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I personally love emulation on it. I have it on the lowest power setting with quiet fans and emulate beloved games. With full resolution i also get like 6 hours out of it
I recently bought a used one for $470 and after changing the original 512gb ssd to 2TB and installing Bazzite in dual boot, it became a very pleasant and comprehensive handheld 👍👍 I definitely recommend at least trying it
You know the Lenovo Legion go Has USB4 which is mean you can connect it to external graphic card with 40 gigs per second which just mean you can connect it To EGPU
I did a bunch of tunning to the speskers and also bought some legion go accessories and a external 20,000 mah battery and it is a beast and amazing i take traveling with me everywhere i go and i have limit the weight of talking my laptop with me everywhere i go. I Love the flexibility if the go, I hate a mouse and small keyboard with me and bought the jsaux attachment for the controllers and also the comfort grips from etsy and Its been life changer. I must add i did not buy the Legion Go for 700 i bought it second hand for 450 $ and at that price with and without its short comings i consider it to be a steal.
Got mine in April. Love it. Just wish it had more RAM, had the power to really utilize the 1600p resolution, and lenovo would spend more time pushing updates for legion space and their proprietary drivers. Otherwise? I’m playing every game I own with a few tweaks here and there to improve performance when needed. Anxious to see what the LeGo 2 offers, and hoping they have a good trade-in program haha.
@@KillerCam1020 I agree. I’m ready to see what they offer with the next gen, but I don’t think it’ll happen for a while until the next line of APU’s is available. Until then, I’m perfectly content with my LeGo. For a handheld? It’s a monster.
@@thatsmean2929 I may be too. And truth be told, I normally play on 1200p at 60hz. I’m usually near an outlet, so the battery life isn’t so much an issue so much as it is being able to utilize the resolution and refresh rate with sacrificing performance on newer titles. If they upped the ram, and put an 80 watt battery in it? It would smoke all the other handhelds in my opinion.
@@JBone_CaponeI'm about to buy Lenovo Legion Go aswell but I'm waiting for Christmas Day and Boxing day sale when everything will get huge reduction in price. So is it worth it especially the screen is amazing and it has way more powerful hardware then my Deck OLED. How's the battery life. *I couldn't help myself but sneaking in your conversation I also play many AAA games on lower resolution and then use upscaling to get better battery life and frame rate. And once I get my Legion Go ill be doing the same thing. So if lower the resolution and play games using FSR and other upscaling tech. Then how long will I get the battery life on let's say WWE 2k24 which I play alot?*
Best experience in handheld gaming as you dont have to play the games cuffed up like other consoles/handhelds, you have the freedom to split and put your hands wherever you want whilst playing with controllers detached😊
Alas I understood - Lenovo placed their gaming tablet screen into this PC handheld. It's called Lenovo Y700 and has exact same specs and borders. So it was hard to explain why they did 1600p 144 hz display. Now we know :)
The feature I'd like to try is the FPS mode with the removable controllers. I play a ton of those games, but I'm not exactly planning on buying one just to try that 1 feature. I'll deal with the ROG Ally sticks.
I had an Asus Zephryus G15 fail on me after 18 months which is why I needed a new computer. I got the Legion Go because I needed Windows and wanted to avoid Asus. No regrets at all after 1 year, love it!
Speakers sound awesome you need to go into sound and turn off audio enhancments to off .. for whatever reason thats turned on and thats why your speakers dont sound good
I have the Legion Go. I love it. I don't play a lot of current gen games. Mostly I play older souls likes, and indie games it runs them great. Games like Dark souls and even Elden Ring run excellent.
I use my legion go mostly for emulation and let me tell you that it is THE BEST handheld for that purpose. For most emulators i use power saving mode and the battery lasts for 5+ hours. Plus if u invest in a good power bank u can easily hit 10+ hours.
@GameLegend9 all nintendo consoles (switch is the hardest but runs pretty smooth on the legion) ps1 ps2 and ps3. I've downloaded xbox360 too but haven't played any games yet.
I have noticed that it does indeed struggle a little with the typical lack of optimisation in certain "AAA" titles. It's definitely more than capable of throwing pixels at max resolution if you are at least realistic with the games selection.
