The Legion Go S can run SteamOS for simply $500

I’ve seen a number of handheld gaming PCs come down the pike for the reason that Steam Deck modified the sport…and I wouldn’t purchase any of them for myself. That’s as a result of Home windows 11 isn’t nice for gaming on these little devices. However SteamOS is, and now you possibly can set up it on among the rivals, together with the brand new Legion Go S. And right now it’s on sale for $499.99 at Greatest Purchase, greater than $200 off.

So for those who haven’t been following alongside, the Legion Go S is the primary non-Valve system that formally helps SteamOS. However it’s not this Legion Go S — the white model comes with Home windows 11 put in. It’s additionally costlier at $760, which is sort of a bit greater than initially deliberate when Trump tariffs took impact. The black model of the hand-held is the SteamOS model, and whereas it was initially deliberate to value $500, it now goes for $600.

However right here’s the enjoyable half. You’ll be able to simply set up the free SteamOS in your white Legion Go S, instantly from Valve, and switch it into that objectively higher model, whereas additionally saving some cash with this deal. Heck, you technically get a “free” copy of Home windows 11 in there, making it even sweeter. That is the bottom mannequin of the Legion Go S, with a considerably pokey Ryzen Z2 Go processor and “simply” 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. However that’s nonetheless $50 cheaper than the Steam Deck with the identical storage and RAM, a smaller, lower-resolution display screen, and an older CPU.

You lower your expenses and get a greater machine, all you must do is put in slightly elbow grease to make it run a greater gaming working system. Appears like a enjoyable time to me, however I’m a weirdo who writes for PCWorld.

Greatest Purchase is operating this sale throughout Amazon Prime Day, so it appears doubtless that it gained’t stick round eternally. Different shops aren’t matching it, however you will get the older, greater, and extra Change-y Legion Go (sans S) for a similar worth. It’s additionally appropriate with SteamOS, by the by.

Get a SteamOS-compatible Legion Go S handheld for $500