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Lenovo has just announced the first licensed Steam OS handheld, and a short time with the device reveals a familiar experience.

As a loyal Steam Deck player, I’d be heartbroken if the news came out that Valve never makes a second generation. But at the AMD and Lenovo event named “The Future of Gaming Handhelds,” I got a chance to talk to Valve’s SteamOS designer Pierre-Loup Griffais (on the left) about it and the answers

Valve is making a notable shift with its portable gaming strategy as Lenovo debuted a new edition of its Legion Go

Adam breaks down the differences between the two models of Lenovo's updated PC gaming handheld, one of which is the first third-party SteamOS handheld to hit the market.

Lenovo's Legion Go gaming handheld was one of the standout releases of 2024, and is arguably the best PC gaming handheld after the Steam Deck, but one thing has ultimately held it—and every other Windows-based handheld—back from truly dethroning the Steam Deck: Windows.

Lenovo Legion Go S pre-orders just went live at Best Buy, and you can now reserve the Windows 11 version for $729. There's no sign of the SteamOS model yet, which just so happens to the the handheld I'm most hyped for so far. However, if you'd rather embrace the versatility of Microsoft's PC operating system, this is the version for you.