Lenovo's Legion Go 2: Why This $2000 Gaming Console Price Hike Has Everyone Talking
Most smartphones, gadgets, and other devices that use RAM chips or drives are rapidly becoming more expensive, so such news no longer surprises anyone. However, some brands raise prices for their products so sharply that it causes surprise: where will they find buyers?
This situation occurred with Lenovo's portable console, the Legion Go 2, which was already very expensive.
What is known
Information is spreading online that the Taiwanese company has raised prices for the Legion Go 2 without announcements or comments.
Thus, in the American retail network BestBuy, the standard version of the console with 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD now costs $1499 instead of $1099, and the model with the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor with 32 GB/1 TB is sold for $1999 instead of $1349.
Of course, the Legion Go 2 is one of the most powerful gaming consoles on the market, but is it worth that much?
Brief about Legion Go 2
The Legion Go 2 has an 8.8″ OLED screen with a refresh rate of 30-144 Hz and VRR support.
The main console features a powerful AMD Ryzen Z2 or Z2 Extreme processor (depending on the chosen configuration) with eight cores and sixteen threads. The built-in graphics use the RDNA 3.5 architecture and have 16 compute units and frequency up to 2900 MHz.
The gadget received 16 or 32 GB of RAM (LPDDR5X-8000) and storage up to 2 TB. The battery capacity of the Legion Go 2 is 74 W, which significantly exceeds the previous model, which had 49.2 Wh. The body of the Legion Go 2 received a new coating, and the updated cooling system Legion Coldfront protects the console from overheating.
The console has detachable controllers like the Nintendo Switch, six programmable buttons, and a fingerprint scanner built into the “Power” button,
For shooting game enthusiasts, an FPS mode is provided, where one of the controllers can be used similar to a mouse.
The Lenovo console runs on Windows 11, and in the summer, the company Performance will be even higher: Lenovo confirmed the release of a new version of the Legion Go 2 portable console with pre-installed SteamOS. The device is equipped with two USB 4 ports, a microSD UHS-II slot, and a 3.5 mm jack.
Source: X
