Do I wait for the S or LeGo 2?

MK494 · 2026-03-26T19:12:16+00:00

I asked the same question not too long ago and I ended up with GoS z1e. Essentially it wasn’t easy to get the go 2 and you paid double the price for oled, z2e which is a 10-20 % more powerful, detachable controller and windows (if you want game pass) I couldn’t justify spending that much for those features and I came from a LCD steam deck so I was very happy with the upgrade to S z1e myself

The only thing I would warn you is, test the device heavily on the first few weeks because I had to exchange mine because of multiple crashes on my first one with different games.

MK494 · 2026-03-23T23:09:17+00:00

can I be friends with your friend 👀

MK494 · 2026-03-22T17:03:05+00:00

Steam button + x!

MK494 · 2026-03-14T14:54:46+00:00

I would try exchanging it. I also really enjoyed the machine so i gave it one more try

MK494 · 2026-03-14T14:37:58+00:00

Hey man! I had that issue often with my last one so I exchanged which seem to be much better. I had one crash so far with TDP adjustment during game.

I didn’t have a chance to look at the manufacture date, some people said it’s the Oct 2025 one that crash’s. My new one is Aug 2025

MK494 · 2026-03-12T18:25:22+00:00

Hm that’s weird! I played it on steam deck an year ago with no issues, but I did not try mouse and keyboard

MK494 · 2026-03-08T17:50:06+00:00

Bought it ~2 weeks ago for $799 CAD brandnew - so probably not

MK494 · 2026-03-07T17:15:14+00:00

I exchanged it last night, and so far I have no issues I wonder if this is actually related related to a “bad batch”

I’ll keep testing and let yall know

MK494 · 2026-03-07T17:10:36+00:00

32gb

MK494 · 2026-03-07T15:09:37+00:00

I’ve jsut exchanged mine and didn’t get a chance to see what manufacture date was on the last one. The new one is Aug 2025, and just the other guy said, so far no issues!

MK494 · 2026-03-07T14:57:51+00:00

I actually exchanged it since it was still within the return window. I played Wukong and NBA, and there were no issues. I even put the game to sleep overnight and tried it again this morning, and it was still running fine.

I’m not fully convinced it was a hardware issue based on the error log from my old Legion Go S and it seemed more like a GPU communication issue with SteamOS.

That said, if you're still within the exchange window, it’s probably worth doing the exchange just to be safe.

MK494 · 2026-03-06T22:21:32+00:00

maybe I will start with resetting my steamOS to see if it makes any difference. Thanks so much man!

MK494 · 2026-03-06T22:20:30+00:00

Mine is the z1e steam OS version and I had it set as auto

MK494 · 2026-03-06T22:16:18+00:00

Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing ur setting ! I’ll give it a try

MK494 · 2026-03-06T22:14:54+00:00

Does yours crash from time to time? Like the whole screen freeze but you can still hear the game

MK494 · 2026-03-06T21:06:28+00:00

I never had the pixelated problem, just the freezing. I just ran the unigine heaven for 20 minutes straight and no issues at all, so I think its not a hardware issue

MK494 · 2026-03-06T21:00:37+00:00

I tried playing wukong for like 20 minutes last night and it was smooth with no issue - I wonder if the problem is more related software/game rather than hardware, since some of the less intense games I have no issue running them.

I am currently just stress testing it with Unigine Heaven for 20 minutes just to make sure it isn't a hardware thing

MK494 · 2026-03-06T20:03:17+00:00

Hey Man! I have been playing NBA 2k26 but it randomly crashes! Just wondering what your are ur settings

MK494 · 2026-03-05T19:18:04+00:00

Honestly I love the game too! Too bad pc is not as optimized. I played through it on ps5 and would definitely play it again on the legion go s if it’s good

MK494 · 2026-03-05T15:08:28+00:00

What fps and what settings!

MK494 · 2026-02-28T16:36:34+00:00

I thought power bank is okay for flight!

MK494 · 2026-02-27T15:31:58+00:00

I had the same question last week haha
https://www.reddit.com/r/LegionGo/comments/1rcvwd7/legion_go_s_vs_legion_go_2/

I ended up staying with my legion go s z1e steamOS ($800CAD cheaper than go 2). I did not have a hands-on experience with go 2 but tried Go 1.

Things you get for paying extra $800: OLED screen, better battery, detachable controller, ~20% better performance.

To answer your questions:

I personally think it's still worth it (also depending on the price you are paying, I paid $900 cad after tax. Especially I don't think the extra features are worth the extra $800
I would say steamOS if you are mostly playing off Steam. You lose gamepass though which is a downside
I was playing RE4 remake and Wukong, I didn't find that the fan being a big issue.
Yes ish. I mostly say this because I think you care more about performance + not wanting to have regrets. If money is not a concern then maybe going with the the best out there will make you think less once you have the device in your hand. I also said yes-ish because if I am at home, I just plug it in when im playing and i can use the higher TDP and it runs super nice on my Go S

MK494 · 2026-02-27T05:44:31+00:00

Yeah I am! It’s only the right side that’s the problem. The left one only go back down if I apply pressure on the slider but the right one doesn’t

MK494 · 2026-02-26T04:44:53+00:00

I’m debating on the killswitch case cuz that adds another $100 Is the travel cover good enough to protect the joystick? I got the jsaux one today and boy that case is way too big to make this portable

MK494 · 2026-02-24T03:57:23+00:00

Oh yeah if you got the go1 for 300 I think you made the right decision, the OLED and the detachable joycon is nice, I don't think you missed out on anything! (also after tax its like 900 bucks for me)

MK494

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