Lenovo unveils PC gaming handheld machine and good glasses

The brand new machine, referred to as the Lenovo Legion Go, permits customers to play the newest high-end PC video games whereas utilizing a pair of detachable controllers, very like the Nintendo Swap.

The announcement got here on the IFA Berlin Commerce Honest, one among Europe’s greatest shopper electronics occasions.

The best-spec model of the Legion Go contains an AMD Ryzen Z1 Excessive processor with as much as 16GB of RAM, and as much as one TB of storage. This offers greater than ample processing energy for nearly all of 2023’s AAA titles.

The Lenovo Legion Go is about to debut in October and retail costs begin at £699, in comparison with the Steam Deck’s base worth of £349, making it the costlier however larger spec choice.

The Legion Go has roughly the identical retail worth because the ASUS ROG Ally, one other handheld Steam Deck competitor, which launched in July of this 12 months.

In contrast to the Steam Deck, which makes use of its personal customized OS primarily based on Linux, Legion Go runs solely on Home windows 11. The brand new product’s detachable controllers additionally differentiate Lenovo’s newest providing from the Steam Deck.

Weighing roughly 854g, the Legion Go can also be barely heavier than Valve’s Steam Deck.

The latest transportable machine wasn’t the one new announcement to return out of the IFA.

Lenovo was additionally in a position to announce the brand new Legion Glasses, which can retail at £329. Customers will be capable to plug these into their gadgets to get pleasure from a large-screen gaming expertise on the go, although with out 3D VR capabilities.

These lenses function 1920 x 1080 micro-OLED shows for every eye and each plug-in and cost by way of USB Sort-C.

If you happen to’re but to transform to handheld gaming, Lenovo additionally launched the Lenovo Legion 9i (16”, 8), a brand new 16-inch gaming laptop computer with a self-contained liquid-cooling system.