The Lenovo Legion Go handheld gaming PC is now on sale, with its value falling to $499 (was $699) at Amazon for the primary time amidst rumors of AMD’s Ryzen Z2 handheld gaming chips – and this could possibly be constructive information for a possible successor.
Lenovo stays the one model amongst latest handheld producers that’s but to construct a successor or improve to its unique handheld system; Asus launched the improved ROG Ally X earlier this 12 months and Valve launched the Steam Deck OLED in November 2023. There have been studies of a Lenovo Legion Go ‘Lite’ ‘leak’, which could have a smaller display and an HDMI output, however would reportedly keep on with the Ryzen Z1 chip.
The rumors surrounding the purported Ryzen Z2 Excessive chip recommend it might function RDNA 3.5 for higher gaming efficiency and battery life. Since Asus ROG Ally costs fell drastically earlier than the launch of the improved Ally X, the timing right here might imply Lenovo could also be about to comply with in the identical path.
Z2 Excessive means higher battery life for gaming handhelds? Sure please
Valve’s Steam Deck is a chief instance of a gaming handheld system that prioritizes battery life (even when it might nonetheless be significantly better). In comparison with the ROG Ally and Legion Go, it’s at the moment one of the best at permitting avid gamers to get essentially the most outing of their gaming periods on the go. Whereas the latest Ally X supplied a major bump in battery life, this was achieved because of a a lot bigger battery than the one seen within the unique Ally.
Whereas there isn’t a official affirmation but, the Z2 Excessive guarantees to boost gaming efficiency and battery life – this could possibly be extremely useful for a Legion Go successor, which we famous in our overview was in dire want of stronger battery efficiency.
Asus’ subsequent Ally can be rumored to return with three variants, if the ‘Z2G’ chip studies are true – this might assist the Legion Go Lite leak talked about earlier, probably resulting in stronger competitors within the gaming handheld market. In different phrases, issues are beginning to get attention-grabbing…
