Images of Lenovo's Steam Deck Rival, Legion Go, Surface Online

The best of both worlds: a Windows console with detachable controllers, just like the Nintendo Switch.

Lenovo is working on a portable gaming console called Legion Go, and journalists from Windows Report managed to obtain promotional images of the console ahead of the official announcement.

What sets Lenovo's development apart from its main competitors among Windows consoles (namely, the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, and Ayaneo consoles) is one important feature: detachable controllers reminiscent of the Nintendo Switch joy-cons.

It seems the creators aimed to gather the best features from existing handhelds into one gadget. In addition to the main feature of the Nintendo Switch, the new Legion Go borrowed the layout of the main buttons and sticks from the ROG Ally, received a larger screen (about 8 inches - even bigger than the Asus console), and took inspiration from the Steam Deck for a small trackpad on the front side.

Judging by the published images, the console has a fairly standard set of triggers and buttons on the top and sides. You can also spot a couple of USB-C ports, a power button, a headphone jack, volume control buttons, and a microSD slot on the body. Interestingly, there is a wheel on the right controller, similar to a mouse.

The exact specifications are still unknown, but Windows Report mentions Windows 11 and a next-generation AMD Phoenix processor. Release dates have not been announced yet, but the presence of promotional images suggests that an announcement may happen soon.