Until recently, when we heard the term “gaming console,” most of us thought of products like PlayStation and Xbox that needed to be connected to a TV or monitor. Handheld devices were seen by many people as a kind of side option, mainly because of their technical limits. However, everything changed in 2017 when Nintendo introduced the Switch. It showed the world that handheld consoles could be mainstream too. Seeing Nintendo’s financial success, many companies decided to make their own handheld consoles. One of those companies is Lenovo. It was known for a while that the company is working on a console that will run Windows 11. Now, the specs for this device, called the Lenovo Legion Go, have been confirmed in leaked test results (via WindowsLatest).
Lenovo has been working on a handheld game
console called Legion Go for a while now. Even though there hasn’t been an
official announcement from the company, leaks have given us some information
about the handhelds design and some specs. Now, new test results confirmed and
reveal more details about the upcoming console. These tests show that the
Legion Go will have an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB
Samsung storage drive. It will also have an 8-inch screen with a high
resolution.
The Ryzen Z1 Extreme is a new processor
from AMD that is designed for high-performance gaming and creative work. It is
based on the Zen 3+ architecture and has eight cores and 16 threads. This
should make the Lenovo Legion Go a very capable gaming device, even when
compared to the Steam Deck, which is powered by a custom AMD APU. The 16GB of
RAM should also be sufficient for demanding games and applications. And the
512GB SSD will provide plenty of storage space for games, movies, and other
files. The Legion Go’s 8-inch display is slightly larger than the Steam Deck’s
7-inch display. This should make it a bit more comfortable to use for gaming
and other tasks. The benchmarks also show that the Legion Go is running Windows
11 Home 23H2. This is the latest version of Windows 11, and it includes a
number of improvements for gaming devices.
Lenovo has not yet announced a release
date for the Legion Go, but it is expected to launch in the coming months. The
device is likely to be priced competitively, and it could be a strong contender
in the growing market for Windows 11 handheld gaming devices.
