Lenovo has announced its second flagship handheld gaming console, the Legion Go 2. It runs on Windows 11.
The Legion Go 2 sports an 8.8-inches Full HD+ (1920 X 1200) OLED display, that supports a 16:10 aspect ratio, 144Hz refresh rate, DCl-P3 color gamut, 500 nits brightness. The display supports 10-point touch, Variable Refresh Rate (30-144Hz), and is VESA True Black 1000 Certified.
Lenovo's Legion Go 2 is powered by an AMD Ryzen Z2 processor (up to 8 cores/16 threads), with an RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 890M graphics GPU, 16GB of LPDD5X RAM at 7200MHz. It is equipped with a 1TB PCIe SSD, and you can expand the storage up to 2TB via a MicroSD card reader. Besides handheld mode, there are 2 other ways to use the console.
The controllers of the Legion Go 2 are detachable, you can have one in each hand and play games in FPS Mode. Or you can snap the controllers to the sides of the charging connector and use it as a game pad in console mode, aka docked mode, that you can use to connect the device to your TV. Speaking of the controller, the joysticks have hall effect sensors, which is good to avoid stick drift.
The Legion Go 2 has a 3.5mm headphone jack, and two 2W Integrated Speakers System with Nahimic Audio. It has two USB4 ports (one at the top, other at the bottom) that supports 40Gb/s data transfer, DisplayPort 1.4, and Power Delivery 3.0. In terms of wireless connectivity, the Legion Go 2 supports WiFi 6E 2x2AX, and Bluetooth 5.3.
The console has several buttons, the power button/fingerprint reader, volume up and down keys are at the top of the device, while the corners are home to the Left and Right Triggers, and Left and Right Bumpers.
On the left controller, you have the View button, Legion Space button, Hall Effect Joystick, the Page button, the desktop button and the D-Pad. The right controller has a Quick settings button, Menu button, ABXY buttons, another Hall Effect Joystick, and a Touchpad. The headphone jack/mic, MicroSD card reader, a 2nd USB port, an FPS Mode switch are on the bottom of the console's frame.
There's more, to the right side of the right controller, you have the M1 and M2 buttons. Each controller has a release button on the back along with a couple of other buttons. Y1, Y2 on the left, and M3, Y3 on the right.
The Legion Go 2 has a built-in kickstand, to prop the device on a desk, while you play with the detached controllers. It's a fairly chunky device, and weighs 0.92kg/2.03lbs, likely due to the 4-cell 74WHr battery. It measures 206mm x 136.7mm x 22.95mm without the controllers. With the controllers its size is 295.6mm x 136.7mm x 42.25mm. The Legion Go 2 comes with a 65W USB-C charger, and a carry case in the box.
It's not clear whether the Legion Go 2 will support the Xbox full-screen experience that the ROG Xbox Ally does. I did read that Valve is working on SteamOS for the Legion 2.
The Lenovo Legion Go 2 will be available this October, starting at $1,100 for the AMD Z2/16GB RAM/1TBV model, while the 32GB model costs $1,200. Legion Go 2's Z2 Extreme 32GB/1TB model costs $1350, and the 2TB model carries a $1480 price tag. This makes the Switch 2's $449 price really affordable, but of course, Nintendo's game prices are really high.
On a side note, the ROG Xbox Ally launches on October 16, so it should be an interesting month.
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