For me it is just about right. I leave a charger at work so I can use it when things are slow at work and even though i have a gaming laptop at home i find myself playing a lot of games on the legion go instead. That said, i do wish it had a little more power and more ram. As for the battery life argument, get a laptop...... although the legion go CAN play AAA games at medium settings at 1920x1200, it is a handheld first and foremost so playing at 1280x800 on low settings should be expected. I bought mine not long after launch not relay expecting much from it but have been very surprised by what it can do. i have completed forbidden west solely on the legion go witch it handled really well and have even attempted some VR gaming on it with mixed results. I think that if you came at this with realistic expectations then it is an excellent bit of kit, even if the screen is overkill for the APU
Hello nice video thank you. Sorry but you spoke a little bit too fast for me. What glasses are you using -> viture pro xr glasses, this one ? And are you happy with them ? What is pro and cons. Greetings from switzerland 😂 and thanks in advance for your help
I’m pretty sure it’s a 10/10 with a regular controller but I understand why you reviewed it this way I would never in my life play cod with wii remotes great vid
The software was its undoing for me. QAM is so inconsistent, Legion Space doesn’t recognize Xbox game pass games, and there’s always a random error message that shows up. I really wanted to love this thing, but software hurts it tremendously in my experience.
Performance is about the same as the z1 extreme version of the ally. They both have the z1 extreme actually. Now, the ROG Ally X, has the Z1 extreme chip but also has more ram, hence why it outperforms both.
Ive seen tests. Theyre pretty close. The legion go typically averages like 3 or 4 more fps and tbh it has great performance at 20 watts. And ps3 emulation is great. I went back through dbz, nba ballers, and i play skate 3 all the time.
If they put an OLED in this, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Unfortunatly I just can't go from using an OLED phone, laptop, and tablet to using an IPS handheld. It is just too noticible.
I bought this for 899 plus 200$ insurance at micro center midnight release(last Halloween). It works fine, battery is not great, games run smooth as silk. I wish I would’ve held off for the rog x. I had no idea it would release months later. Really saddens me. I have both a deck and a legion go… would be irresponsible of me to buy my third handheld. Thinking about waiting till whichever 2nd/3rd generation handheld comes next. If rog ally x had a bigger screen I’d definitely go with it, but it’s just too small for what I prefer. Once you get that big screen you never wanna go back… what a predicament
You should try out emulation or game streaming. I use moonlight to stream from my gaming pc and with both of these i use full resolution at the lowest power setting and get like 6 hours out of it.
Still my favourite Windows gaming handheld yet. But since Asus has given 80Wh battery and 24GB RAM for Ally X, Lenovo should do the same for the next-gen Legion Go 2. There should also be a 32GB RAM option.
I quite like mine, I also have an Ally and a Steam Deck. I usually play mine hooked up to the TV, been getting back into modding Skyrim again on it. My Steam deck is still a great Indy machine too. The Ally is sitting in a dock in my office as a desktop currently. My poor Switch OLED is collecting dust.
I purchased a lightly used one in uk for a good price and I really like it for portability playing games and I just plug it in when needed that doesn’t bother me so much I also use my gamepad sometimes. Very good device
The legion go screen size and detachable controllers is amazing! Main reasons why I got it. I need the version 2 to have more ram and better battery life. Maybe drop a low power Lunar Lake Intel Ultra 7-164u processor option for it as well.
Hey, I have a Rog z1x and I'm thinking about buying this one because of removable controllers. I play fortnite only, do you think it's a good idea to switch from rog to legion go?
My legion go it's at its prime right now the performance with amd afmf2 and windows 11 24h2 few tweaks here and there. I will say its the most satisfying thing ever owned after my old psp. It's no perfect but I love to play here
…everything not playable on ayn odin 2 android 13 i play on my lenovo legion go windows 11…perfect combo…odin battery is ridiculous…good…my le go is set up with max charge 80% and last 75 min AAA gaming and charging takes just minutes…this is the payoff having a tv in your lap 😂…
I thoroughly enjoy the legion go I wish the support was better. I think if you were to use it on just support alone it would be an awful device. But if you take advantage of all the sideloading stuff and modifications to improve the experience it becomes a pretty incredible device to use. It's very versatile and has the horsepower to do almost anything that you need it to do within reason.
i have only had my legion gog for about 6 months i think its a great device my only problem with it is that sometimes i have problems getting games to laod or sometimes it doesn't always run things that well. othewr than that i still like using it and think its an all round great device
If you plan to play new AAA games on legion go, you need to learn how to use AFMF2 and Losseles scaling, its a general problem with all handled pc. But if you learn how to use it right, you literally can play any game at 1200p easy, and this screen at 1200p its really amazing, better than 2k 27 monitor. And if you play some indie games like hades 2 at 144 fps and 1600p its a real eye candy. The only bad point for the handled against steam deck oled or asus rog X, is the battery. 1h is just not enough.
THIS IS A LIE. Stop pushing this nonsense. I play new AAA games using the official drivers, without scaling, and it works PERECLT FINE. You DO NOT need to sideload drivers or configure scaling on the Legion Go.
