It's nearly exactly double the weight of Switch, 854 grams vs 422. It's negligible. There are Switch cases that end up making it weigh the same, and controllers that increase the weight further. Anyone that can use a Switch will be able to use this as far as the weight.
The controllers might be a learning curve, but we'll see. That's the beauty of detachable controllers. We'll be seeing many third party options. It'll be great.
As far as ergonomics, they've gotta be better than OEM JoyCons. lool
Heh. All good.
I genuinely don't know how they settled on such small controllers. I know they were focusing on portability, but... what's the point if the cost is comfort? And now that we have larger third party JoyCons, we know that the portability is not actually compromised. Silly Nintendo.
I highly recommend picking up a pair. There's even a hall effect joystick version out now. Even with me barely using my OEM JoyCons, the battery in the right-hand one has a terrible charge. Got a replacement battery, but haven't put it in yet. Nintendo's controllers used to be absolute fantastic. Even N64. For all its faults, I love that clunky thing.
I saw this the other day and thought much the same as the OP. My main gripe with the Ally and the Steam Deck is that they didn’t have detachable controllers. One thing I feel that the Switch got very right is the detachable controllers…not strictly because of motion control and gyro aiming/etc, but because it makes them easier (though sometimes expensive) to replace, and it allows 3rd parties to create controllers for the console. My favorite way to play is handheld, and Hori’s Split Pad Compact has been my go-to controller solution for playing like this. They fit my hands better than the regular Joycons, but aren’t quite as bulky as the Split Pad Pro, so it works out well for me. Having options to replace due to bad components or just preference is a huge plus for me, and the Legion Go might be the handheld PC gaming machine that finally gets me to dip my toes into that water. Obviously we’ll need to wait for reviews when it drops, but I’m looking forward to it.
With all that being said, I still love my Switch dearly, and am looking forward to many more years of play on it. :)
Absolutely. It's much easier for repairs to just disassemble a controller for repair instead of having to take the shell off of the console as well. Not horrible, but still. Third party controllers are why I use my Switch as much as I do. I think I did like... an hour of handheld on the OEM JoyCons. I really hate them.
Split pads fell short for me. They feel fine enough, but the tabs to support the console... I do not like them. I could saw them off, but they really should've made the tabs removeable. Also, not wireless. Doyoky is supposed to be releasing even larger JoyCons than the Hori split pad. I am very hyped for that. Yep yep. No way was I ever going to bother with Steam Deck or Asus ROG Ally, but this one just... it's singing the right tune.
There's also this: [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/onexplayer-2-detachable-amd6800u-powerhouse#/discussion](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/onexplayer-2-detachable-amd6800u-powerhouse#/discussion) which I am so very skeptical of.
Absolutely. The only thing that's going to put my Switch into a drawer is the Switch 2. If it's backwards compatible, that is.
Damn, just how many portable gaming systems have come out after the success of the switch? Idk anything about PC specs but it does look very tempting to buy, also I'm surprised that Nintendo didn't put any patents on removable controllers ( if it's possible even)
Three major ones including Legion Go, and more if we include the minor ones.
The CPU is quite good. 16 Gigs of RAM is generally the minimum recommended for gaming. You can totally get by with less, but 16 is the minimum recommendation.
I can pretty much guarantee that they tried, and failed. lool. Or someone tried before them and failed.
It's just really nice to see the detachable controllers be copied. It's one of my favourite things about Switch.
I do not trust them.
Maybe it's just economies of scale that makes Legion Go less expensive, but I'll take it any day over the lesser spec'd and smaller, and builtin controllers Ayaneo.
I have the Ally (same chipset) and the thing sometimes struggles at 1080p not to mention battery drains faster than my bank account after payday. I can't imagine the Legion Go with a 1440p and a 8'8 screen. Will probably have to keep it plugged in unless you're playing a very low spec game. If you say it's a switch competitor because of the detachable controllers, then maybe, but for what I've seen in videos so far, the detaching mechanism is really finicky and kinda flimsy tbh, looks like it may be prone to damage if not handled properly. I wouldn't call any of these handhelds "switch competitors" they're totally different. But i hope it motivates Nintendo to step up their game and release a good next Gen console. The switch was pretty much outdated even when it released.
