Analyst firm Omdia predicts that the handheld PC market will grow significantly in 2025 with consumers purchasing 2.3 million ...

And on the Steam Deck, SteamOS does have one noticeable advantage: Its Store interface is designed to filter verified games. On the Go, you're presented with "SteamOS compatible" filtering, which ...

Also revealed at CES 2025 was the Lenovo Legion Go S, a new handheld gaming PC with both Windows 11 and SteamOS variants. Or, as I've been viewing it, a Steam Deck 2 in all but name.

NVIDIA shows how Steam Deck and Legion Go S owners can double, even triple, the battery life while increasing in-game ...

With an actual price of $599 and tradeoffs galore, the base Legion Go S with SteamOS is not a match for the $550 Steam Deck OLED. The more powerful AMD Z1 Extreme model is not half bad, but it’s far ...

Lenovo Legion Go contains an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor (the same as the high-end competitor ASUS ROG Ally), which is known to be more powerful than the Steam Deck's custom "Aerith" processor.

Lenovo most certainly threw down the gauntlet. The Lenovo Legion Go S is now our favorite handheld gaming PC, and one huge feature it has in common with the Steam Deck is that it runs SteamOS.

The sleaker Asus’ ROG Ally is a quality Steam Deck alternative, but it’s nowhere near a real revolution. Then there’s the $849 Ayaneo Geek, which starts at nearly $200 more than the most ...

Crucially, that’s matching the Steam Deck’s 1280×800 resolution. So, if you’re looking for pure performance, Lenovo is winning with the newer hardware.

It worked for Nintendo Lenovo’s answer to Steam Deck, Legion Go, sports Switch-like detachable controls Product shots also show off kickstand, large 8" screen, and tons of buttons.

Ultimately, like the Steam Deck, the Go S is for people who have a lot of, or want to run, Steam games, including Windows games sold through Steam.

When testing the Lenovo handheld at 1200p in "Cyberpunk 2077," the fps capped out at 35, and the Steam Deck OLED showed nearly identical results; its LCD counterpart hit 36.9 fps.