthusiasts, they might also imported other handheld makers like Aya Neo, OneXplayer, GPD Win (all from China). I guess it depends on pricing… if the Legion Go can offer something better, at an affordable price, I can see a scenario that fans like myself, might end up owning both the ROG Ally and Legion Go.
According to Windows Central, the standout features of the Legion Go will be a bigger 8-inch screen, the latest Windows 11 OS, and AMD’s new Phoenix (Ryzen) processors.
According to the Legion Play listing at whatmobilez.com, the handheld had a network dual SIM (5G), had a duo camera system (64MP and 16MP), with a AMOLED display was a 1080p at 388PPI. Hopefully these features will carry over to the Legion Go, especially that AMOLED screen.
If Lenovo is smart, they would focus on a better software experience and emphasis on better, longer battery life.
Everyone who owns the ROG Ally will tell you that setting up the device was a nightmare, taking over four hours to work out the non-popup keyboard or doing all the Windows updates. Plus, the Armoury Crate Software is not a great experience. The software is slow and is very buggy. Sometime it works, sometime it doesn’t. It’s not good.
Since I already use the Lenovo Legion, I’m already familiar with their Lenovo Vantage software, which is used to control its lighting and monitor/manage GPU/CPU. It would make sense that Lenovo would implement the software on the Legion Go to easily switch to controller mode for their handheld.
Another advantage that Lenovo could do is allow the Legion Go to use any eGPU to boost its gaming capacity. This would be a massive saving, since the ROG Ally uses a proprietary external GPU connection.
On top of that, Lenovo recently released the Lenovo Tab Extreme Tablet, which is a giant 14.5 inch Android tablet… but can double as an external monitor! Imaging gaming on the Legion Go on an OLED 3k screen!
Another idea is that Lenovo can also release an official dock that comes bundled an external HD and a small-foot print mechanical keyboard and mouse, with all Legion Go branding, I can see a compelling reason to go with the Go.
Lenovo’s biggest problem is going to be price. If they sell the Legion Go for anything above $800, it’s going to be a ‘no’ for many people (especially if they already own the cheaper Steam Deck).
Having said all that, the Legion Go may never be release, Lenovo hasn’t officially made any announcement yet.
P.S., I’ve previously mentioned that I would love to see MicroSoft, if you’ll excuse the pun, get into the game, with its own Xbox Go handheld. Think about it, I can see it running a Windows 11 “Handheld Edition” or perhaps a custom Xbox OS, scaled for handheld.
Lenovo to enter in the handheld PC market with the Legion Go
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