Lenovo Legion Go goes all Switch as it challenges the Steam Deck
PC and peripheral producer Lenovo has formally introduced the Legion Go, a Steam Deck-like handheld system that has a couple of attention-grabbing issues going for it – in addition to its specs. The Legion Go, very similar to the Asus ROG Ally, runs Home windows 11.
Lenovo is working by itself software program launcher to handle all of the separate PC shops, however proper now, you possibly can anticipate AMD Ryzen Z1 Sequence CPUs, and an 8.8-inch show.
The display screen is QHD+ with a 16:10 side ratio. It has a spread of supported resolutions, from 800p as much as 1600p, and from 60Hz as much as a whopping 144Hz.The IPS display screen additional differentiates itself with 500nits of peak brightness, and a 97% protection of the DCI-P3 color gamut. As anticipated, it additionally helps multi-touch.
Each Legion Go has a touchpad, just like the Steam Deck, that acts as a mouse. Whereas there are completely different specs you possibly can select from, all of them use AMD’s newest RDNA graphics, and LPDDR5X RAM. When it comes to connectivity, the Legion Go has a micro-SD slot, and two USB-C (USB 4.0, DP 1.4, PD 3.0) ports. There’s additionally a 3.5mm audio combo jack.
The Legion Go helps Wi-Fi 6E, in addition to Bluetooth 5.2. Whereas Lenovo didn’t contact on battery life, the Go has a 2-cell 49.2WHr battery. Each Legion Go additionally comes with three months of PC Sport Cross.
The place it will get attention-grabbing is within the particulars and the overall design. For starters, the Legion Go makes use of corridor impact joysticks, which remove stick drift – an issue most controllers ultimately undergo from. The again of the unit features a mouse wheel, however extra importantly, each controllers may be indifferent – very similar to the Nintendo Change.
There is a built-in kickstand, in one other nod to the Change. Maybe probably the most attention-grabbing factor concerning the Legion Go is that the best controller can be utilized with an included controller base to behave as a joystick for aiming. This launches a devoted FPS mode, which is probably not one of the simplest ways to play an FPS, however I digress.
The Lenovo Legion Go will probably be obtainable this November, beginning at $700 / €800 – although the precise specs of that worth have but to be introduced.
