24 hours With The Lenovo Legion GO
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- Nick takes an in-depth look at the new Legion GO handheld gaming system made by Lenovo after 24 hours of use!
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Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:18 - The GOOD
04:00 - The Display
06:16 - The Price
08:22 - 2 USB C Ports
09:12 - Performance
11:16 - Emulation Is Great
13:05 - Ergonomics
14:35 - The Triggers
15:13 - The Kickstand
16:01 - FPS Mode
18:06 - Windows 11
19:26 - Analog Sticks
20:55 - Fan Noise
21:57 - Speakers
23:00 - Carrying Case
24:00 - The Community
25:00 - THE BAD
40:55 - Final Thoughts
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As someone who has owned a Steam Deck, Rog Ally, and now a Legion Go, none of these handhelds are perfect. They all have their pros and cons. Pick whichever one you’re happy with and call it a day
if you dont have any of them and ask to buy only one, which one will you choose?
@@pelejuljusit’s all about preferences if u like a big screen with some cool features pick the legion go if you like smaller size and also runs anything you want easy portable then the other 2 being able to hook up a xg mobile go with the ally or if u want the easiest console like experience where it’s way more console friendly go with a steam deck
@@pelejuljusAlly... Steam Deck is the best, but you're limited to Steam. You can rig other apps to run on desktop mode sometimes. Valve has streamlined the experience on Steam with a compatibility rating and games list. It's been around longer, plus is that they have it near console with ease of use... Minus is it's older hardware. Ally has more compatibility than Legion so far, and runs newer games better than Steam Deck. Will ROG and Lenovo put the work into streamlining their hardware like Valve? That's the risk you're taking, they don't have stores and they're not as invested as Valve.
If I could get VRR and Steam OS on the Legion GO it'd be perfect, lol.
But yeah, each one has something the others are missing.
@@LividAardvark3911 that Linux only?
Only thing for me (I've had the Legion Go for 19 days), is that the battery life is far better if you actually manually go in and adjust your tdp and resolution scaling based on whatever game you're playing. It tends to run a lot more power than it needs to. For example, my longest play session so far replaying FF7 Remake netted me just about 3 hrs and 15 minutes at 20 tdp. Where as something like God of War 3 on PS3, amped up on 1440p with 2x scaling would required the full 35 tdp, and gets me a whopping 70 minute battery time. You can already changed all key mapping to any key on the device, you simply need to do it via regedit. As far as seeing battery life, all I did was add a widget on the desktop for that, which I just googled and downloaded.
I have a steam deck too, and had an ally until it melted my $190 SD card, but at this point I'm happy enough with the legion that my steam deck is going to be on its way to facebook marketplace soon :P
You shouldn't apologize at all. I have no idea where this narrative began that just because it's a windows device, you should expect hours upon hours of updates, errors, and troubleshooting. I've had numerous gaming PCs along with a One X Player 2, Win 4, Win Max 2, Aya Neo Geek 1s, Steam Deck, and a AOK Zoe A1 Pro. All of them were better out of the box than the Ally and Legion Go.
We should not have to just accept a messy experience out of the box. Many of these issues were painfully obvious and Lenovo could have fixed it before they released it. Instead, they pushed the embargo date back and released it knowing that it was completely unfinished. The community needs to stop accepting that business practice from any company.
Love the video, been watching a lot of Legion Go videos to see if I should buy it.
Wow great review thank you for taking the time to make this
UPDATE AS OF 11/15/2023
Most of my software issues have been fixed with recent updates from Lenovo! The menu button now ONLY opens the quick settings as I wished it would. FPS counter has been fixed. And the Legion Space software feels less buggy and actually over lays every game I play now without hassle. I still wish that the screen had VRR and the battery life was better, but overall it's a much smoother/better experience already since this video went live.
Great video. Already one of the better reviews just from your wallpaper ☺️
Very informative, thank you.
I think it's sad that we are at the point where we expect things to have to be ironed out when they release. The consumer shouldn't have to have growing pains with our systems. These companies shouldn't think it's okay to give us half baked software and expect us to just deal with it
Exactly!
@@VicariousNick55 I miss the times of old, original Xbox days where you bought something and it just worked.
