It seems that these days, nearly every big PC manufacturer is trying to compete within the handheld gaming space, as seen with products like the ASUS ROG Ally, Acer Nitro Blaze series, and Steam Deck to name a few. Lenovo is another big name in the industry, and you can bet that it’s not letting the competition roll on ahead of it. In fact, Lenovo recently introduced a new line of Windows-powered gaming hardware at CES 2025, and we have to say that its new Legion Go S handhelds are the main attraction here.
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This isn’t Lenovo’s first rodeo when it comes to handheld gaming – it already established its presence with the previous Legion Go model from a while back, and this time we’ve gotten a bit more variety with the new Legion Go S. It looks like Lenovo is even more hellbent with taking on the Steam Deck this time around, as the Legion Go S now also runs on Steam OS via a separate model from the “standard” Windows variant. Let’s see what else is new this time around.
First up is the vanilla Windows Legion Go S, which features a somewhat more “streamlined” look this time around with smoother contours around the control grips. In front you’ll find an 8-inch WUXGA display with a 16:10 resolution, as well as a smooth 120Hz refresh rate. It does come in two different processor configurations which consists of an AMD Ryzen Z2 Go processor, and an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor, alongside a maximum of 32GB of 7500Mhz LPDDR5X memory. It’s not too heavy at just 1.61 lbs, making it one of the smaller handheld gaming devices available.
Up next we have the Steam-OS powered version of the Legion Go S, which comes with a rather similar appearance to its Windows sibling. It essentially comes with a lot of the same hardware features as well, down to the design. Of course it goes without saying that the biggest difference is the software running inside, with players getting access to game streaming from a PC, as well as full Steam Store and Steam Library access. Both models also feature WiFi 6e support, two USB 4 ports, and even come with expandable storage support via a microSD card slot. For battery there’s a 3-cell 55.5 Whr unit inside.
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Finally, Lenovo also took the wraps off its Legion Go 2 successor, although the handheld is still in development at this point, with only a prototype version present at CES 2025. With that in mind though, we can expect the newer model to feature some nice upgrades including AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor with RDNA 3.5 graphics, up to 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM, and a 144Hz OLED display. The prototype also comes with some tweaks to ergonomics with improved controllers and a focus on portability. There’s no definite launch date yet, but Lenovo says that the Legion Go 2 will come later this year.