HardwareHandheld Gaming PCsOur first ‘official’ look at the new Lenovo Legion Go S shows that, unlike the original, it should be a bona fide mainstream handheldWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

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The Lenovo Legion Go on a red background and playing Baldur�s Gate 3.

We’ve heard talk of new Lenovo Legion Go handhelds for a few months, but until now we’d had nothing official—just the odd rumour or unofficial picture of what looked like a new white chassis. Now, however, we have what looks like official pictures of a new Legion Go S, and we can tell quite a lot from them.

The most prominent changes, apart from the white body, seem to be the following:

One of the first things I noticed was that the design, following the ROG Ally, features noticeably shallower and presumably more comfortable controller grips. It’s difficult to achieve that with detachable controllers like on the first generation, but it makes sense that Lenovo would opt for a step in such a direction for comfort with a new version that has its controls firmly and permanently attached.

We can only assume that the new Legion Go S will also have a smaller and presumably lower-resolution screen, and will probably (read: hopefully) be lighter than the original one, too. Again, this would be more of a step in the direction of the ROG Ally: lighter and more affordable.

I’ve been using theoriginal Lenovo Legion Gofor quite a while and I can say that these changes, if they all bear out in reality, will make a substantial difference. Which isn’t to say they’ll make a substantialpositivedifference, mind you. The moved buttons, front-facing speakers, curvier controller design, and possible lighter weight will all be very nice indeed. But as for the lack of detachable controllers and kickstand, I’m not so sure.

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Lenovo Legion Go S renders showing front-side, rear-side, and ports

One of the main things I love about the Legion Go—and the main thing that keeps it afloat in what’s becoming a saturated handheld market, IMO—is that you don’t have to use it just as a handheld. Its biggest draw is its versatility, primarily because you can flip out the kickstand, sit it on the table or bed, pull off the controllers, and game from (slightly) afar. The big screen helps with that, too, of course.

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Get rid of that and what are you left with? Another handheld like the rest of them. Which is no bad thing in itself, of course. It’s just important to note that Lenovo seems to be ditching the jack-of-all-trades idea and stepping more decidedly into the mainstream handheld market.

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I suppose the question then, just as with the other big handheld players, will be how well it follows through on this. Much will clearly hinge on pricing and the competition’s been heating up in the affordable segment that it seems the Legion Go S will be aimed at. The ROG Ally is currently going for$484 at Amazon, and if you’re going forsuper-cheap, the Steam Deck’s only$399right now.

Plus, there are other Legion Go models that it might have to compete with, too. There’s the original, of course, but there are rumoured to be two other new ones coming up, in addition to this S version.

While the S variant is rumoured to sport a Rembrandt processor, the spate of upcoming Legion Go handhelds are purported tosample the entire generational mix of AMD Z2 processors. We’re expecting a Hawk Point one (previous-gen like the original Legion Go), a Strix Point one (current-gen), and a Rembrandt one (two gens old). From a performance perspective, it’s obviously a Strix Point one that we’d be most interested in.

I could continue speculating until the calendar flips and summer rolls around, but we’ll just have to wait and see. For now, though, it looks like “mainstream” and “affordable” is the direction Lenovo’s leaning towards.

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