It’s no different than Walmart having their customers check themselves out. All corporations are having their customers do their work for absolutely no compensation. Then they go up on prices so it is a win win for them. It must be really hard trying to go from a billion profit to a trillion profit.
@@cecilmize1 yeah right? Must be such a hard life for them 🙄
@@bigstv15 yeah because old devices never had kinks that had to be ironed out 🙄
Good stuff. Very fair in your critique. Getting mine on monday the 6th and cant wait to dive into it. I already messed around with one and fell in love with the demo display I got to use.
All around fair review goes over a lot that people are wondering great review 😊
Your dog is cute, loved looking at him/her throughout the video haha
Great review. I most likely will be returning my Go
Why?
I purchased a 2tb model from micro center for 99 more than the base model. Lenovo is not promoting a 2tb model but they do have one that comes upgraded. excellent review, I agree with most of what you're saying, just too used to playing on my steam deck. please keep up the good work.
Well, the 2tb model is exclusive to Microsoft center so why should Lenovo promote that?
I wasn't aware of that. still new to it all. thanx @@redcrimson1028
Im torn between buying this and the rog ally. I just want a emulation machine which I know both do well but also I want to play some classics as well like early cod and halo games
very good review a lot of usefull info. Did you have problem with USB C trasfering files? Problem that people have is that usb port disconnecting devices that are connected to Legion GO(sorry for my eng)
This review matches my experience with the go more than any other one ive seen.
look up a video on the legion go for upping the vram. noticed in the mw2 clip you where getting packet burst and changing my vram from 3 to 8 fixed it.
I found this fix on reddit tonight and YES it's done wonders!
I've owned the Deck and Rog, and I've pre-ordered the Go. The Deck is a fantastic system, but SteamOS currently doesn't support many of the games I enjoy. So, it's not as simple as just picking up the Deck and playing. SteamOS is a challenge for me. It will be fantastic when it can run all games, but until then, I'll be waiting for the Deck 2. On the other hand, the Rog gave me nothing but problems, with two SD cards burning out, terrible analog stick deadzones, frequent crashes, and sticky buttons. I ended up returning it. The Legion Go has everything I'm looking for in a handheld device, a bigger screen. similar to the Nintendo Switch joy cons detachment, and it can also function as a tablet.
I thought the same and bought it for the same reason. I am really trying to like this device but it constantly glitches while playing fast paced fps games like cod. my steam deck handles it with np with windows installed. the screen and color is amazing but cod is my goto and I can't even get a kill streak bc of the glitches and controller sensitivity. try it out, if you're used to the steam deck, you may not like it. I purchased a 2tb model from micro center.
@staypth3195 Thanks for the info. Hopefully it's just a software issue and we get new driver updates. I live in the UK pre ordered in Oct and still not received the go. Still says 3-4 weeks shipping 😂
@@Airsofteee Same here brother, i'm from the UK and ordered mine from Argos in early oct. Phoned Argos yesterday to ask where is my device to be told that i should already have it? looks like we are both going to have to play the waiting game.
@bigtrousers4287 Same here man! UK based, ordered direct from Lenovo and it is still showing 4-5 weeks lol. I suppose the longer the wait the more updates are released!
@@staypth3195the legion is terrible with fps games. So are you going to return it?
hey I love your content . is it possible for you to make a video on the best recommended settings and like emulator to work with etc
Yes I can!
As an owner, this was the best review of this device that I have seen. Thanks so much for the effort you put into this!
My 1st time gaming on pc so the windows operating system doesn’t bother me. I really enjoy the legion go. My only gripe, is I can’t map keyboard buttons to controller because I’m not a mouse and keyboard type gamer. Hope they add it at a later date.
How much does it last as a tablet with just video playback, or taking notes. I mean as a daily driving by laptop .
For the portrait screen issues: change the resolution you wish to play your game at I windows first (I know it will scramble your icons etc) and then run the game and pick same resolution.
I see this as a gaming tablet and that's exactly what I need
Got mine on the weekend.
Just wondering how you were able to use your right joystick as a mouse? Are you using a third party app (e.g. Joytokey) or is there something obvious that I'm missing?
