Leaked images show Lenovo’s Steam Deck competitor with a hint of Switch

Lenovo Legion Go looks like it combines parts of Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch into one device.

Lenovo Legion Go looks like it combines parts of Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch into one device.

Valve’s Steam Deck may have a new competitor. Last month, Windows Central reported that Lenovo was working on a portable Windows gaming PC called the Legion Go, and on Wednesday, Windows Report published the first images of the device.

Lenovo’s Legion Go looks like it’s a combination of parts of the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch in one device.

According to the images, Lenovo’s gaming portable PC project looks a lot like devices like the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally, but also has a lot in common with the Nintendo Switch. According to Windows Report, the Legion Go has an eight-inch screen, the images show two Joy-Con controllers that can be removed, and it even appears to have a wide stand similar to the Switch OLED that can be pulled out for tabletop gaming.

According to Windows Report, the Legion Go has an eight-inch screen, the images show two Joy-Con controllers that can be removed, and it even appears to have a wide stand similar to the Switch OLED that can be pulled out for tabletop gaming.

So it looks like it has a wide stand that can be pulled out for desktop gaming.

The Legion Go controllers appear to be a mix between the flat but detachable Joy-Cons from Switch and the contoured but attached handles from Steam Deck. The right controller appears to have a single touchpad — in comparison, the Steam Deck has touchpads on both sides, — but the back of this right controller also appears to have a wheel. And since the controllers can be removed, Windows Report assumes the screen is a touchscreen.

And since the controllers can be removed, Windows Report assumes the screen is a touchscreen.

Perhaps the most important takeaway from these apparent images of the device (there are more, and you can see them all on the Windows Report website) is that Lenovo isn’t shying away from making the Legion Go thick. Asus avoided thickness and weight in the ROG Ally, which had an average battery life, but we’re starting to see portable devices like the upcoming Ayaneo Kun focus on more powerful batteries.

With the ROG Ally, we’re starting to see more portable devices like the upcoming Ayaneo Kun.

According to Windows Report, the Legion Go will run Windows 11, which means you’ll be able to play any Windows game that supports the device’s specs. Windows Central previously reported that the device will use AMD’s Phoenix processors, which are also used in the ROG Ally and other recent and upcoming Windows laptops.

Windows Central reported that the device will use AMD’s Phoenix processors, which are also used in the ROG Ally and other recent and upcoming Windows laptops.

Windows Central reported that the Legion Go will run Windows 11.

Lenovo has dabbled in portable gaming devices in the past, with a LaVie Mini concept unveiled with NEC at CES 2021 and a yet-to-be-released Android device called the Legion Play. If this is indeed true, the Legion Go looks like a much more serious development — and I hope it really is, as I want to see how it will compare to devices like the Steam Deck.

The Legion Go looks like a much more serious development — and I hope it does, as I want to see how it will compare to devices like the Steam Deck.