@@Jason_P Its not a lie. AFMF2 works pretty good, not as good as losseles x2(personal preference) but it works good, and you can sideload drivers literraly in 5 min. Oficial drivers are very outdated, they are feom may. Some games like silent hill 2 if i remember right, crash every 20 mon without new drivers. Very slow updates from lenovo is a fact. If you dont khnow how to activate afmf2/lossles or you didnt liked it (when it literraly double your fps) i think is your problem. I never used this peograms, but when i did, i started playing elden ring 20wat at stable 70 fps and 1200p resolution at a cost of some minor ghosting on the hair of your charcter, i really recomend everyone to at least try it.
they released a new amd driver for handheld. 24.10.1 but it just support black ops 6. Im going to update mines. i like to be on top of things (no diddy)
@@denissbersnykk4656 You say it "works pretty good", but there is nobody who can say it's worth all the trouble of sideloading and breaking the official driver and utility set. AFMF2 generates fake frames, so you really have no idea what the true FPS is for games that use it. You are acting like AFMF 2 simply raises framerates by magic, and that's not true. I have played MANY games on my Legion Go and they work perfectly well with the official driver and utility set. I run everything at 1200p native resolution and just use the RSR that is available with the official driver set.
for me. i enjoy the legion go cause it can be used as a tablet. without controllers. i used to bring my gaming laptop and my tablet. this combines both. legion go being just the right size for reading/watching youtube. though the speaker are meh at best ( i use headphones ) but of course it will not beat a gaming laptop in power.
Driver support is pretty much non-existent, I've had mine for around a year now, and i can count on one hand how many GPU drivers we've had, because of that we're missing important features, features that's a huge benefit for a handheld, no frame gen for instance, meanwhile the Ally are having zero issues. So, unfortunately, because of the poor driver support, i will not be buying the next gen, i will most likely move to the Ally 2.
I was enjoying your video, but then you just started sounding like I hater.. you can't run the games at 1080, Because it " defeats the purpose " ... well, I run my games at 1080 and I love having the option to go higher especially on non AAA games,,,Anyways controversy is great and so are your videos keep it up. You should do an Alienware laptop video I'll like to see your thoughts on them
The legion go def has its problems but not sure i'd trade it in for the ally or ally x. Simple fact that I can use a micro sd means the deck oled and legion go are better. If I play emulators or older games at 12x8 the battery will get around hour and 20 min at the min. The biggest detractor for the legion go to me is Lenovo itself, they are horrible at updating.
@@Thug_Nose it doesn't drift ever tho. It uses magnets to sense the location of the sticks. You can calibrate them in the settings. I meant if you smash your controller into the floor with the analogs first, you'll definitely have stick drift lol
VRR is complete unnecessary on this. And windows is absolutely the best OS for a handheld. The Linux backend on the Steamdeck is what makes it a fucking turd and I have both steam decks.
Great take on the Lenovo Legion Go. Love the big screen but the resolution is useless for current double AA or triple AAA games 1080 is the maximum this handhelds are able to get on low to medium settings depending on the game. I’ll keep playing my SteamDeck Oled until valve release the Deck # 2 !!!
The resolution is its biggest selling point and I hope Lenovo keeps it the same on the 2nd generation go . There are software tricks such as integer scaling and RSR to upscale games to 1600p with little to no performance hit . Lenovo nailed it with the screen n its resolution
i love 2560x1600p 165hz cause i use it as tablet. id only go 1080p or 1200p if it has 265hz refresh rates. id rather have 1600p than need it when i dont have it.
Yoi shouldn't be buying these handhelds for heavy AAA gaming. I just purchased one and it will solely be used for light gaming and indie point and click games.
Lenovo still can't figure out how to make legion software buttons work. Have to mash it 10 times to get into legion space. Also to this day, Custom tdp is still a joke. It work sometimes but most of the time 25 or 30w make games stuttery until you go back to 20w performance mode. Like why is 10w faster than 30w in games😂. If I had a redo. Bazzite solved all of my problems tho. Lenovo is literally the worst thing that happened to legion go
Tbh it will always be too early, but I personally enjoy playing games on a handheld even if it’s compromised. Of course something better is always on the way, but I’d rather have something to play on in the meantime.
dude steam deck it s a entry level console and legion go it s a gaming console, it s big but come on ,you never experienced a better console with such a good and big display .And yes ,for using the included mouse you need some skills ,and you think its useless ,can you just take a mouse with you and and and but let s see all what this console can make ,you just take the console with you and you have a console or a display with controllers and mouse for a casual gaming on the go ,so don t say shit about it because the another consoles ,don t have the features of legion .
i really like the legion but. the ram is where is messing up. with the ally x. warzone just runs so smooth .. that i had to get one so far loving it ..
