The handheld gaming market has been dominated by Nintendo dating back to April 21, 1989 with the launch of the Game Boy. Since then, there have been numerous challengers that have attempted to dethrone Nintendo, or even put a dent into their handheld kingdom. Whether it was early challengers like the SEGA Game Gear, Atari Lynx, Bandai WonderSwan, or more modern challengers like PlayStation’s PSP, Valve’s Steam Deck, or Asus’s ROG Ally, they all have one thing in common: Failure to beat Nintendo. Now in all fairness, the modern handhelds target a slightly more mature audience with access to PC games, yet they still struggle to keep up with the gaming czar called Nintendo. There may be a new challenger on the horizon with high hopes though – Chinese multinational company, Lenovo.
According to multiple outlets, Lenovo is working on a PC gaming handheld called “Legion Go.” It is rumored to have an 8-inch display, powered by an AMD Ryzen chip, and run Windows 11. This is Lenovo’s second attempt at breaking into the handheld gaming market in recent years. In 2021, Lenovo attempted to launch the Legion Play handheld, but it never developed and ultimately was scrapped before any official launch campaign. There seems to be widespread speculation that if the Legion Go comes to fruition, it will have a similar look to the Legion Play prototypes that were spotted in China before the project was halted.
Lenovo did not comment on the rumors surrounding the Legion Go.
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