With the Lenovo Legion Go 2 now expected to be revealed in just a few days at IFA 2025, a big question is how much the gaming handheld will cost. As feared, it won't come cheap, and the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally X looks to undercut it.
According to Notebookcheck, an anonymous source has reached out to bring price and release details on Lenovo's next-gen gaming handheld. As per the source, Lenovo plans to launch the Legion Go 2 for €999 in Europe, with orders set to go live in early September.
However, in the U.S., Lenovo only looks to start selling the Legion Go 2 in November, with pricing between $1,049 and $1,099. This is a tall ask, and further proves that premium gaming handheld costs are going off the rails.
If accurate, this will make the Legion Go 2 even pricier than its biggest rivals, including the MSI Claw A8 and ROG Xbox Ally X. The former has been spotted in France for €899 (originally €999 in Germany and now £849 in the U.K.), while the latter has been seen for €899, with rumors indicating Microsoft's handheld will start at $899 in the U.S.
Of course, it's a good idea to take this all in with a pinch of salt, as the source doesn't provide information this claim is based on. Moreover, the source states that Lenovo is still working out U.S. pricing, and that's highly likely due to tariffs.
Notebookcheck also provided a YouTube video of the leaked Legion Go 2 from Evan Blass. Check out what to expect below:
It may only be a few days until we see Lenovo's pricing and release plans on its Legion Go 2, but by the looks of it, the next-gen gaming handheld may struggle against it's (possibly) lower-priced competition
The price of handheld power
The Lenovo Legion Go 2 is all but officially launched, as plenty of leaks have shown what we can expect.
This includes being powered by an AMD Ryzen Extreme Z2, just like the MSI Claw A8 and ROG Xbox Ally X (with the latter coming with an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor). We can also expect an 8.8-inch 1600p OLED panel with a 144Hz refresh rate, improved detachable Legion Truestike controllers, up to 32GB of RAM, up to 2TB of storage and an upgraded battery capacity of 74Whr.
This has all the makings of one of the best gaming handhelds and a nice upgrade over the original Legion Go. However, that launched at $699, which is an easier pill to swallow over the current expected Legion Go 2 pricing.
To give it an edge over the similarly specced ROG Xbox Ally X, it would be nice to see Lenovo bring a major brownie point we saw in its recent Legion Go S: SteamOS. We'll at least be seeing a gaming handheld UI overhaul for Windows 11 on the way, but the ROG Xbox Ally X will be getting this first.
A prototype video leak seen earlier this year showed a Legion Go 2 with an AMD Ryzen Z2 chip, which may bring the cost down for a lower-priced model of the handheld console, but we won't know the full details until Lenovo officially reveals the console.
Either way, the Lenovo Legion Go 2 is looking to be one pricey gaming handheld, as many expected, but its rivals are already looking to be a cheaper bet.
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