Sure, let’s jump into this chaotic brain spill about Lenovo’s latest gaming gadget adventure.
So, picture this: I’m scrolling mindlessly—as you do—and stumble upon a Reddit post by this guy, Worth_Spot. No idea why that name stuck but whatever, here we are. Anyways, he’s going on about some Lenovo Legion Go successor thingy popping up in China. Apparently, after they shut down their production site, some clever folks decided to dump these unfinished tech toys onto second-hand spots. Wild, right?
There’s a video, of course, because who wouldn’t want to see this in the flesh—or rather, pixels? It’s one of those deep dives that makes you question your life choices. It’s up on YouTube, but guess what, it started on BiliBili. Cool name, right? Random thought: sounds like a cute cat.
And get this—despite looking like its older sibling, it comes with detachable controllers and this whopping 8.8-inch screen. Maybe bigger is better after all? It’s an OLED made by Samsung, so you know it’s gonna be shiny. The screen’s all about that HDR life, though, the resolution’s a bit lower at 1920 x 1200. But hey, it rocks a 144 Hz refresh rate and VRR. Not that I know what all that techy stuff means, but smoother gameplay sounds good.
What’s under the hood? Well, they’re packing an AMD Ryzen Z2. And yeah, it’s Zen 4 architecture, whatever that means. You techies know. It’s got a CPU that’s 8-core/16-thread, sounds impressive? No clue, but that Radeon 780M GPU is all about the RDNA 3 vibe. During some CES showcase—Google it if you’re keen—they said the Legion Go 2’s gonna come with an even more extreme Z2 processor. Extreme like me when I drink too much coffee.
Okay, there’s this video saying you get 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD and 32GB LPDDR5X at 7500 MHz. All this nerd-speak, I know, but SSDs are fast, right? Powering it is a 74Wh battery, just to keep you zapping games till you drop.
Wi-Fi 6E’s in there, plus Windows 11 with some game-friendly software. Think game library integrator, on-screen stats, blah blah. Oh, and it’s got this nifty kickstand and a trackpad, because why not? Controllers go off and can be mousey; I’ll take it.
There’s no official launch whisper, but the rumor mill pegs September with a price tag like $1,000. For a grand, it better cook my dinner too!
At the moment, Lenovo’s just pushing out the Legion Go S with the elder Ryzen Z1 Extreme or the Z2 Go. Strange names. But anyway, with competitors like Asus and their ROG Xbox Ally getting cozy with Microsoft, the pressure’s on.
Finally, a shameless plug or something: go Follow Tom’s Hardware. Maybe they can decode all this tech-melee for you.
And that’s the story. I think. Or maybe I just dreamt it up. Either way, it’s something to chew on.
