Lenovo has officially unveiled the Lenovo Legion Go handheld gaming device at trade show IFA 2023, following a series of major leaks that beat the tech company to the punch. Regardless of these leaks spoiling the grand reveal, there is much to pour over in Lenovo’s official breakdown, with new details, a release date, and price points revealed.
Here’s everything we just learned about the Lenovo Legion Go.
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Lenovo Legion Go: Australian Price and Release Date
As confirmed by Lenovo, the upcoming Legion Go handheld console is set to launch in late October 2023. In Australia, it will retail for AU $1,399 and in New Zealand, it’ll go for NZ $1,799. The Lenovo Legion Go will cost US $699 in the United States, with prices in other regions yet to be confirmed.
Lenovo Legion Go: Specs
Here’s a breakdown of the Lenovo Legion Go specifications, per official details from Lenovo.
- Dimensions & Weight: 299mm x 131mm x 41mm, 854g (Controllers Attached)
- Display: 8.8-inch QHD+ (2560 x 1600) IPS, 16:10 10-point Touch (144Hz | 97% DCI-P3 | 500nits | 83%AAR)
- Processor: Up to AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme with AMD RDNA Graphics
- Memory: 16GB 7500Mhz LPDDR5X on board
- Storage: 256GB / 512GB / 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2242
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Battery: 2-cell 49.2WHr w/ Super Raid Charge (900mah2 controller battery capacity)
- Power Adaptor: USB Type-C, 65W AC adapter
- Ports: 3.5mm audio combo jack, 2x USB Type-C (top and bottom), 1x microSD card reader
As with other handheld gaming devices, the Lenovo Legion Go will allow you to play your entire library of PC games on the go, with Windows 11 support essentially making this device a handy, pocket-sized PC. Unlike its nearest rivals, it includes
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Lenovo has detailed in a press release that it has attempted to avoid issues with controller drift by implementing detachable ‘hall effect‘ controllers with “no joystick drift and minimal dead zones that maximise responsiveness and accuracy”. There’s hope this means an easier time with device maintenance and care.
The entire portable experience will be supported by Legion Space, which helps you sort and organise your games across multiple storefronts – including Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Xbox Game Pass. Notably, the device will come packaged with three months of complimentary membership for Xbox Game Pass.
Alongside the reveal of the Lenovo Legion Go, Lenovo also announced an array of other accessories during IFA 2023, including the Legion E510 RGB in-ear gaming earbuds, the new Lenovo Legion 9i gaming laptop, the new ThinkVision 3D monitor, and the Lenovo Legion Glasses – a wearable virtual monitor supported by Micro OLED tech.
Stay tuned for more details about the Lenovo Legion Go.
