Lenovo Reportedly Working on Its Own Steam Deck Rival
It looks like Lenovo is preparing its own competitor to Valve's Steam Deck.
The company has been quietly working on a PC gaming handheld called the Lenovo Go, according(Opens in a new window) to Windows Central, which cites unnamed sources.
The product promises to be similar to the Steam Deck and the Asus ROG Ally, making it easy to game anywhere. But instead of a 7-inch screen, the Lenovo Go will feature an 8-inch display. The product will also come with Windows 11, making it easier to run all kinds of games and apps.
However, the Lenovo Go won't use AMD’s recently announced Ryzen Z1 processors, which were specifically designed for PC gaming handhelds and are already in use in the Asus ROG Ally. Instead, Lenovo’s handheld will reportedly adopt AMD’s “Phoenix” CPUs, which were created for laptops and also support AI-based workloads.
If real, the product could give consumers another PC gaming handheld to choose from. However, the Lenovo Go could become vaporware, too. Windows Central says it remains unclear when the product will launch, or if it’ll even arrive at all.
Lenovo didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. But the company was previously spotted developing a Lenovo handheld back in 2021. The product was called the Lenovo Legion Play and it was designed to run Android. However, it could play Windows-based games by becoming a platform for cloud streaming services, such as Nvidia’s GeForce Now.
For some reason, Lenovo decided to hold back the product’s release. But now perhaps the company is ready to revive the project, this time with more powerful functionality.
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