you can actually go into the bios of the legion go and change RAM allocation, 16 gigs is on the low end but perfectly capable of running all games out at the moment you can find information on changing the ram allocation on the r/legiongo subreddit
dont forget asus messed up with ally z1 and z1 extreme with quality issue before they released ally x. if you just bought ally x you are lucky but for those who bought the regular ally im pretty sure they not that happy. legion go could run 98% of games it not like 24gb ram,vrr bigger battery made the ally x 100% better its more like 5 to 10% better
The trackpad is such a useless features it obviously prevent you from holding the device comfortably knowing you might accidentally pressed it. Trackpads aren't necessary at all for handheld pc. The only way trackpads can be utilized is if it is placed like steam deck otherwise the console style button arrangements just can't accommodate it.
In order to properly review something you have to be critical of it’s features. That does not mean that it is in itself bad. But things that could be improved on.
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I put the Legion in 5w mode and stream games from gamepass and others. 6 hours of battery life and games run fantastic.
are you using the official drivers or sideloaded?
I personally love emulation on it. I have it on the lowest power setting with quiet fans and emulate beloved games. With full resolution i also get like 6 hours out of it
The Lenovo Legion Go is an excellent handheld experience for gaming. All 45 minutes of it.
Lol
😂
If the battery was bigger it would be the go to handheld.
Is the battery life that bad? It looks like a cool device but I already had a Steam Deck that does the job for me.
45 minutes got me 😂
I recently bought a used one for $470 and after changing the original 512gb ssd to 2TB and installing Bazzite in dual boot, it became a very pleasant and comprehensive handheld 👍👍 I definitely recommend at least trying it
good shit man! I’m going to check out bazzite soon!
Nice
Isn't that the new price now?
@@scarx4181 Google will let u know
@@scarx4181price now is $699
I game on it + I watch movies on it like it was a tablet so I do like the Go. Open-box can be a really good option to save some $
Got mine for 400 bucks
Great advice
YES I need one now
What was the battery life when watching films?
@@Patrick-y4d1z if u are blasting it with full screen it last about 6 hours give or take.
You know the Lenovo Legion go Has USB4 which is mean you can connect it to external graphic card with 40 gigs per second which just mean you can connect it To EGPU
So that go you turn the Legion Go into a Legion Stay
I did a bunch of tunning to the speskers and also bought some legion go accessories and a external 20,000 mah battery and it is a beast and amazing i take traveling with me everywhere i go and i have limit the weight of talking my laptop with me everywhere i go.
I Love the flexibility if the go, I hate a mouse and small keyboard with me and bought the jsaux attachment for the controllers and also the comfort grips from etsy and Its been life changer.
I must add i did not buy the Legion Go for 700 i bought it second hand for 450 $ and at that price with and without its short comings i consider it to be a steal.
Got mine in April. Love it. Just wish it had more RAM, had the power to really utilize the 1600p resolution, and lenovo would spend more time pushing updates for legion space and their proprietary drivers.
Otherwise? I’m playing every game I own with a few tweaks here and there to improve performance when needed.
Anxious to see what the LeGo 2 offers, and hoping they have a good trade-in program haha.
Gen 2 handhelds are really going to open a lot of peoples eyes i feel
@@KillerCam1020 I agree. I’m ready to see what they offer with the next gen, but I don’t think it’ll happen for a while until the next line of APU’s is available. Until then, I’m perfectly content with my LeGo. For a handheld? It’s a monster.
I’d be fine if the resolution was 800p and they focused more on battery life.
@@thatsmean2929 I may be too. And truth be told, I normally play on 1200p at 60hz. I’m usually near an outlet, so the battery life isn’t so much an issue so much as it is being able to utilize the resolution and refresh rate with sacrificing performance on newer titles. If they upped the ram, and put an 80 watt battery in it? It would smoke all the other handhelds in my opinion.
@@JBone_CaponeI'm about to buy Lenovo Legion Go aswell but I'm waiting for Christmas Day and Boxing day sale when everything will get huge reduction in price.
So is it worth it especially the screen is amazing and it has way more powerful hardware then my Deck OLED. How's the battery life. *I couldn't help myself but sneaking in your conversation I also play many AAA games on lower resolution and then use upscaling to get better battery life and frame rate. And once I get my Legion Go ill be doing the same thing. So if lower the resolution and play games using FSR and other upscaling tech. Then how long will I get the battery life on let's say WWE 2k24 which I play alot?*
This comment section is full of steam deck fanbois.
