Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS now on Best Buy for pre-order with Ryzen Z1 Extreme or Ryzen Z2 Go

By Liam Dawe - 20 Mar 2025 at 10:33 am UTC

While there doesn't seem to have been any announcement from Lenovo yet that I can see, Best Buy in the USA have put up two versions of the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS for pre-order.

This is the first approved third-party device with SteamOS from Valve as an alternative to Windows, the same system used on the popular Steam Deck. Not a surprise to see them appear now, since the Game Developers Conference (GDC) has begun. Valve are getting closer with a SteamOS 3 public release too, with SteamOS 3.7 preview adding the beginnings of support for non-Steam Deck handhelds.

Best Buy are listing a Legion Go S with the AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD for $549.99 and also a Ryzen Z1 Extreme model with 32GB RAM and a 1TB SSD for $749.99. It's worth nothing the comparable versions with Windows are $729.99 for the Ryzen Z2 Go and $829.99 for the Z1 Extreme.

Best Buy are listing the actual release date as March 25th for the SteamOS versions, and the Windows version of the Z1 Extreme, but we don't know if that's correct or their best guess for now.

I'm excited to see it release, but the current reviews of the Windows version haven't exactly been favourable due to a mixture of Windows issues and the lower powered Ryzen Z2 Go chip. Perhaps SteamOS and the lower prices will make it better value.

What are your thoughts on their pricing versus the Steam Deck LCD and Steam Deck OLED?

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Hardware, Lenovo, Misc, SteamOS

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hardpenguin 11 hours ago

Let's goooooooooooooooooooooooo

(Steam Deck is obviously better but seeing a mainstream Lenovo gaming device with SteamOS on mainstream store shelves calls for hype)

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chickenb00 9 hours ago

It's a pity this isn't cheaper...

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Corben 8 hours ago

Looks like the Z2 Go is quite behind the Z1 Extreme performance-wise. As I got 2 devices with a Z1 Extreme (ROG Ally, Legion Go) I'm passing on the Go S (even with Z1 Extreme), as the performance won't be much different.
Currently I'm gaining experience with Bazzite on the Ally (and there are quite minor issues), haven't installed it on the Legion Go yet. Maybe I'll even wait for Steam OS to be ready for the old Go.

The haptics/ergonomics of the Go S seem pretty good though, at least from what I can see from the pictures. The ROG Ally is too thin, after an hour my hands start aching from holding the Ally. And the Legion Go is too clunky and too heavy.

Maybe the Go S can score with good haptics/ergonomics compared to the other non-Steam Deck PC gaming handheld devices. Also nice to see the price difference a Windows license does cost.

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Highball 3 hours ago

If both the Windows device and the SteamOS device make it to the shelves. War. I smell a bloodbath coming.

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Purple Library Guy 2 hours ago

It'll be nice if the Linux version does well. This is a precedent that could end up being important.

(Although not necessarily--I remember being all excited many years ago when Dell first started selling a few laptops with Linux on them, which turned out not to be a sign of bigger and better things after all)

Last edited by Purple Library Guy on 20 Mar 2025 at 7:28 pm UTC

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