Alright, so I stumbled across this little tidbit online and, man, it’s kind of a whirlwind. Apparently, an early version of what’s supposed to be Lenovo’s next big thing, the Legion Go 2 handheld console, popped up in China. Yeah, someone on Reddit spilled the beans — user called Worth_Spot. No idea why they were poking around second-hand markets, but hey, they unearthed some developer units since Lenovo shut down its factory there. How’d they miss that memo before offloading these gems? Who knows.
Oh, and there’s a video. Of course, there is! It’s on YouTube — originally on BiliBili, though. Anyway, it shows the gadget strutting its stuff with removable controllers and this whopping 8.8-inch display. OLED magic from Samsung, by the way. They claim it handles HDR nicely. Resolution’s lower than the OG Legion Go, but it does 144 Hz, and there’s something about VRR — variable something. Honestly, I’m just picturing less blurry action sequences.
Oh wait, there’s more. The brains of this thing? It’s packing some AMD Ryzen Z2 punch, crafted with Zen 4 flair. If you’re into numbers, think 8-core CPU and 12-core GPU magic happening somewhere in there. They hinted at this whole Ryzen Z2 Extreme option at CES, but let’s not get carried away.
Specs are like a rabbit hole. They say it’ll pack 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD space — that’s a mouthful — and 32GB LPDDR5X memory. The battery’s 74Wh, which, I guess, keeps it running longer than my motivation on Mondays. Oh, and pre-loaded with Windows 11, it seems, because why not? Features include some gaming perks — game library doohickey, performance settings, whatever you need to make thrashing digital opponents more fun.
Rumor says we’ll see it in September, tagged at a cool grand. Pricey, huh? But what do I know, maybe it’s worth it if you’re into this scene. Speaking of scenes, Asus is throwing elbows in the ring with their ROG Xbox Ally partnership with Microsoft. So, Lenovo might want to up their game unless they’re ready to fade into the digital sunset.
Anyway — oh, I almost forgot — you can follow Tom’s Hardware if you’re all about staying in the loop. They say it’s as easy as clicking a button. Or maybe not, if you’re like me and keep missing clicks.
Alright, I’m out. But not before rambling one last time: it’s a jungle out there in tech-ville, folks.