LgGo is the best so far, only downside is the battery
Anyone who claims the legion go is bad for any other reason other than the battery is an idiot 😂
Best experience in handheld gaming as you dont have to play the games cuffed up like other consoles/handhelds, you have the freedom to split and put your hands wherever you want whilst playing with controllers detached😊
Alas I understood - Lenovo placed their gaming tablet screen into this PC handheld. It's called Lenovo Y700 and has exact same specs and borders.
So it was hard to explain why they did 1600p 144 hz display. Now we know :)
Your handheld reviews are great. Keep it up, man!
Thank you 🫡
The feature I'd like to try is the FPS mode with the removable controllers. I play a ton of those games, but I'm not exactly planning on buying one just to try that 1 feature. I'll deal with the ROG Ally sticks.
Yeahhh it’s not worth it
If your playing fps mode. This mean your at a table or desk. Mouse and half keyboard is the way
Jist got mine yesterday. Thing is awesome.
How much did you pay?
Just got mine for $400 a few days ago and i absolutely love it coming from the OG Steam Deck
$400 from where?
@@D0MiNATE49Rbest buy, but you have to be far, I got the last one in my whole area
Fast*
I had an Asus Zephryus G15 fail on me after 18 months which is why I needed a new computer. I got the Legion Go because I needed Windows and wanted to avoid Asus. No regrets at all after 1 year, love it!
I sold every other handheld I had (rog and steam deck and nintendo switch) and I am using the lebovo now for 7 months exklusive.
100% the best pc handheld
Speakers sound awesome you need to go into sound and turn off audio enhancments to off .. for whatever reason thats turned on and thats why your speakers dont sound good
You can fix the audio with the settings and it sounds great especially with fx sound added
Yes that’s what I mean by third party software! Exactly that
The 1tb version is on sale right now for 599 directly from Lenovo.
499 for 512 on Amazon and target
@@YvngSamaelI don’t see this at all
Well it the one I own and still love it especially after swaping the SSD and installing Bazzite OS on it.
I have the Legion Go. I love it. I don't play a lot of current gen games. Mostly I play older souls likes, and indie games it runs them great. Games like Dark souls and even Elden Ring run excellent.
I use my legion go mostly for emulation and let me tell you that it is THE BEST handheld for that purpose. For most emulators i use power saving mode and the battery lasts for 5+ hours. Plus if u invest in a good power bank u can easily hit 10+ hours.
yo bro, can I ask what consoles you are emulating?, thanks
@GameLegend9 all nintendo consoles (switch is the hardest but runs pretty smooth on the legion) ps1 ps2 and ps3. I've downloaded xbox360 too but haven't played any games yet.
Right now $399 on Amazon!
I'm tempted, i am here for that same reason
@@Joker-yu5kpI've owned one and at $400 it's absolutely worth it. I might get one myself.
Id be all over it at 399. Its 499 😮💨
@lasereyes7349 last night, on Amazon it was 399 for a good couple hours. I bought it.
I have one. Best thing I can say is… get an ally x. 900 for a 2TB on Best Buy. Brilliant buy. Wish I would’ve held off till the x came out
I have noticed that it does indeed struggle a little with the typical lack of optimisation in certain "AAA" titles.
It's definitely more than capable of throwing pixels at max resolution if you are at least realistic with the games selection.
Still the best emulation system out there. 4:3 retro games look phenomenal.
I think it’s one of the best for sure! Would be PERFECT if it was OLED tho just bc of the backlight bleed
@@KillerCam1020 True. The IPS glow IS horrible...
Agreed i emulate on mine alot and get about 6 hours out of it.
I got one in Jan. it’s been brilliant. I play it more than my ps5, it’s so convenient
Should i go for Lenovo legion or
Rtx 3050 laptop? my priority is performance
rtx is always winner
@rabbi619 I think I'm gonna get myself a laptop too. Gaming on small screen is not much fun.
@@firstblessings8777 buy the latest nvidia amd is just not capable you can buy rog ally x also.
For me it is just about right. I leave a charger at work so I can use it when things are slow at work and even though i have a gaming laptop at home i find myself playing a lot of games on the legion go instead. That said, i do wish it had a little more power and more ram.
As for the battery life argument, get a laptop...... although the legion go CAN play AAA games at medium settings at 1920x1200, it is a handheld first and foremost so playing at 1280x800 on low settings should be expected.
I bought mine not long after launch not relay expecting much from it but have been very surprised by what it can do. i have completed forbidden west solely on the legion go witch it handled really well and have even attempted some VR gaming on it with mixed results.
