Valve, please save us from these prices with a Steam Deck 2. The Lenovo Legion Go 2 arrives officially in October but it's a bit shocking.
Why? Not only does it have a huge price attached but it's a whole lot heavier too, and the original wasn't exactly light either. Here's the pricing that they should launch at:
- AMD Z2 / 16GB RAM / 1TB SSD - $1,099.99
- AMD Z2 / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD - $1,199.99
- AMD Z2 Extreme / 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD - $1,349.99
- AMD Z2 Extreme / 32GB RAM / 2TB SSD - $1,479.99
This is just hitting levels of silliness now, handhelds are moving in totally the wrong direction when it comes to the cost. And the weight too it's gone from 1.88 pounds to 2.02 pounds. Part of the point wasn't just that they're portable, but accessible and this is just pricing a lot of people out of it completely. The Z2 chips aren't even a whole lot faster than the previous gen, so you're not actually getting that much extra performance.
Pictured - Legion Go 2, Credit: Lenovo
And despite some rumours being spread by other sites due to a render (not a real photo) that was shared that looked like SteamOS, it will not have a SteamOS version. It will be shipping with Windows 11 as expected. So for Linux you'll need something like Bazzite which has added initial support for it.
The official specifications provided by Lenovo are below:
| Lenovo Legion Go 2 | |
| Dimensions & Weight (L x W x D) |
Size: Weight: |
| Display | 8.8" WUXGA (1920 x1200) OLED; 16:10 10-point Touch (144Hz / 97% DCI-P3 / 500nits) / VESA TrueBlack 1000 Certified |
| Processor | Up to AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme 8 Cores / 16 Threads / 15-30W cTDP |
| Graphics | Up to AMD Radeon 890M Graphics 16 Graphics Cores |
| Memory | Up to 32GB 8000 MHz LPDDR5X |
| Storage | Up to 2TB M.2 2242 PCIe SSD (Gen 4) |
| Battery | 4-cell 74Whr w/ Super Rapid Charge |
| Power Adapter | USB Type-C, 65W AC Adapter Output: 20V DC, 65W Input: 100~240V / AC 50/60 Universal |
| Ports |
Top: Bottom: |
| Audio | 2x 2W Integrated Speakers Dual-Array Near-Field Microphone |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2×2 with Bluetooth 5.3 |
Lenovo at least do have the cheaper Legion Go S for those who want it (with a SteamOS version too), and there's also the Steam Deck (which continues being a top seller constantly) - so this is very much a top-end enthusiast device which will no doubt limit the market for it.
I'm sort of expecting that when Valve eventually reveal the Steam Deck 2, they can do a nice big reset on the market with a price that isn't out of reach for the masses and force others to be a bit more competitive again.
What are your thoughts on it? Leave a comment and let us know.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Also the price is like, aham, yeah my balls.
Only device I'm kind of interested is zotak zone 2, it has 2 trackpads, correct resolution and aspect ratio, but of course they won't release it, or if they fo is goi5to end up being a joke, but at least it looks like a steam deck ( pro? ) because it's tracpads, they are a must for me.
If they release it and it cost like the z1 extreme junk, 890 bucks, I could dream buying one, unless I can buy it and pay in 3 months.
Anyway, my 4 years old desktop gonna keep being much better, so I can always stream everything to my deck that got a crappy wifi module, but it is good enough.
The problem is that lots of games aren't made for tiny or high dpi screens, something the first genius that using the reshade ui detector + some magic that makes it more legible gonna sh*t gold
something the first genius that using the reshade ui detector + some magic that makes it more legible gonna sh*t goldthat's more or less what Valve did on the Steam Deck in Gaming Mode with the automatic FSR upscaling and whatnot
and waddayouknow... they're indeed sh*tting gold
Last edited by Marlock on 9 Sep 2025 at 10:04 pm UTC
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