Lenovo’s upcoming SteamOS handheld will cost $50 more than expected

The SteamOS-powered mentation of Lenovo’s Legion Go S handheld gaming PC debuted astatine CES 2025 with a somewhat charismatic $499.99 terms tag. At that price, The Verge’s Sean Hollister considered it a existent Steam Deck rival, wedged neatly betwixt the outgo of Valve’s $399 LCD and $549 OLED models. The handheld precocious went up for preorder astatine Best Buy with a higher $549.99 terms (and a May 25th merchandise date), and Lenovo communications manager Jeff Witt confirmed to The Verge that this is the caller outgo for the basal model.

What’s done is done, I suppose, but the $499.99 terms seemed close for the Legion Go S. Despite its perks implicit some the Steam Deck LCD and OLED models (Hall effect joysticks, a larger 8-inch surface with adaptable refresh rate, a cozy design, adjustable triggers), its Ryzen Z2 Go spot didn’t stroke america away. In fact, the Windows-based Go S models that Sean and I tested were outperformed by the Steam Deck. Simply swapping the OS volition cure immoderate headaches (mainly, that Windows connected handhelds is an atrocious experience), but it’s unclear whether it volition someway fto the Z2 Go bash more.

A $50 terms leap astir apt won’t spell nonaccomplishment for this device, but it makes the arri …

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