Lenovo’s Steam Deck Competitor Has Leaked Early And It’s More like A Nintendo Switch Crossing Paths With Valve’s Handheld PC

Published 08/17/2023, 8:25 AM EDT

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Valve’s Steam Deck is already a popular handheld gaming device among people. What is more interesting about it, is this gaming device’s monopoly since no other console devices available for Windows games have such great design, performance and game library. However, Lenovo recently dropped a bomb on fans. This company revealed their upcoming development, which will give tough competition to Valve’s popular gaming device.

Rumors suggested that this Legion Go by Lenovo will end Steam Deck’s monopoly in the market. Released in 2022, Steam Deck offered players to run all Windows games. Additionally, with a docking station, players could also use it like a home video gaming console. Now, with Legion Go, people certainly will experience revolutionary changes in the console industry. 

Titbits about Steam Deck’s new competitor in the market

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Lenovo is bringing tough competition for Valve through its upcoming gaming device Legion Go. Windows Central reported that Lenovo’s this gaming device will run all the Windows games with some debut images of the gadget. However, fans think that Lenovo’s Legion Go resembles both Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally very much. Not only that, but fans also found similarities with Nintendo’s Switch.

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Windows Central’s report further stated that Legion Go will feature an 8-inch display with a wide Switch OLED kickstand display. There are also two controllers similar to consoles, which players can remove. From here, it is speculated that the display might be a touch screen. Fans commented that these controllers appear like a mix of Switch’s removable consoles with Steam Deck’s attached grips. However, touch pads featured only the right controller. Fans were surprised to see the thickness of the Legion Go in the photos. Previously, Asus compromised with ROG Ally’s battery by making the device sleek. Now, it looks like Lenovo is not repeating this mistake with their upcoming project. 

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Some more competitors of Steam Deck 

Apart from Legion Go, AyaNeo 2S is another handheld gaming computer released in 2022. It was priced at $1099 and was made by AyaNeo, a Chinese company. However, it couldn’t really supersede Steam Deck’s performance. World’s first dedicated cloud gaming device, Logitech G Cloud, offered a true cloud gaming experience. However, buyers were still not satisfied as much as Valve’s handheld gaming device. Although Asus ROG Ally offered a somewhat similar experience to Seam Deck, people showed to rely on the latter. 

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Fans have immense excitement about Lenovo’s Legion Go. However, the device’s true experience depends on its release soon.

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