Leaked photos reveal Lenovo’s Steam Deck competitor with a touch of the Change

Primarily based on the pictures, Lenovo’s tackle a PC gaming handheld appears lots like units such because the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally, but it surely additionally has lots in frequent with the Nintendo Change. In line with Home windows Report, the Legion Go has an eight-inch display, photos present two Pleasure-Con-like controllers that may be eliminated, and it even seems to have a large Change OLED-like kickstand which you could come out for tabletop gaming.

The Legion Go’s controllers look like a mix of the Change’s flat however detachable Pleasure-Cons and the Steam Deck’s contoured however connected grips. There appears to be one contact pad on the correct controller — by comparability, the Steam Deck has contact pads on either side — however the again of that proper controller additionally apparently has a wheel. And because the controllers may be eliminated, Home windows Report speculates that the display is a touchscreen.

Maybe crucial takeaway from these obvious photos of the system (there are extra, and you’ll see all of them at Home windows Report) is that Lenovo isn’t shying away from making the Legion Go thick. Asus steered away from thickness and heft with the ROG Ally, which wound up with middling battery life, however we’re starting to see portables just like the upcoming Ayaneo Kun pointed in the direction of beefier batteries.

Home windows Report says Legion Go will run Home windows 11, which means it is best to have the ability to play any Home windows video games that help the system’s specs. Home windows Central beforehand reported it will use AMD Phoenix processors, that are additionally discovered within the ROG Ally and different current and upcoming Home windows handhelds.

Lenovo didn’t instantly have a remark.