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Legion Go released

by on01 September 2023


Prettty but somewhat pricey

Lenovo officially announced its Legion Go gaming handheld with a price tag that starts at $699.

The Go comes with a kickstand and detachable controllers similar to the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Cons. Lenovo and a raft of accessories such as the Legion Go Glasses, which will work as a portable external monitor.

Lenovo’s vice president and general manager of the Consumer Business Segment Jun Ouyang said the Legion Go was two years in the making and expands its gaming ecosystem.

The Lenovo Legion Go is powered by AMD chips and runs Windows 11, which means that gamers can easily install any digital store they want and access PC Game Pass. Lenovo’s Legion Space software will provide easy access to installed games, game launchers, and quick settings.

The Lenovo Legion Go has a large 8.8-inch touchscreen with a 2560×1600 resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate.

It has AMD Ryzen Z1 CPUs with Radeon RDNA 3 graphics providing up to 8.6 teraflops of GPU power. There’s also 16GB of LPDDR5X memory on board and up to 1TB of storage with a micro-SD slot. Lenovo also included two USB-C ports with DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery 3.0 support, an audio jack, and there’s also Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6E support for wireless connectivity.

The detachable TrueStrike controllers on the Legion Go include an integrated trackpad on the right controller, an angled mouse wheel, and 10 mappable buttons. When detached, the right controller can be placed into a magnetic base for more precise aiming in FPS games.

In the US, the Lenovo Legion Go will be available in October at Lenovo.com, Best Buy, Micro Center, and select retail partners, with prices starting at $699. In Europe, it will be available in November starting at €799. Lenovo also teamed up with Microsoft to offer customers 3 free months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

 

Last modified on 01 September 2023
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