Although we expected to launch the first Xbox portable console, a new launch has revealed all the problems that Microsoft still has to solve if it intends to be competitive in the sector.
The Lenovo Legion Go S was launched at the start of the year as New alternative to Steam Deck and the Asus Rog Ally; A video game console based on Windows 11 and capable of performing many current computer games.
The Legion Go S was not well received in its time, suffering from many problems suffering from other consoles with Windows 11; And now it has finally been revealed that The Microsoft operating system had the defect.
Lenovo was one of the first companies to ally with Valve to Develop Steamos supportIts own operating system based on Linux and specially designed for this type of portable consoles.
One of YouTubers More popular technology, Dave2D, has already had access to the version of the Legion Go S with Steamos, and its tests are surprising: Simply changing the operating system, the console is much more powerful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjxp3uyj50q
In the tests carried out, the version of the console with Steamos obtains a frequency of images up to 15% higherEven if he uses exactly the same “equipment”, with the same AMD Z1 processor.
In games like Cyberpunk 2077,, Eternal doom o The Witcher 3This performance difference is sufficient to offer A playable and stable experienceContrary to what happened with the version of the same console with Windows 11.
The Microsoft operating system has the defect, and specifically, The large number of processes open in the backgroundIncluding telemetry to record all user actions and functions that are not used in a console.
All these processes in the background are also to blame that The battery life is so bad. The Windows 11 version of the Lenovo Legion Go has been criticized for having obtained an hour and a half of battery in certain games.
On the other hand, the version with that of the same console and with the same capacity, Gets more double battery hours With the same games, something that really reveals the Windows problem.
But performance is only the beginning. Dave2D also talks about other discomforts that we have already shared in Spanish – the free android in our Rog Ally X test with Windows 11.
The Windows 11 experience is not suitable for consoles such as the Rog Ally X
The free android
For example, the Windows 11 interface is thought to be used with the mouseAnd not with checks. The starting process is long and complicated and requires the start of a separate application to obtain an appropriate interface.
Other problems are also typical of consoles with Windows 11 and are not present on the Steam bridge or in this version of the Lenovo console, as the Suspend the function that continues to consume a battery.
To complete the loop, the version of this Lenovo console with Steamos It's cheaper than the Windows 11 version; It costs $ 599, more than a hundred dollars less than the original version of this console.
Es cierto que SteamOS no es perfecto. Sigue usando una capa de compatibilidad para ejecutar juegos de Windows, pero muchos títulos siguen sin ser compatibles, especialmente los que usan software contra trampas en partidas online.
Pese a todo, este lanzamiento debería ser un revulsivo para Microsoft, que debería haberse dado cuenta ya de que debe lanzar una versión especial de Windows para consolas si tiene pretensión de llegar a alguna parte con estos dispositivos.
