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If you saw Lenovo's Legion Go 2 launch past twelvemonth and thought, "I'll hold for nan SteamOS version," well, you'll person to hold a small longer. But astatine slightest now it's official. At CES 2026, nan institution revealed nan Legion Go 2, Powered by SteamOS. The Valve-friendly version of nan gaming handheld arrives successful June, starting astatine a pricey $1,199.
There aren't immoderate surprises here. It's nan aforesaid Lenovo Legion Go 2 hardware, pinch SteamOS replacing nan sometimes-awkward Windows. In galore ways, you could position nan SteamOS Legion Go 2 arsenic a much powerful and versatile (and expensive!) Steam Deck. One notable objection is nan optimizations crippled developers often make for Valve's handheld. (Ditto for "Steam Deck Verified" badges connected shop listings to study quickly really playable games are.)
So, each nan specs from nan Windows type transportation over. That includes a freely 8.8-inch OLED show astatine 1,920 x 1,200 and pinch a 144Hz VRR. You still person 2 tiers to take from: Ryzen Z2 / 16GB / 1TB aliases Ryzen Z2 Extreme / 32GB / 2TB. The instrumentality has a microSD slot, kickstand, detachable controllers and a 74Wh battery. At 2.2 lbs, it's a bulky affair, truthful you'll want to look elsewhere if a light, compact handheld is your priority.
Lenovo says nan Legion Go 2, Powered by SteamOS is expected successful June. It will commencement astatine $1,199 for nan entry-level variant. (Lenovo hasn't yet announced pricing for nan Z2 Extreme tier.) You tin revisit Sam Rutherford's review of nan Windows version for overmuch much connected nan hardware.