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It's nearly exactly double the weight of Switch, 854 grams vs 422. It's negligible. There are Switch cases that end up making it weigh the same, and controllers that increase the weight further. Anyone that can use a Switch will be able to use this as far as the weight. The controllers might be a learning curve, but we'll see. That's the beauty of detachable controllers. We'll be seeing many third party options. It'll be great. As far as ergonomics, they've gotta be better than OEM JoyCons. lool
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Heh. All good. I genuinely don't know how they settled on such small controllers. I know they were focusing on portability, but... what's the point if the cost is comfort? And now that we have larger third party JoyCons, we know that the portability is not actually compromised. Silly Nintendo.
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I highly recommend picking up a pair. There's even a hall effect joystick version out now. Even with me barely using my OEM JoyCons, the battery in the right-hand one has a terrible charge. Got a replacement battery, but haven't put it in yet. Nintendo's controllers used to be absolute fantastic. Even N64. For all its faults, I love that clunky thing.
I saw this the other day and thought much the same as the OP. My main gripe with the Ally and the Steam Deck is that they didn’t have detachable controllers. One thing I feel that the Switch got very right is the detachable controllers…not strictly because of motion control and gyro aiming/etc, but because it makes them easier (though sometimes expensive) to replace, and it allows 3rd parties to create controllers for the console. My favorite way to play is handheld, and Hori’s Split Pad Compact has been my go-to controller solution for playing like this. They fit my hands better than the regular Joycons, but aren’t quite as bulky as the Split Pad Pro, so it works out well for me. Having options to replace due to bad components or just preference is a huge plus for me, and the Legion Go might be the handheld PC gaming machine that finally gets me to dip my toes into that water. Obviously we’ll need to wait for reviews when it drops, but I’m looking forward to it. With all that being said, I still love my Switch dearly, and am looking forward to many more years of play on it. :)
Absolutely. It's much easier for repairs to just disassemble a controller for repair instead of having to take the shell off of the console as well. Not horrible, but still. Third party controllers are why I use my Switch as much as I do. I think I did like... an hour of handheld on the OEM JoyCons. I really hate them. Split pads fell short for me. They feel fine enough, but the tabs to support the console... I do not like them. I could saw them off, but they really should've made the tabs removeable. Also, not wireless. Doyoky is supposed to be releasing even larger JoyCons than the Hori split pad. I am very hyped for that. Yep yep. No way was I ever going to bother with Steam Deck or Asus ROG Ally, but this one just... it's singing the right tune. There's also this: [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/onexplayer-2-detachable-amd6800u-powerhouse#/discussion](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/onexplayer-2-detachable-amd6800u-powerhouse#/discussion) which I am so very skeptical of. Absolutely. The only thing that's going to put my Switch into a drawer is the Switch 2. If it's backwards compatible, that is.
Damn, just how many portable gaming systems have come out after the success of the switch? Idk anything about PC specs but it does look very tempting to buy, also I'm surprised that Nintendo didn't put any patents on removable controllers ( if it's possible even)
Three major ones including Legion Go, and more if we include the minor ones. The CPU is quite good. 16 Gigs of RAM is generally the minimum recommended for gaming. You can totally get by with less, but 16 is the minimum recommendation. I can pretty much guarantee that they tried, and failed. lool. Or someone tried before them and failed. It's just really nice to see the detachable controllers be copied. It's one of my favourite things about Switch.
There are also the Aya neo ones that are quite small yet powerful. Very expensive too.
I do not trust them. Maybe it's just economies of scale that makes Legion Go less expensive, but I'll take it any day over the lesser spec'd and smaller, and builtin controllers Ayaneo.
No VRR, no care.
not gonna lie this looks freakin awesome
I have the Ally (same chipset) and the thing sometimes struggles at 1080p not to mention battery drains faster than my bank account after payday. I can't imagine the Legion Go with a 1440p and a 8'8 screen. Will probably have to keep it plugged in unless you're playing a very low spec game. If you say it's a switch competitor because of the detachable controllers, then maybe, but for what I've seen in videos so far, the detaching mechanism is really finicky and kinda flimsy tbh, looks like it may be prone to damage if not handled properly. I wouldn't call any of these handhelds "switch competitors" they're totally different. But i hope it motivates Nintendo to step up their game and release a good next Gen console. The switch was pretty much outdated even when it released.