Prototype of Lenovo Legion Go 2 Unveiled in China: Ryzen Z2, OLED Display, 1TB SSD, 32GB RAM, and More

Oh boy, so here we go — Lenovo. And their… what was it? Yeah, the Legion Go 2 handheld console. This thing randomly popped up in China — spotted by some Reddit user who goes by Worth_Spot. Weird how we rely on usernames like that for news these days, right? Anyway, Lenovo’s factory — which apparently shuttered — started selling these developer units on Chinese second-hand sites. Oopsies? Accidental or not, who can say?

So, there’s this video floating around on YouTube, originally on BiliBili (that site is like the YouTube of China, kinda?). It shows the Legion Go 2—big, beefy, with detachable controllers and an 8.8-inch display. Sorta like the old model but new-ish. By the way, Samsung made the OLED panel for this baby, supporting HDR and all that jazz but with lower resolution—1920 x 1200, which sounds like tech-talk that goes over my head most days. But hey, it’s got a 144 Hz refresh rate and VRR. Smooooooth, supposedly.

And y’know, if you’re into specs (apparently some folks live for this stuff), it’s got an AMD Ryzen Z2 processor—8 cores and 16 threads—don’t ask me about threads, I’m still wrapping my head around real threads in shirts. The GPU is a Radeon 780M, which sounds fancy, based on RDNA 3. All this was hinted back at CES, and it’ll be packaged up to the Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor—extreme, I tell you!

But wait, there’s more! The video says you’ll get a 1TB SSD (PCIe Gen 4 if that means anything) with 32GB LPDDR5X memory, clocked at—what was it?—7500 MHz? Oh, and a 74Wh battery, seems neat. Plus, you’ll get Wi-Fi 6E and Windows 11 (my laptop felt old just reading this). The detachable controllers even double as a mouse. Versatile little dudes. They’re hinting at a September launch, priced around $1,000. Worth it or not, it’s your call.

Also, Lenovo’s only selling its predecessor, the Legion Go S now. Runs on the Ryzen Z1 Extreme or Ryzen Z2 Go. But with the new Legion Go 2, they’ve gotta up their game. Competition’s fierce with Asus playing buddies with Microsoft, launching the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X. Bet these ones come with some nifty Xbox stuff and tighter Game Pass blending.

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