Lenovo is officially launching the Legion Go S handheld in May. The handheld will feature multiple variants, boasting different APUs and operating systems.
Lenovo Legion Go S Appears on Best Buy, Starting at $549 for the SteamOS Z2 Go Variant and $729 for the Windows OS Variant
A second SteamOS-based gaming handheld is officially coming to the market in the next two months, and it's the Lenovo Legion Go S, which has been in the talks for several months. While the Legion Go is going to be succeeded by the Legion Go 2, the Legion Go S is aimed at a more affordable market, competing with handhelds like Steam Deck.
Steam Deck is Valve's most successful console and, to this day, has been outselling all other gaming handhelds. SteamOS is one of the major reasons for its success and other factors like price and power-efficiency also play a major role. However, Valve is going to power the Legion Go S with SteamOS as well, fulfilling its promise to make the SteamOS available on 'non-Steam Deck' handhelds.
Surprisingly, we now know when the Legion Go S will hit the shelves. As per the listing on Best Buy, all the variants of the Lenovo Legion Go S will be launched on 25th May 2025, which is roughly two months away. The handheld is available in either a black or white color theme and will feature either Windows OS or SteamOS. The SteamOS-based Legion Go S will be noticeably cheaper than the WindowsOS one, all thanks to the Linux-based operating system that helped the company cut down the cost significantly.
The base model of Legion Go S with SteamOS, Z2 Go processor, 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB SSD is going to cost $549.99, which is on par with the launch price of the Steam Deck 256 GB edition. The Lenovo Legion Go S, thankfully, will also feature a Z1 Extreme-based configuration, delivering superior gaming performance. But those who want to reduce their expenses can stick to the 4-core/8-thread Z2 Go processor.
The Z1 Extreme-based Legion Go S with SteamOS will cost $749.99, featuring 32 GB of memory and 1 TB of storage. It's somewhat expensive, considering we had Z1 Extreme-based ROG Ally at $699 with Windows OS. Nonetheless, the memory capacity is higher, and you will have a straightforward interface for gaming. However, with the Proton layer, the gaming performance can be similar to Windows handhelds.
In case you want to go for the Windows OS-based Legion Go S, then there are two editions: one with Z2 Go, featuring 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage at $729.99, and a Z1 Extreme-based variant, featuring the same memory and storage capacity but at $829.99.
News Source: @LenovoLegionGo
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