This week brings good news for gamers: Lenovo’s Legion Go handheld gaming PC, designed to rival the popular Valve Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally, has had a significant $100 markdown on Amazon. Now priced at $499, it’s a more budget-friendly option compared to the high-end $799 Asus ROG Ally X and even edges out the Steam Deck OLED by $50.
Both the Legion Go and Asus ROG Ally feature the impressive AMD Z1 Extreme chipset, offering superior performance over the Steam Deck and its OLED counterpart. This makes Lenovo’s Legion Go an incredibly cost-effective choice, especially with its stunning 8.8-inch IPS display that could easily catch your eye. In our comprehensive review of the Lenovo Legion Go, we had high praise for its dual USB-C ports, vibrant display, solid kickstand, and detachable controllers. Since then, updates have even further enhanced the device’s appeal.
If you’re in the market for a handheld gaming PC that’s a step above the basic Steam Deck, the Legion Go is a standout alternative to the Steam Deck OLED. While it forgoes OLED quality, it compensates with a larger yet still beautiful IPS display. And when you consider the price difference with the ROG Ally X—being the only Z1 Extreme device that manages to push performance even further—the slight drop in performance, mainly noticeable in 1% lows, seems a small trade-off.
The Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme originally carries a $649 price tag, but considering the Legion Go offers a bigger screen and the Deck OLED provides a superior display for $100 less, the original ROG Ally’s appeal is starting to wane.
Overall, the Lenovo Legion Go offers a solid investment for the future. While a potentially less powerful or equivalent Legion Go Lite is rumored to be on the horizon, if you’re shopping within this price range, it shouldn’t be a deal-breaker. Furthermore, whispers of a fully revamped Lenovo Legion Go 2 aiming for a 2025 release have started circulating, although details on its capabilities remain under wraps. Maybe the anticipated arrival of the Legion Go 2 or the Lite version is behind the recent price cut? Only time will tell.
