Initial thoughts on owning Steam Deck OLED and Legion Go

[Azyle]

I just got the OLED today but I've owned the regular LCD SD for a year before I sold it over the summer so I knew how to jump in and get moving.

OLED:

It just kinda works out of the box. Can't complain about it.

Certainly weaker than the Legion.

I don't think I am THAT impressed with the OLED screen compared to the Legion Go's. In-fact.. I am not sure I can tell a difference or a huge one as far as color and what not.

Its wild how much lighter it is than the Legion.. its so light and the battery life is incredible. Its got Legion beat in that regard.

Legion Go:

I tested Lies of P on both (which maybe isn't the best game to test but idk). I can play Lies of P @ max resolution, low settings and hit 55 - 60 FPS (with some help from other settings) on the Go. For the OLED, it was 800p, 60FPS and honestly doesn't look all that great but I know it'll at least play longer with the battery life lol.

I kinda think the Legion Go is a little uncomfortable to hold but its less about the size and more about the weight I think now that I've held a Steam Deck again.

Legion Go still has issues with software and other things however its not fair to compare that to something thats been out almost 2 years.

I do like the kickstand. Detachable controllers are.. whatever. Neat, but I like the kickstand more frankly.
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Will I keep both? Idk. I could see a use for each or at least my wife can play the Steam Deck if she wanted.

[TristanMike]

I only discovered the Legion Go after I ordered the OLED. Had I saw the Go before I purchased the OLED (I have the LCD) I probably would have jumped at that instead. However, after watching numerous videos on that (among the other handhelds) I'm not sure that would have been the best choice for me. From what I gather, game compatibility is hit or miss and some games run worse than the steam deck, not because of hardware but because of the software. I am super intrigued by it though. It's on the list for sure, maybe I'll sell the LCD model...though Valve really killed the resale value, lol.

[Koi [ニシキゴイ]]

Im still curious about the legion go to use it as a "portable desktop"

These new handhelds are kinda OP, 8 cores on a portable, its unlikely you are gonna heavily multitask on the thing especially with limited ram, im just wondering if i can disable 4 cores from the Z1 chip and then see what it can do as far as longevity goes. most of the restrictions are on the GPU front anyway.

[Azyle]

Originally posted by TristanMike:

I only discovered the Legion Go after I ordered the OLED. Had I saw the Go before I purchased the OLED (I have the LCD) I probably would have jumped at that instead. However, after watching numerous videos on that (among the other handhelds) I'm not sure that would have been the best choice for me. From what I gather, game compatibility is hit or miss and some games run worse than the steam deck, not because of hardware but because of the software. I am super intrigued by it though. It's on the list for sure, maybe I'll sell the LCD model...though Valve really killed the resale value, lol.

Mmmm. Idk about games running worse. The most recent beta bios and graphics driver has given much needed improvements. I will say.. yes.. that software, Legion Space isn't good and its Windows, meaning it isn't as user friendly to many as a console handheld that basically the SD is. Even with Linux in the background you do not HAVE to ever go there and really mess with it - just treat it like a console. However, the Go is new.. and therefore it needs some time, just like the SD did when it launched and the Asus Ally did earlier in the year.

I think the ceiling for the Legion Go is the highest and it isn't close. Plus the screen is awesome.

That said for people who just want a console like experience for PC handhelds.. yeah.. get the SD.

I will probably keep my SD for emulating and other things.

[Mahjik]

FWIW, I have a friend who buys every handheld (even the small emulator ones, and the Logitech G Cloud, etc).

He preferred his ROG Ally to the LCD Deck and the Legion Go for gaming. He used his Legion Go mainly as his dummy terminal to log into his work VDI's. It was more portable than bringing a laptop for him. That being said, he did purchase an OLED Deck and now prefers that for gaming currently over the others because of the screen. He doesn't play online shooters so the SteamOS Anti-Cheat issues do not affect him.