Lenovo’s Legion Go gaming handheld impressed us in some ways when it first landed, however one side that finally held it again as a very transportable gaming machine was its dimension. That could possibly be about to vary if Lenovo’s personal web site is something to go by, nonetheless, as a point out of a 7-inch display model of the hand-held hints that there’s a smaller Lenovo Legion Go Lite within the works.
This isn’t the primary we’ve heard about Lenovo engaged on a extra inexpensive various to the present Legion Go. Again in Could, there have been rumors of a less expensive Legion Go that might use the much less highly effective Ryzen Z1 processor, reasonably than the Z1 Excessive of the present model. Nonetheless, that was the final we heard of a brand new Lenovo contender for our finest handheld gaming PC information, till now.
As noticed by Reddit consumer methylmorphia, the principle Legion Go web page now has some stunning info in its FAQ part. In response to the query “What dimension is the Lenovo Legion Go show?” the positioning says the Lenovo Legion Go “comes with a 7-inch or 8-inch show.” Placing apart the truth that the display on the present Legion Go is definitely 8.8-inches in dimension (a lot nearer to 9-inch than 8-inch), there may be at present just one display dimension obtainable, so this FAQ is both fallacious or telling us one thing we don’t but know.
The looks of this textual content has been confirmed as occurring after the preliminary launch of the Legion Go, suggesting (however not guaranteeing) it wasn’t leftover textual content from a model that was by no means launched. As such, it’s affordable to suspect that that is both simply an outright error, or Lenovo is engaged on a brand new model and the web site was up to date early with this new info.
This web page additionally exhibits that there are apparently dual-fan variations of the Legion Go (the present one makes use of a single fan), in addition to a model with an HDMI port. These truly confuse the state of affairs even additional, as we wouldn’t anticipate a smaller, much less highly effective model of a product to have higher cooling and additional connections.
Regardless, the mix of a Legion Go that’s a bit smaller than the present one, and that makes use of a lower-power processor, makes extra sense than the unique Legion Go Lite rumor that talked solely of there being a model of the hand-held with the Ryzen Z1 chip.
A big handheld with such a weak CPU would appear to be a badly balanced machine. But when Lenovo additionally drops the detachable controllers of the Legion Go. and primarily makes a tool that’s related in dimension and kind issue to the Asus ROG Ally and Zotac Zone, it could possibly be a extra viable choice.
All that mentioned, the pricing actually must be low for a tool just like the Legion Go Lite to search out a lot traction. Reception of the Asus ROG Ally mannequin that makes use of the Ryzen Z1 chip hasn’t been notably good, with the consensus being that the weaker chip limits the expertise an excessive amount of.
In truth, it’s telling that the brand new ROG Ally X isn’t a less expensive model of the ROG Ally, however a extra highly effective model. Its bigger battery and sooner reminiscence helps to make it a much more potent competitor to the Steam Deck, and a much more tempting machine all spherical than the older Ally. It’s effectively price a learn of our full Asus ROG Ally X evaluation to search out out simply why we predict it’s such a step up from the unique.
