Leaked photographs reveal Lenovo’s Steam Deck competitor with a touch of the Swap

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

The Legion Go’s controllers look like a mix of the Swap’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 screen is a touchscreen.

Maybe crucial takeaway from these obvious photographs of the gadget (there are extra, and you may 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 direction of beefier batteries.

Home windows Report says Legion Go will run Home windows 11, that means you need to be capable of play any Home windows video games that assist the gadget’s specs. Home windows Central beforehand reported it might use AMD Phoenix processors, that are additionally discovered within the ROG Ally and different latest and upcoming Home windows handhelds.

Lenovo didn’t instantly have a remark.