Black Friday might be over for 2025, but that doesn't mean the discounts have ended. With the holiday season fast approaching, it's the perfect time to treat yourself, and if you're looking to get your hands on one of this year's best handheld consoles, the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS is an absolute blast. If that's not enough, well, it's currently $200 off, so that's a neat bonus.
Capable of playing any of the best Steam Deck games, the Lenovo Legion Go S is a brilliant budget-friendly handheld. A sleek, comfortable design helps you to keep playing hours on end, which you won't be able to do with Valve's console, trust me. And, with a 512 GB SSD for storing all of your favorite titles, you have plenty of storage to fill your backlog with.
It's not without its minor faults, but in reality, this is a great first handheld PC for anyone looking to break into that market. In my 8/10 Lenovo Legion Go S review, I called it "an impressive rival that can stand against Valve's Steam Deck," and while Valve's offering remains king, I prefer the sleeker build of the Legion Go S, and it still offers a gorgeous 1920×1200 display that delivers up to 120Hz refresh rates.
After playing Gotham Knights with decent visual quality and a smooth frame rate, I was sold on this budget-friendly take on the Lenovo Legion Go models, and with SteamOS pre-installed, it's also a breeze to set up. Unlike the difficulties with a Windows handheld, the Lenovo Legion Go S is the most console-like handheld, standing neck and neck with the Steam Deck.
If you've been waiting for a great handheld to drop in price, this is the perfect time. Right now, the Lenovo Legion Go S (SteamOS) with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage is just $449.99 at Lenovo. That's a massive $200 saving and a brilliant excuse to get yourself an early present. Well, you may want to chuck some games in on top of that.
While it's certainly a great gift for yourself or any family members you're looking to treat, it's also a negative thing, because no one is going to see you while you're working through that lengthy backlog of games. Every time I pretend I'm going to finally work through my existing content, well, I buy new games. It's a problem that I don't want to solve.