Any problems with analog sticks and dead zones? How does it look when you play World of Tanks or fortnite? thx...
I got rid of my deck and got the legion go. I honestly love it way better. Im a simple gamer who wanted a handheld just to play a few games while i watch things on tv and be mobile. This is simple for me and easy to follow to add drivers and all. I havent had all the problems others have thank goodness. Im gucci for now
I have a deck and I'm thinking of getting the go how much better is it that's really noticeable.
Steam os is great but the fact you can't play certain games is a no go for me
I got the go on friday. The screen is amazing and the controllers are light and easy to use. But...when i log into Halo and BG3, the buttons will intermittently self-activate. This made both games unplayable. All the buttons seem to function in the legion ui. Thoughts?
the rog ally has better speakers than the steam deck or the legion go which why a lot of people say the legion speakers are bad
Yup going home to charge my Rog ally ❤
Did you try playing through parsec or moonlight to see how it affects battery life?
did you try using a regular mouse + left controller for wasd seems like that could be cool
I was exactly looking at this system as a laptop equivalent.
Steam is best just for there excellent customer service hands down. I been with them for 15 years. They work with you on anything.
Can I play two-player games on the same screen with controllers on both sides of the device?
I own an aokzoe a1 pro and use gyro all the time since the joysticks aren't placed comfortably as compared to a ps5 or xbox controller. Until I find another handheld that has the gyro installed in the controllers, I won't switch. No point using a detachable controller if the gyro is within the main body.
I'd love a software option in FPS mode to disable the mouse laser and activate the right joystick as a mouse so that all buttons can be fully mappable as keyboard/mouse button inputs.
The binding of the back buttons as only single input 'xbox' face buttons in Xbox mode feels a little lackluster. Macros would be far more suitable, especially when the customisation of controls with the Steamdeck has already shown so many QoL improvements.
It's a game changer to be able to assign two inputs to one button in games like Elden Ring.
Multiple profiles under the Xbox controller setting would be a very welcome addition, so we don't have to undo and redo our controls on swapping games.
I'm going to wait 6 months before maybe buying the Legion Go and getting new Oled Steam Deck next week.
I’d like to see SteamOS optimized for the legion go
Would be neat! However I doubt anyone buying one would ever do that. At least not right away. Most people buy these devices for the Windows compatible games
Very true. However, I can't stand windows. I do all my dev work on Linux. The Go has great hardware and I'm very tempted, but struggling with the Windows thing. I may just build my own Steam console and call it a day as I don't really need the portability. Seems like an awesome device though
@@VicariousNick55 I bought it for the screen and the thumbstick placement, id be fine without windows.
@@JohnBrosanbig picture mode in steam is the closest while staying in windows and keeping full game compatibility
@@CaptainFireflymeh... we are years in and only got starfield and another Halo. Nothing bombastic. They are just milking us. It's gonna take ages for some AAA games to come out.
Looks like a good product and addition to the quickly crowded portable gaming handheld market. I liked your video from last year about not buying from Best Buy anymore, and I agree. I wont be buying from my local Best Buy anymore due to the manager being a jerk. The manager called me in for an interview and wasted 10 mins of my time by passive aggressively telling me I had no personality. The manager also said that having knowledge of computers and tvs didnt really matter. I love electronics particularly pc hardware, gaming and tvs. I hope to be able to find a suitable job soon.
Anyone else got an issue where the "joy cons" rapidly connect and disconnect when they're mounted onto the system? It just goes an a rampage spontaneously, then after 5 minutes fixes it's self. Then does the same thing again.
People underestimate windows/PC gaming. The fact that u can easily get ANY game you want, even through piracy is amazing. Not only games, but even mods for them, u can adjust any settings in the game and just do anything u want
still gonna make that software video on the epo maker ek68 i kinda need help with the software
Whats a good ssd to upgrade to and the largest i can install.
Can steam deck oled handle crymachina and granblue relink or I need to go for legion go?