I think that if you came at this with realistic expectations then it is an excellent bit of kit, even if the screen is overkill for the APU
Hello nice video thank you. Sorry but you spoke a little bit too fast for me. What glasses are you using -> viture pro xr glasses, this one ? And are you happy with them ? What is pro and cons. Greetings from switzerland 😂 and thanks in advance for your help
I have one and I usually play it handheld I just plug it in and it’s awesome my opinion
I’m pretty sure it’s a 10/10 with a regular controller but I understand why you reviewed it this way I would never in my life play cod with wii remotes great vid
The software was its undoing for me. QAM is so inconsistent, Legion Space doesn’t recognize Xbox game pass games, and there’s always a random error message that shows up. I really wanted to love this thing, but software hurts it tremendously in my experience.
Tbh that’s an issue with all the softwares that I’ve used
Is performance better than Ally?
Is ps3 emulation any good?
Performance is about the same as the z1 extreme version of the ally. They both have the z1 extreme actually. Now, the ROG Ally X, has the Z1 extreme chip but also has more ram, hence why it outperforms both.
Ive seen tests. Theyre pretty close. The legion go typically averages like 3 or 4 more fps and tbh it has great performance at 20 watts. And ps3 emulation is great. I went back through dbz, nba ballers, and i play skate 3 all the time.
If they put an OLED in this, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Unfortunatly I just can't go from using an OLED phone, laptop, and tablet to using an IPS handheld. It is just too noticible.
I bought this for 899 plus 200$ insurance at micro center midnight release(last Halloween). It works fine, battery is not great, games run smooth as silk. I wish I would’ve held off for the rog x. I had no idea it would release months later. Really saddens me. I have both a deck and a legion go… would be irresponsible of me to buy my third handheld. Thinking about waiting till whichever 2nd/3rd generation handheld comes next. If rog ally x had a bigger screen I’d definitely go with it, but it’s just too small for what I prefer. Once you get that big screen you never wanna go back… what a predicament
You should try out emulation or game streaming. I use moonlight to stream from my gaming pc and with both of these i use full resolution at the lowest power setting and get like 6 hours out of it.
Still my favourite Windows gaming handheld yet. But since Asus has given 80Wh battery and 24GB RAM for Ally X, Lenovo should do the same for the next-gen Legion Go 2. There should also be a 32GB RAM option.
I quite like mine, I also have an Ally and a Steam Deck. I usually play mine hooked up to the TV, been getting back into modding Skyrim again on it. My Steam deck is still a great Indy machine too. The Ally is sitting in a dock in my office as a desktop currently. My poor Switch OLED is collecting dust.
I purchased a lightly used one in uk for a good price and I really like it for portability playing games and I just plug it in when needed that doesn’t bother me so much I also use my gamepad sometimes. Very good device
just bought one new for $499, looking forward to comparing it to my Steam... Bazzite install will be needed.
every review that i’ve seen says the steam deck runs the AAA games awfully, so i think i’ll get a legion go instead
I personally think its the best handheld rn. Just use lossless scaling. I do agree battery life needs to be improved but for raw power, it sweeps
The legion go screen size and detachable controllers is amazing! Main reasons why I got it. I need the version 2 to have more ram and better battery life. Maybe drop a low power Lunar Lake Intel Ultra 7-164u processor option for it as well.
An intel chip would be great!
If you want horrible battery life, support, and performance...
Hey, I have a Rog z1x and I'm thinking about buying this one because of removable controllers. I play fortnite only, do you think it's a good idea to switch from rog to legion go?
My legion go it's at its prime right now the performance with amd afmf2 and windows 11 24h2 few tweaks here and there. I will say its the most satisfying thing ever owned after my old psp. It's no perfect but I love to play here
…everything not playable on ayn odin 2 android 13 i play on my lenovo legion go windows 11…perfect combo…odin battery is ridiculous…good…my le go is set up with max charge 80% and last 75 min AAA gaming and charging takes just minutes…this is the payoff having a tv in your lap 😂…
I thoroughly enjoy the legion go I wish the support was better. I think if you were to use it on just support alone it would be an awful device.
But if you take advantage of all the sideloading stuff and modifications to improve the experience it becomes a pretty incredible device to use. It's very versatile and has the horsepower to do almost anything that you need it to do within reason.
Hi.Both sticks RGB lights still working, you are lucky!!!!
Oh no yours had issues? 😳
i have only had my legion gog for about 6 months i think its a great device my only problem with it is that sometimes i have problems getting games to laod or sometimes it doesn't always run things that well. othewr than that i still like using it and think its an all round great device
If you plan to play new AAA games on legion go, you need to learn how to use AFMF2 and Losseles scaling, its a general problem with all handled pc. But if you learn how to use it right, you literally can play any game at 1200p easy, and this screen at 1200p its really amazing, better than 2k 27 monitor. And if you play some indie games like hades 2 at 144 fps and 1600p its a real eye candy. The only bad point for the handled against steam deck oled or asus rog X, is the battery. 1h is just not enough.
battery kinda sucks but i plug and play. if i go outside, ill just bring the charger and a powerbank
THIS IS A LIE. Stop pushing this nonsense. I play new AAA games using the official drivers, without scaling, and it works PERECLT FINE. You DO NOT need to sideload drivers or configure scaling on the Legion Go.
