Packing an 8-inch display, an AMD processor, and Windows 11, the ‘Legion Go’ would compete against the ASUS ROG Ally and Ayaneo Geek, too.
. There’s no word yet what kind of price point Lenovo is aiming for. Gizmodo reached out to Lenovo for comment, but we did not immediately hear back.The Phoenix range of CPUs are the gaming-centric mobile processor AMD revealed to be the Ryzen 7040 series earlier this year.
This device could be the real deal, considering Lenovo’s previous work in the space. Earlier this year, Liliputing put out a report that the company had built a so-called “Legion Play,” but that never saw a full release. Instead of being a full handheld console, it was a cloud gaming platform akin to the
. That Legion Play sported a 7-inch display and was powered on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor. Instead of Windows, it ran on Android 11.It could be a good move for Lenovo to move on from its cloud gaming ambitions. The G Cloud was disappointing mostly because it necessitated a constant internet connection and could not play games natively. If portability is the aim, then not being beholden to spotty wifi should be the first consideration.
Running on Windows 11 means the system has a lot of potential not just for gaming but for people desperate to run their handheld console as much like a PC as possible. The last consideration is whether the UI will make use of a modified Windows desktop or create some other UI entirely. Leaked video showedThough there’s something to be said about the growing handheld console market. Competition is always a good thing, but Valve has managed to keep on top thanks to its loss-leader strategy.
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