Friday, December 20th 2024
Upcoming Lenovo Legion Go Handhelds Teased to Launch on January 7 Along With Surprise Valve Walk-on
It is no surprise that Lenovo is cooking up the next-generation of Legion Go consoles for launch next month. We have reported on a plethora of leaks surrounding both the affordable Legion Go S, and the Legion Go 2 handheld gaming consoles. Finally, it appears that there is some concrete information regarding their launch - Lenovo, in an email to The Verge, has confirmed new Legion handhelds are dropping next month. But that's not all - according to The Verge, the launch event will have a surprise guest.
Our readers who have been keeping tabs on the Legion Go 2 rumor cycle will recall that we recently reported on a leaked image of the upcoming Legion Go S which had an interesting detail - the handheld features a dedicated button for Steam. Now, of course, we're completely in the dark regarding what that button's presence entails. It is entirely possible that the button is simply for opening the Steam app, or, it could indicate that the Legion Go 2 might run SteamOS - we simply don't know yet.
However, as revealed by The Verge, the invitation for the launch event includes a rather special guest. SteamOS and Steam Deck co-designer, Pierre-Loup Griffais, will be attending the event along with several other AMD, Microsoft, and Valve employees. Unfortunately for us, though, no other details were shared. That said, considering the information at hand, a surprise partnership of sorts between Lenovo and Valve is undoubtedly far from inconceivable.
Source:
The Verge
Our readers who have been keeping tabs on the Legion Go 2 rumor cycle will recall that we recently reported on a leaked image of the upcoming Legion Go S which had an interesting detail - the handheld features a dedicated button for Steam. Now, of course, we're completely in the dark regarding what that button's presence entails. It is entirely possible that the button is simply for opening the Steam app, or, it could indicate that the Legion Go 2 might run SteamOS - we simply don't know yet.
20 Comments on Upcoming Lenovo Legion Go Handhelds Teased to Launch on January 7 Along With Surprise Valve Walk-on
As long as it comes with SteamOS natively. I really hope ifixit will support this model, I doubt it, but one can hope.
Despite Gabe hating Windows, Microsoft has to accept that they need Steam since the majority of gamers use Steam on their OS.
So even if some gamers goes to SteamOS, at most Microsoft can just bring PC Game pass to SteamOS.
I am pretty sure they make more money on GamePass than Windows licences.
The more expensive model, the follow up to the Legion Go, is said to be sticking with Windows...unfortunately.
Microsoft should make a Game Pass app on *nix/Mac, but I don’t think they want to provide support on getting any of the offered games to run.
Also Lenovo would have to provide OEM support for both OS which is a headache logistics wise.
As a result, loosing the gaming market to the steam deck would hurt much more than just the loss in licensing fees. To me this is kind of similar to people saying that Nvidia will abandon gaming. Giving up or loosing your bread and butter stable base market would be insane.
This may also compound why the Go S may use a Z2 (non-extreme) with a 680M, as Rembrandt is well-supported in SteamOS (or any of its derivatives like Bazzite).