The world might be infatuated with the Nintendo Switch 2 right now, but we’ve always got time to spare for another gaming handheld in our lives — particularly when dealing with a sequel to the fabulous Lenovo Legion Go. The aptly-named Legion Go 2 got its official start at IFA 2025, and it’s as beautiful as they come.
“With the launch of our new gaming devices and software, Lenovo is once again demonstrating its commitment to bringing premium technology in collaboration with the best partners in the industry to market,” said Jun Ouyang, senior VP and GM of the consumer segment, intelligent devices group.
Legions of storage
Most of that is down to the gorgeous Legion Go 2’s 8.8in 1,920 x 1,200 OLED display that’s fully VRR-capable (30-144Hz) and technically weaker than the first, which sported a 2,560 x 1,600 res. It’s surrounded by a body that’s not too dissimilar from the original. That’s fine by us — as long as the Joy-Con-like TrueStrike controllers stick around, we’re grateful. Fortunately, they have. They’ll even work on the original handheld.
Almost nobody is surprised to see the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme powering this workhorse (or Ryzen Z2 if you’re all about budgeting) with up to 32GB LPDDR5X-8000 RAM to accompany it. If you’re ditching the ‘Extreme’ model, you’ll need to get comfortable with the 16GB of RAM it offers. You can get up to 2TB PCIe Gen 4 storage — with extra room for a microSD slot if that still isn’t enough for your Steam library.
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As much as we love a proper OLED, the jump to a 74Whr battery is what excites us the most. It was one of our biggest issues with the original, with the hardware struggling to keep up with our demands. It remains to be seen how the 74Whr will handle a round of The Witcher 3 or Cyberpunk 2077.
All that, and you thought you’d like the price? Yeah… no. Lenovo has slapped on a starting price of €1,000 (∼ R20,600) that’ll rise to as high as $1,480 (∼ R26,000) according to The Verge if you’re after a Z2 Extreme, 2TB of storage, and 32GB of RAM of the Legion Go 2. There’s no word on local pricing or availability just yet — but we expect it to arrive here eventually, after a fashion.
