Right now, Lenovo’s Legion Go S is my favorite gaming handheld. I’m more of a PC person than a console one, and this handheld gaming PC has just enough over the Steam Deck to make it worth it to me, from a more powerful chip to a bigger and higher resolution screen. But even with all that, it was only ever intended as a stopgap between the full-fledged Legion Go and Legion Go 2. Now, Lenovo’s officially announced the Legion Go 2, and while it brings back some features that the Legion Go S cut, it also loses out on some of what made the Legion Go S so special, which puts it in an odd middle ground.
A new look and feel
Starting off with the positives: the Legion Go 2 is now a heck of a lot nicer to hold and look at. The first Legion Go set itself apart with detachable wireless controllers