@@Jason_P Its not a lie. AFMF2 works pretty good, not as good as losseles x2(personal preference) but it works good, and you can sideload drivers literraly in 5 min. Oficial drivers are very outdated, they are feom may. Some games like silent hill 2 if i remember right, crash every 20 mon without new drivers. Very slow updates from lenovo is a fact.
If you dont khnow how to activate afmf2/lossles or you didnt liked it (when it literraly double your fps) i think is your problem. I never used this peograms, but when i did, i started playing elden ring 20wat at stable 70 fps and 1200p resolution at a cost of some minor ghosting on the hair of your charcter, i really recomend everyone to at least try it.
they released a new amd driver for handheld. 24.10.1 but it just support black ops 6. Im going to update mines. i like to be on top of things (no diddy)
@@denissbersnykk4656 You say it "works pretty good", but there is nobody who can say it's worth all the trouble of sideloading and breaking the official driver and utility set. AFMF2 generates fake frames, so you really have no idea what the true FPS is for games that use it. You are acting like AFMF 2 simply raises framerates by magic, and that's not true.
I have played MANY games on my Legion Go and they work perfectly well with the official driver and utility set. I run everything at 1200p native resolution and just use the RSR that is available with the official driver set.
you just have to turn off the Omni Speaker in the Realtek Audio Console then, in the equalizer it depends on your hearing preference
for me. i enjoy the legion go cause it can be used as a tablet. without controllers. i used to bring my gaming laptop and my tablet. this combines both. legion go being just the right size for reading/watching youtube. though the speaker are meh at best ( i use headphones ) but of course it will not beat a gaming laptop in power.
Hopefully go 2 is better sound and battery. If not, then rog ally 2 is on my next buy.
Best machine ever.
Just bought Legion Go. They are less than 300 used.
In case of handhelds, specs aren't everything
Driver support is pretty much non-existent, I've had mine for around a year now, and i can count on one hand how many GPU drivers we've had, because of that we're missing important features, features that's a huge benefit for a handheld, no frame gen for instance, meanwhile the Ally are having zero issues. So, unfortunately, because of the poor driver support, i will not be buying the next gen, i will most likely move to the Ally 2.
It's really cool.. But I never actually GO anywhere... And my xbox is cheaper
Solid Review
You got AI eyes or something? It's distracting lol
Sadly this costs like 2 to 3 times more than Rog ally in my country.
That is really unfortunate :/ the ally is still a great handheld tho!
ive tried this thing twice so far, the Lenovo UI was absolute trash. I just bought it again to see if it works better.
i wouldnt really say you cant play games at that resolution, just cant really play any new games at that resolution
I was enjoying your video, but then you just started sounding like I hater.. you can't run the games at 1080, Because it " defeats the purpose " ... well, I run my games at 1080 and I love having the option to go higher especially on non AAA games,,,Anyways controversy is great and so are your videos keep it up. You should do an Alienware laptop video I'll like to see your thoughts on them
1:27 Is the screen freezing like this normal?
If you wanna use 144hz 1600p use ge force now ultimate
idk how these people only getting 30-20fps… im playing cyberpunk right now on 1200p with 80-100 fps…. ir ur driver 780m with afmf2????
i ended up getting the rog ally x
The legion go def has its problems but not sure i'd trade it in for the ally or ally x. Simple fact that I can use a micro sd means the deck oled and legion go are better. If I play emulators or older games at 12x8 the battery will get around hour and 20 min at the min. The biggest detractor for the legion go to me is Lenovo itself, they are horrible at updating.
1:23 , can someone elaborate more? How can this never drift? Is there like a calibration setting or something if or when it starts to act up?
Essentially Hall effect joy sticks don’t use sensors that degrade with use like traditional ones do
@@KillerCam1020hmm gotcha. But I think claiming that they will NEVER drift is an exaggeration. You make it sound like it’s invincible lol
@@Thug_Nose it doesn't drift ever tho. It uses magnets to sense the location of the sticks. You can calibrate them in the settings.
