New Lenovo gaming handheld may launch with Steam Deck OS, leak suggests

It appears to be like like the primary third-party Steam OS handheld is about to hit the market, no less than if this new Lenovo Legion Go S leak is correct. Photographs purportedly exhibiting footage of this so-far unannounced handheld gaming PC appear to point out a devoted Steam button, suggesting that it’s going to launch with SteamOS on board.

Third-party SteamOS help has the potential to fully change the perfect handheld gaming PC market, providing seamless entry to a whole bunch of Steam Deck video games. If Lenovo is the primary third-party producer to launch a SteamOS handheld, it will likely be hoping this selection will assist it to dominate towards a few of its Home windows-based rivals.

This explicit leak originates from X (previously Twitter) after being initially noticed by The Verge. Evan Blass, a tech journalist and a infamous cell {hardware} leaker, shared the photographs of the Lenovo Legion Go S in a now-hidden put up on X that’s been shared on The Verge.

Trying lots like an earlier Legion Go S picture leak from just a few weeks in the past, these new pictures showcase a Steam button label, positioned subsequent to one of many buttons on the left-hand facet – a label that was lacking from the white colorway leak. This follows a doc, discovered earlier this month, which steered SteamOS third-party help was coming to a number of handhelds, utilizing the “Powered by SteamOS” label to market them.

If that is true, it’s a wise transfer by Lenovo to work with Valve and acquire entry to SteamOS. Earlier Lenovo Legion Go S stories counsel that this new finances possibility will launch with an AMD Radeon 680M GPU, which is predicated on the identical RDNA 2 structure because the Steam Deck GPU, however with extra stream processors, theoretically making it a very good {hardware} match for present compatibility. Launching the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS would additionally take away the necessity for a Home windows license, decreasing the potential value.

Whereas we await extra particulars about this rumored new handheld, you may take a look at our unique Lenovo Legion Go evaluation to see how the corporate’s first try at a handheld carried out. You too can take a look at our Legion Go 2 information for the newest info on the Legion Go S’ rumored larger and extra highly effective sibling.