Wait, SteamOS? Is Lenovo making the Steam Deck 2?
This year’s CES kicked off with brand new PCs and handheld devices, and of course, you cannot go through any tech event without mentioning “AI” at least once. If they don’t, it just feels “off” since we’ve gotten used to it.
Lenovo revealed several products at CES 2025 but the most interesting is their handheld console, the Legion Go S. Previous Legion Go consoles were powered by Windows but it seems Lenovo is shaking up a bit by using SteamOS instead. That’s right, it’s like having the Steam Deck 2 without having to wait for the Steam Deck 2 from Valve themselves.
As for those who use it as some sort of secondary laptop, don’t fret! Lenovo is also offering a Windows 11 Home version of the console. Who needs gaming laptops anyway?
At the centerpiece of this console is the 8″ WUXGA (1900x1200px) display with 120Hz refresh rate. The ABXY buttons are on the right alongside a joystick and control buttons. Meanwhile, the left-hand side features the D-Pad and a secondary joystick. These joysticks have RGB lighting because we all know that it couldn’t be a proper gaming device without them. There are also two front-facing speakers. In terms of design, it didn’t change much from the original Lenovo Legion Go. The console aims to rival the ROG Ally and of course, the Steam Deck. If the white-coloured shell isn’t telling that it is rivaling the ROG Ally, then we don’t know what would.
As mentioned on the title, the console features the AMD Ryzen Z2 Go processor. It is a variant of the Ryzen Z2 processor announced a few days ago and is the actually the lowest-tier of the three Z2 family. The chipset is designed exactly for this kind of console and features 4 cores and 8 threads, clock speeds of up to 4.3GHz, and 12 Graphics Cores. Like the rest of the Z2 series, the Z2 Go uses AMD’s RDNA2 graphics architecture and Zen 3 processing architecture. It follows upon the Z1 by retaining some of its most notable graphics enhancement technologies such as FidelityFX and Radeon Super Resolution. In terms of performance, it should be similar to the Ryzen 5-6600U and should still surpass the Steam Deck, at least according to raw performance.
The console features up to 1TB PCIe SSD storage and up to 32GB LPDDR5X RAM clocked at 6400MHz. Like the previous Legion Go, it charges via a 65W USB-C charger. As for battery size, it is a 55.5WHr cell.
Just like a gaming laptop, the Legion Go S features several ports. This includes a 3.5mm jack, two USB-C 4.0 ports, and MicroSD Card slot. Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 are also supported.
Also, as seen on the product visual above, there is a cooling system called “Legion ColdFront” which sounds like a dungeon of some sorts. This cooling system comprises of a large fan and numerous heat sink layers.
The console comes with Legion Space, Lenovo’s own gaming space, and other bundles. The colour here is Glacier White. Lenovo Philippines is yet to tell us whether it will bring the console here. However, we are expecting it considering the previous Legion Go is a success, rivaling that of the ROG Ally.
Its price in the US is USD 499 (~PHP 29.2K). We can expect a slightly higher price when it arrives in the Philippines due to import duties and other factors, such as shipping and purchasing power of the Philippine Peso.
Source: Lenovo