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Lenovo’s Legion Go 2 Opens for Preorder at $1,099 as Hands‑On Finds Power With Trade‑Offs

Early testing highlights improved performance alongside usability trade-offs.

Overview

  • A Mashable first look reports the Ryzen Z2 Extreme model pushed Final Fantasy VII Remake and The Witcher 3 to around 60 FPS on lower settings, outperforming the Steam Deck OLED in those trials.
  • The reviewed unit features an 8.8-inch OLED at 1920x1200 with a 30–144Hz range, 32GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, and Windows 11 preinstalled.
  • Windows access enables native installs from Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox Game Pass, though the reviewer found touch navigation clumsy and saw a Halo Infinite incompatibility message.
  • Detachable controllers, multiple mappable buttons, six front utility buttons, and LED-lit sticks expand control options but contributed to accidental presses and a bulky feel in early use.
  • Compared with the original Legion Go, the new model’s display resolution drops from 2560x1600 to 1920x1200, and a PCMag-cited note suggests SteamOS previously outperformed Windows on similar hardware, which remains unverified for this device.