Ah thank God he mentioned the slow charging, I thought mine was a defect. 😅
Am definitely returning back to Lenovo
is it have direct power mode? i mean by pass battery
The speakers are perfectly fine. I'm just someone who hates using speakers most of the time and especially in public
How did you get the windows 11 like windows 10 to the left
The rog ally was my first handheld I returned it because I wanted a bit bigger screen and I was not a fan of the white finish and didn't want to use a skin though yes I know some people love the white. The rog ally also did not include a case and for $39 you get a crappy soft shell case. I didn't like the fact that you had to add emulators to the asus app launcher for controls to work in emulation. I got a legion go from microcenter with a 2tb ssd pre-installed and I love it. Legion Space could use some improvements and they need to catch up on GPU drivers but you can manually install the latest amd graphic driver in device manager. It's amazing playing tekken 4 and 5 at 4x resolution butter smooth on an 8.8 inch display with widescreen patches of course. The only thing I liked better on the rog ally was the fact is has VRR support.
Y is vrr important
I currently own ayaneo 2, steam deck, rog ally, and the aokzoe a1 pro. I found my aokzoe a1 pro was my favorite it does have allot of short comings but overall great experience. After a few days with legion go i have to say my first impressions of the decide are really good. The screen and ergonomics are really good the software is crap and I've had it crash a bunch of times but i know that will get sorted out with updates. I really wish the upgrade of the hard drive was as easy as the ally where i don't have to clone the drive especially if I just want to start with the blank slate. It's such a bitch to have to go through all that. I really wanted the ayaneo kun but ended up going with legion go my experience with the ayaneo 2 was annoying. So i passed on them this time, to be honest i never liked my rog ally the screen with boarders look ugly not very immersive. I do think playing fighting games on it is the best the buttons and dpad are really good, but any aaa titles look so damn good on legion.
Unfortunately i lost my trust in lenovo because i used to have an rtx 3060 lenovo legion laptop and wasn't the best experience.
My biggest problem is idk if a game will run when I buy it.
steamdeck dual boot with windows 11no issues since i got it in the first quarter of launch. I took back the ally too many issues and bought the legion go. love both
I usually play New World on my asus rog ally it’s awesome but I just wish it had a bigger display. That’s why I like this I just don’t see myself buying this now unless I sell my rog ally
I think your hate at first was pretty justified from what you saw. It wasn't just hiccups, there was a problem with literally everything you did with it. This wasn't some indigogo or some early access project. Windows is finicky but its the most used OS out there, it shouldn't have been that finicky to just start up a game.
This looks amazing. But when running AAA games at 800p on 1600p screen. Whats the purpose of 1600p?
1600p for low demanding games, 800p for high demanding games
Wanna know the durability of this device on a daily use basis like a PC
Won't those contacts corrode with sweaty hands when you're using FPS mode?
How about the controller, its not tight like a ps5/xbox or deck controller.
You're comparing this portable gaming PC/laptop with gaming consoles?
Be honest. What's better overall. Rog ally or lenovo. I wanna play Starfield mainly. And eventually valorannt. Can i get 60 fps at all? Undisputed boxing is a game u need 60, fps. Please let me know because I'm leaning to the Rog ally.
Just stream it from GeForce :) Don’t even need the most expensive tear to play it on ultra 1080p. I always stream to my ally if I can. Legion go is ordered. Will treat it the same. To answer you question you need to drop everything to low to get anywhere near 60 in starfield…if i remember corrrectly
@@davidwall4090 okay thanks bro, is there any gaming laptop that can run Starfield at 60??
@@loitersquadX definitely. Just need to match the right gpu to the screen resolution of the laptop. I don’t really follow gaming laptops.
undisputed runs well, I can't tell you how many fps ive gotten bc Lenovos meter is jacked up but it runs good with no glitches so far. its just the controller that throws everything off. it just doesn't feel right.
Hey did you end up finding which one will run starfield better? I’m going on a long trip in a few weeks and that’s the only game I care to play!
I had the SD and Ally at launch. The Legion Go is by far the worst in terms of refinement. Their software is absolute rubbish.
I also don’t understand why the screen is so foggy at 800p. That setting should be clearer- something definitely off.
Not sure what this guy is smoking, there is a ton of tinkering required for the Steam Deck, it's a pain in the ass. Windows based devices are much easier to setup.
