The Nintendo Swap actually did change the general public notion of gaming handhelds, did not it? Whereas the Swap is way from a strong machine, it offered (and nonetheless sells) remarkably nicely, and the a lot smaller Nintendo Swap Lite was a little bit of a barnstormer, too.
Now it seems like Lenovo is likely to be taking a leaf out of Nintendo’s ebook, as a mixture up with some Legion Go Dock specs appears to have revealed the existence of not only a Legion Go Gen Two, but in addition a Lite model, err, too.
If that is nonetheless a secret, it is one Lenovo has been holding significantly badly. We just lately reported on some textual content noticed on the Legion Go’s product web page that appeared to reference each a smaller machine, and doubtlessly a refreshed model. Now specs launched for the Legion Go USB-C Dock seem to have given the sport away as soon as once more, with the supported techniques mentioning the Legion Go Gen One, Legion Go Gen Two, and the Legion Go Lite.
All point out has since been erased, nevertheless it was Videocardz that first noticed the brand new product listings. Leaked photographs of the supposed shell of the Legion Go Lite have additionally been posted by a YouTuber, so at this level Lenovo would possibly as nicely throw within the towel and provides us a correct look, I might enterprise.
The casing itself seems to point out a smaller Legion Go chassis with out the removable controllers of the unique, which isn’t any shock on a mannequin that seems to name itself “Lite”. Nonetheless, we had been massive followers of the unique Swap-like removable modules, so it is a disgrace to see them go.
It was a little bit of a chonker although, so a Lite model strikes as a sensible transfer. PC gaming handhelds are sometimes substantial units to hold round—and whereas this new mannequin nonetheless would not appear like it’d slot in your denims, I might say it is obtained a greater probability of being chucked into an overly-full backpack with out protruding like a sore thumb.
And as for a fully-fledged Gen 2? There’s all the time an opportunity we’d see some new, extra highly effective internals. The unique made use of the AMD Ryzen Z1 Excessive, however issues have moved on within the APU world since then.
Personally I am wanting ahead to any Lunar Lake handhelds we see coming our approach now we’re beginning to see the chips in motion—however I’ve obtained a sense it’d merely be a display refresh (fingers crossed for OLED!), or maybe a refined refinement of the unique’s design, just like the Asus ROG Ally X.
We actually will not know something for positive till Lenovo says one thing official concerning the new fashions, which it could as nicely do at this level. Nonetheless, no matter they develop into, in the event that they each handle to refine the recipe (albeit in several methods), Lenovo could nicely have a pair of hits on its palms.
The OG Legion Go may need been a chunky affair, nevertheless it was fairly a formidable machine nonetheless. And whereas the world anxiously awaits extra information on the Nintendo Swap 2, maybe a extra refined Legion Go, together with a compact mannequin, would possibly assist Lenovo scoop up some new clients.
