Our first 'official' look at the new Lenovo Legion Go S shows that, unlike the original, it should be a bona fide mainstream handheld

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We've heard talk of new Lenovo Legion Go handhelds for a few months, but until now we'd had nothing official—just the odd rumour or unofficial picture of what looked like a new white chassis. Now, however, we have what looks like official pictures of a new Legion Go S, and we can tell quite a lot from them.

These renders come from Windows Central, which calls them «official» and says they were «shared and confirmed as genuine by our amazing and awesome sources». And they do indeed look like the real deal. Judging from these renders, the previous unofficial shell pictures seem to have been legit, as the new Legion Go looks to have an all-white casing and a design that takes somewhat after the Asus ROG Ally.

The most prominent changes, apart from the white body, seem to be the following:

One of the first things I noticed was that the design, following the ROG Ally, features noticeably shallower and presumably more comfortable controller grips. It's difficult to achieve that with detachable controllers like on the first generation, but it makes sense that Lenovo would opt for a step in such a direction for comfort with a new version that has its controls firmly and permanently attached.

We can only assume that the new Legion Go S will also have a smaller and presumably lower-resolution screen, and will probably (read: hopefully) be lighter than the original one, too. Again, this would be more of a step in the direction of the ROG Ally: lighter and more affordable.

I've been using the original Lenovo Legion Go for quite a while and I can say that these changes, if they all bear out in reality, will make a substantial difference. Which isn't to say they'll make a substantial positive difference, mind you. The moved buttons, front-facing speakers, curvier controller design, and possible lighter weight will all be very nice indeed. But as for the lack of detachable controllers and kickstand, I'm not so sure.

One of the main things I love about the Legion Go—and the main