Not in my experience? Complete opposite!
5:46
It’s better that they didn’t add anti-glare, so that you could buy a screen protector that had that or not if you didn’t want it.
Why would you not want anti glare on a portable display
I don’t like using the Legion space, so I would like to prevent it from launching after start up. Anyone know how? I checked the startup apps in settings but it’s not on there. I know there is a way to add applications to that start up setting messing around with the windows files, but not sure if the same can be done with preventing apps to launch on start up. It uses a fair amount of memory so keeping it from launching would be nice, any tips?
I have an Ally. But it should be the same. It’s under task manager. It’s one of the tabs. And it gives you a list of apps that start up with the device and you can disable on startup. On the top right hand corner within that tab.
@@Reef15 it doesn’t appear there either. There probably is a work around to disable it, but until then I have to deal with it launching every start up :(
Went to microcenter to see this in person. Walked away unimpressed. But it was annoying that the game they had on display was Star wars rogue squadron which I saw a bunch of screen tearing while playing
same dude said it was because they were forced to have the unit in the lowest tdp for some reason
Couldnt focus on the vid. Doggo was too cute 😍
I will say legion go I’m having right now sucks
I see this device is a finger print magnet 😅
I'm really looking foward to buy one ever since it appeared. I've never had a gaming PC and my laptop is suffering to run the most simple games sometimes. So it would become my new "main PC".
Sadly here on Brazil, besides the fact that these things cost a kidney and an eye, you can't go anywhere carrying something like this, hell, we can't even hold our phones without worrying about thieves. So it would mainly stay inside my house, docked, which is definitely not a problem.
I'm really loving all the videos on it, and hopefully in a year or so when I can buy it there will be tons of new features and updates. ❤
The LeGo has been a mixed bag for me. Some games run great, others require more fiddling than I would expect. The latest update seems to have stabilized things a bit for me. One game I was having issues with, Returnal, was dropping frames hard no matter what tdp setting I had. Even at 800p FSR it wasn't great. But I think it's now playable for me. A lot less stuttering.
Also I agree about the speakers. Reviews claimed they were bad. And compared to the Deck speakers the LeGo speakers are trash. But they're very serviceable. Definitely could be better but I can deal. Maybe they would be better if they were on the front or bottom of the device as opposed to the top so that way the sound is going towards you instead of away.
Question how do you connect the xbox controller to the Legion go
I'm not sure about Xbox, but with PS5 you hold the PS button and the start/select down for 5 seconds to go into pair mode. Then on the Legion GO go to Bluetooth and select the device. Connect. Done!
Had any one seen the usb-c ports disconnect randomly? I thought my unit was defective so I swapped it out with another .. same issue. Tried to install games from an SSD and it kept disconnecting giving me a message saying "drive non existent" is great that it has 2 usbc ports but if neither work then it doesn't matter does it
so how is situation today ?:)
@@marcinwroniecki8902 I swapped the second out for a third and all 3 of them had this issue. I have not tried using a dock or external monitor to see how that holds up but I just transfer install files to the unit and then install from the system itself and not the external drive it does fine. I have also thought of using the micro SD card to install but they are notoriously slow so we’ll call that plan C. Other than this one issue I’m loving the system and only wish I would have bought the upgraded version. Oh well I can upgrade the storage later
@@Danarchy3 thanks for info!
If only if i dos not have Steam deack and Asus rog ally i Would buy it
First of all, you shouldn't have to feel the need to apologize for HAVING YOUR APINION! Your opinion is YOUR opinion. Not everyone is going to agree with you regarding this, that or maybe nothing. But you have to right to give your opinion...it is afterall your channel.
Cpu temperature?
Think I’ll just stick to the Ally for now, great review!
ally rog lumch was a mess to!! they keep updating it to the point its real good to play, steam deck had the same lunch problems and with lenovo go will be the same story give it time and will be way beter then ally and steam deck
@@XxgunsxX1children just react they don't think. Sad that you have to explain this
As someone who owns both I HIGHLY doubt the go will be “way better” the screen is pretty bad if we’re being honest. It has the same exact processor. Ally has a better all around setup. I just had to have the FPS mode.
