While Steam Deck has been a lot of people’s go-to when it comes to handheld PC gaming, the likes of Lenovo have been making their own mark on the industry. TheLegion Gohas offered a decent alternative to Valve’s portable system, but we’re about to experience a first.
Lenovo is all set to launch the Legion Go S. Announced at CES 2025, the upcoming device will be more ergonomic and feature a smaller screen when compared to the current model. According to a post onMicro Center, a Windows 11 version will be launching sometime in January, and will have an RRP of $729.
Legion go S revealed! Coming soon, while the Steam version is coming later this year. Windows version starts at $729 but you can get up to 32GB which is goodhttps://t.co/xLedDm8t9l
However, if you’re willing to wait a bit longer, there’s an alternative model, which will come with SteamOS, the very same software that powers the Steam Deck UX. This version is expected to be released sometime in May.
Will others follow suit?
This is a pretty significant development. As the post above itself says, this makes the Lenovo Legion Go S “the first PC gaming handheld built on the SteamOS from someone other than Valve itself.” Whether this will open the door for other third-party handheld manufacturers to do the same remains to be seen at this stage.
Whether you go for the Windows or Steam version, both of these new models offer a departure from the current Legion Go, according to Micro Center. As well as the aforementioned ergonomic design, the Go S also now has integrated controllers, rather than the Nintendo Switch-style ones you could remove from the device.
As for hardware specs, you can expect to find an AMD Ryzen Z2 Go or Z1 Extreme processor with a Radeon 700M GPU under the hood, as well as 32GB of RAM. Given that the Steam Deck OLED has 16GB of RAM, we’re already seeing just how Valve’s system is starting to look less impressive as we move forward. I guess Newell and his team need to come out of the woodwork with something quick, especially if third-party devices are going to start using SteamOS.
