History of video games/Platforms/Lenovo Legion Play

The western Lenovo headquarters building in Beijing, 2017.

History edit

 
A scene from Mobile World Congress 2021. After being postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19, the conference was reopened in a limited capacity in 2021.

Evidence suggested the device was planned for demonstration at MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2021, but was pulled.[1]

The Lenovo Legion Play came to light in October of 2021 as the result of a leak.[1] There was widespread doubt over the value of the handheld based around game streaming following the leak.[2][3]

The console was often seen as a potential rival to the Steam Deck and the Nintendo Switch.[4]

Technology edit

Controls edit

The system would have twin analog sticks, one on the upper left and one on the bottom right.[5]

Four face buttons would be housed on the upper right.[5] Clockwise a yellow Y button would be at the top of the diamond pattern, a red B button would be at the right of the diamond, a green A would be at the bottom of the diamond, and finally a blue X button would be housed at the left of the diamond.[5]

The bottom left side of the device would have housed the D-Pad.[6]

Dual shoulder buttons would have been available.[7]

There are potentially 2-4 other auxiliary buttons visible on the face of the device,[5] though it is unclear if they are really buttons or ornamentation.

Hardware edit

The system would sport a full HD, 16:9 aspect ratio, HDR 10, 7 inch display.[7][3] There is conflicting information regarding the bezels on the device.[7]

The console would have been powered a 7,000 mAh capacity battery.[6] A USB type C port would have been used.[1]

Either twin speakers or a headphone jack would provide for audio.[6]

The console would support haptic feedback from two motors.[6][1]

Software edit

The console would have ran a customized version of Android.[1]

Nvidia GeForce Now would have been supported.[5]

A Google Play icon was visible on the launcher.[5]

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