@@XxgunsxX1the LGo launch has been far worse from a shipping stand point. Lenovo being silent and ignoring customers and retailers is a massive red flag. Worst tech launch I've seen in years, maybe ever. I pre ordered day one (pre order day from Lenovo direct) and still don't even have an email that I'm going to even get my order! Luckily Currys were taking orders last night and theirs arrives Monday. Atleast steam were honest about the shipping process and release day, not even counting they were at peak COVID.
@@BossMan302 your a straight up idiot lmao you don't own anything kid
where baldur gate 3 test
The device charging slowly when in use sounds like a design choice, Ally does it, Steam Deck does it once 90% charge is reached (really horrible implementation of this feature), SONY has been doing it for ages, Samsung tried coining the technology as their own not too long ago, it's a pretty good idea to use the wall power instead of the battery when charging, it's a shame it's not more common yet.
Why would the device tell you the power level if it's off? It's more or less a laptop, it's not a function computers typically have.
Quick Settings seems to always have issues no matter the device, Steam Deck does it the worst by far. 9/10 times the menu won't open, sometimes you can trick it by mashing the button a few times. It's gotta be something to do with what programs and tabs the devices prioritize.
I can't imagine the display issue with games has to do with the landscape/portrait displays, Win11 itself should be telling every piece of software what orientation the screen is in.
What is the racing game your playing at 25:15 ?
Wreckfest
will this device shut down if you are using it as a laptop style and is plugged in?
LOL of course you can make this thing boot to Windows without starting The Lenovo software. It's Windows, you can customize as you want
this is so much expensive here in France.. for the 512gb
Compared to the new OLED steam deck even the old steam deck because that system is super convenient maybe it doesn't do everything but again conveniences key with a handheld system you're not going to play Cutting Edge games on Max graphic settings on any of the handhelds I would avoid getting the rog just because SD cards are a little bit pricey sometimes and why risk it and the legion has way too much software stuff to be viable at this moment give it about 6 months and then you can pick one up after they fixed everything or wait a year you don't want to buy brand new first year devices it's like buying a new car you don't want to buy the first year with the brand new motor
Would be cool to have different kinds of the joycons especially ones with front firing speakers built in and take off the fps mode and make a vita like dpad.
Why does nobody talks about how good or bad it is as a "laptop"? How good is it editing videos/pictures or is it useless and only will do the bare minimum? Everyone is reviewing it as a steam deck but it's not, it suppuse to be also somewhat of a laptop and a tablet.
Wreckfest, good choice
Cute dog
How did you enable the joystick as mouse?
Steam controller settings! Had to manually map all my buttons and analogs for desktop use
@@VicariousNick55so was that the issue with tonyhawk gameplay in the last vid?
@@VideosWithNexus sadly still haven't figured out that issue
Almost canceled my deck order when this came out. Decided for my purpose the deck will do fine especially for the price.
The deck can barely handle big games. If anything you shouldve got the rog ally if not the legion
The deck wont last you a year interms of gaming
It cant handle majority of AA games being released now
If you into indie games the steamdeck is best for you.
But for the big boys and serious gamers the Rog and Legion is the way
I'll sell you my steam deck 512gb with the killswitcg cover, carbon skin, steam deck dock and jsaux case for $550
@@Despicable_Gamerit will last, the others are just more capable... Surprisingly people are paying 600.00 for Steam Decks to play games that run on Switch.
@@Despicable_Gamer What?! If you want to play AAA games you get a desktop, you don't get an overpriced handheld that will get too old to play them in one or two years. And most of the performance issues is not with the hardware, it's with the badly optimized games that gets pushed out before they're complete.
my guest steamdeck first handheld pc device??lol imagine gpd ayaneo before
Gyro hasn't been working well for me, anyone else?
Honestly I would get this screen is bigger better battery and better fps
i got one and it sucks..im gonna sell and stick with my ally...the low ress 800p looks terrible on it
Why are you playing games/watching content at 800p? Every AAA title I have played so far gets over 60 FPS on medium specs 1080p 144hz?
Here's hoping Elon sees the gap in the market and develops super small powerful batteries for these gaming handhelds. Graphene tech possibly.