First Look at Lenovo Legion Handheld
First Look at Lenovo Legion Handheld
Lenovo is working on a new handheld gaming console to go up against Steam Deck and Rog Ally, and we've got exclusive images with it!
Interesting. Similar to the ONEXPLAYER 2 and 2 Pro, with the 8inch screen and detachable controllers. So many buttons! I wonder if the detachable controllers works as is or if you need a controller dock like the OXP2.
Dead in the water until it has an OS optimized for gaming handhelds.
Is the ROG Ally dead in the water? It seems to be gaining some traction. I don't think it's going to overtake the Steam Deck or anything, but it satisfies that customer who wants a little extra power, resolution, and compatibility.
Every other comment i read from people who own the Ally is how clunky windows is for the form factor or how a windows update broke stuff. I mean sure, there's going to be a few people who will buy it but i don't see any windows handheld as a true competitor to the Deck, at least not before it gets a true handheld mode.
I bet that is Microsoft getting scared, that the Steam Deck is taking it's market share and paying Lenovo etc. to make Windows handhelds.
The UX will never be as good as the Steam Deck though since Windows just isn't made for that
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You get used to it though. You can also set your launcher of choice to run on startup or use something like playnite and use which ever store is cheapest for any given game.
You get used to having a long drive to work as well. But who wants to get used to that if you don't have to. Same reasoning applies here. SteamOS is so, so good. Why would I want to switch to something with performance leaks? To play competitive FPS games on my handheld? That's not why I have one (plus I could get windows on an external sd if I really wanted to).
I'm close to making a full on swap from windows to Linux. I just need to research in home game streaming first since I often sit on my laptop downstairs playing a game that runs on my gaming pc through Parsec.
Detachable controllers is something I miss on the Steam Deck. At the same time, I don't feel like having Windows on it, I have Linux on everything, including my phone, so unless SteamOS is officially supported, I won't buy. Valve should hurry and release SteamOS as an installable image.
Bluetooth controllers work with it well and 8bitdo makes some nice smaller ones for portability. Not the same as a switch but very handy
You could also pair the joycons to the steam deck
It can have a different distro, as long as it’s Linux then it’s a viable product
This just tells me how popular the Steam Deck really is.
I convinced my girlfriend to buy one even though she isn't really a gamer and only plays some management games, Stardew Valley or similar in her spare time and she loves it. I even bought her Hogwarts Legacy on her birthday and now nearly every evening she's laying on the couch playing with it.
This looks more appealing to me than the rog. It’s a matter of cost and how well it runs chimera os. If it only runs windows it’s a dealbreaker for me.
This is the first one of these steam deck competitors that actually looks like it's taken notes on the competition: trackpad like a deck, joycons like a switch, back buttons, a kickstand; much more interesting than one of the ones that looks like they've just stuck a screen on an xbox controller. The deck's big feature is its software though and this runs windows, so they better have a good plan for how to make it performant without costing the world!
Nice, I love that this niche market has competition.
Yes! I've got the OXP2 and it's great, but I dread the thought of having to send it back for repairs. Hopefully my next one will be a big brand that I can just return to store if anything goes wrong.
Uh just like switch