Legion Go 2’s pricing draws backlash, and Lenovo’s response falls flat

The steam bridge starts at $ 400. It is one of its most attractive aspects, even years after its launch. The new Lenovo Legion Go 2 starts at $ 1,050, and it rises to $ 1,350 if you really want to maximize its specifications. It may be an unfair comparison, but it is the one that many fans do anyway … and Lenovo’s response to them does not help.

In a recent interview with IFA 2025, PC Watch of Japan (via Windows Central) questioned Lenovo leaders on high prices. It starts at € 1,000, “which is close to the price of a laptop”, according to a translation from Google.

“The Legion Go 2 is expensive due to the high performance processor, the OLED display, the detachable controllers and the ergonomic design that make it so powerful,” replied a representative. “Consequently, the Legion Go 2 targets passionate players who are ready to invest in their hobbies. They appreciate the personalization of their own equipment and the creation of their own configurations, and they choose such material even if it is expensive.”

The representative offered the Go S Legion as “a more affordable option”. It is a pocket computer that starts at $ 600 for the Steamos version and goes to $ 830 for the most powerful equipment. “Affordable” takes a lot of weight here, under a factor of form which is still quite limited, even compared to an office PC at the same price.

Direct sales comparisons are difficult to make, considering the scarcity of available data. But it seems that the steam bridge still exceeds its new competition by a large factor, even given its three -year equipment. Steamos – which is better than Windows 11 for the game in almost all ways – is certainly part of this success.

But I can’t help but notice that you can get a high -end Oled steam bridge for a little more than “Lenovo’s more affordable option”. This does not help that in the United States, consumers will also pay the import taxes of the current administration on everything.

Lenovo seems to bet that players love the portable PC form factor so much that they are ready to pay double or even triple for the more powerful and more flexible equipment. I’m sure a few are, but when I Look at these price labels, I just see decreasing yields. A GO 2 legion with an AMD Z2 Extreme processor and 64 GB of shared memory can do more than a basic model vapor bridge … But three times more? Nah.

Perhaps a revitalized windows 11 – with an updated interface that should make its debut on the Asus Rogx Ally – could shake this equation. (Asus is always afraid to put a price on this device and we only have one month before its planned version.) But even if it is the case, it will not be before next year that the new user interface arrives at other devices like the Legion Go 2. Even if I was tried to buy a PC by hand with a four -digit price, I would like to wait for this option to be available.