I meant if you smash your controller into the floor with the analogs first, you'll definitely have stick drift lol
If only it was cheaper.... hence, I would still stick with my SD OLED
Yep still not in impulse buy territory but it’s getting close. Let’s see what Black Friday brings us 🤔
@@KillerCam1020 yeah, hopefully it's a good deal
Best Buy has the 1TB model on sale right now for $650
@@bakkenkegannow $599 sale
@@bakkenkeganman your lucky the 512 is still 850 for me
ROG Ally X is the best handheld until Steam Deck 2 comes out. Great video review young man.
VRR is complete unnecessary on this.
And windows is absolutely the best OS for a handheld. The Linux backend on the Steamdeck is what makes it a fucking turd and I have both steam decks.
Great take on the Lenovo Legion Go. Love the big screen but the resolution is useless for current double AA or triple AAA games 1080 is the maximum this handhelds are able to get on low to medium settings depending on the game. I’ll keep playing my SteamDeck Oled until valve release the Deck # 2 !!!
The resolution is its biggest selling point and I hope Lenovo keeps it the same on the 2nd generation go . There are software tricks such as integer scaling and RSR to upscale games to 1600p with little to no performance hit . Lenovo nailed it with the screen n its resolution
i love 2560x1600p 165hz cause i use it as tablet. id only go 1080p or 1200p if it has 265hz refresh rates. id rather have 1600p than need it when i dont have it.
Whos watching this on their Lenovo legion go?
me
$499 brand new. That’s great value.
I love it wtf u talking about
Can you play your owned xbox games on this
Only if they support “Xbox Play Anywhere” you can see all the details here: www.xbox.com/en-US/games/xbox-play-anywhere
I love lenovo legion go
honestly connect your airpods while out traveling
Yoi shouldn't be buying these handhelds for heavy AAA gaming. I just purchased one and it will solely be used for light gaming and indie point and click games.
I sold mine for a Steam Deck OLED.
That’s fair
I sold my Steam Deck for Rog Ally
I sold my steam deck for a LgGo😂
Your videos make me want to buy a handheld lol
thats the plan LOL
ffs stop using AI for your eyes the tech is not there yet its very bothering & distracting
Lenovo still can't figure out how to make legion software buttons work. Have to mash it 10 times to get into legion space. Also to this day, Custom tdp is still a joke. It work sometimes but most of the time 25 or 30w make games stuttery until you go back to 20w performance mode. Like why is 10w faster than 30w in games😂.
If I had a redo. Bazzite solved all of my problems tho. Lenovo is literally the worst thing that happened to legion go
Haters gonna hate. Players gonna play.
Now scram out of my RUclips clickbait, losers.
I like mine so yes
Valid
Its tooo early to buy any handheld pcs for gaming. Let then do R&D .. thingswill get better from gen3
Tbh it will always be too early, but I personally enjoy playing games on a handheld even if it’s compromised. Of course something better is always on the way, but I’d rather have something to play on in the meantime.
dude steam deck it s a entry level console and legion go it s a gaming console, it s big but come on ,you never experienced a better console with such a good and big display .And yes ,for using the included mouse you need some skills ,and you think its useless ,can you just take a mouse with you and and and but let s see all what this console can make ,you just take the console with you and you have a console or a display with controllers and mouse for a casual gaming on the go ,so don t say shit about it because the another consoles ,don t have the features of legion .
God I had a stroke trying to read that
i really like the legion but. the ram is where is messing up. with the ally x. warzone just runs so smooth .. that i had to get one so far loving it ..
I actually never knew that the ram was a bottleneck in warzone
@@KillerCam1020its not my pc never goes over 11gigs on max settings
you can actually go into the bios of the legion go and change RAM allocation, 16 gigs is on the low end but perfectly capable of running all games out at the moment
you can find information on changing the ram allocation on the r/legiongo subreddit
dont forget asus messed up with ally z1 and z1 extreme with quality issue before they released ally x. if you just bought ally x you are lucky but for those who bought the regular ally im pretty sure they not that happy. legion go could run 98% of games it not like 24gb ram,vrr bigger battery made the ally x 100% better its more like 5 to 10% better
@@Rr-j4x yes i know .. its not alot but vrr and. the ram. makes games runs smooth not only that doesnt crash all the time due to ram.
Yes
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It hasnt had a amd driver update in 7 months. Its devastating for me because all my new games keep crashing.
delete that stocked amd driver and download 780m driver with afmf2. its a must!
Why are bros eyes a little goofy? Idk it seems hes using a filter
The trackpad is such a useless features it obviously prevent you from holding the device comfortably knowing you might accidentally pressed it. Trackpads aren't necessary at all for handheld pc. The only way trackpads can be utilized is if it is placed like steam deck otherwise the console style button arrangements just can't accommodate it.
You're so negative 😔
In order to properly review something you have to be critical of it’s features. That does not mean that it is in itself bad. But things that could be improved on.