You Should Buy the Legion Go S on Prime Day for $60 (and Install SteamOS on It)

Posted on July 8, 2025 by resourcefulman

Prime Day 2025 runs from Tuesday, July 8 through Friday, July 11, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price tracking tools.

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The Legion Go S was yet another Windows-based gaming handheld when it launched earlier this year, trying to follow the success of the Steam Deck. It could have languished in obscurity, but now it’s one of the few non-Steam Decks you can install SteamOS on , and Valve has even partnered with Lenovo to sell new models of the device with the beloved operating system pre-installed. This Prime Day, it’s on sale for $590 (was $650), a great opportunity to get a Steam Deck upgrade .

This Legion Go S model features an AMD Ryzen Z2 Go processor, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of storage. The IPS display supports up to 120Hz for super-smooth gaming, outperforming even the 90Hz Steam Deck OLED panel.

On paper, even running Windows on this device is an upgrade over Steam Deck and improves game compatibility, but in practice, running Windows can be a huge drain on resources, which is typically a problem for gaming handhelds. That’s why it’s great that Valve has made SteamOS available for non-Steam Deck handhelds, and benchmarks are already showing that it’s a huge boon for otherwise identical hardware. For example, PCMag found that SteamOS sometimes delivered twice the frames per second of Windows on the same Legion Go S hardware. And in some cases, it even outperformed the Steam Deck OLED.

What do you think at the moment?

The only thing the Steam Deck has over the Legion Go S is the OLED model, which has a fantastic, crisp screen. The Steam Deck OLED is my favorite gaming device in most cases, but I would never consider anything else until devices like the Legion Go S got SteamOS. If you want a fairly powerful portable console — and don’t mind changing the OS a bit yourself (models with built-in SteamOS aren’t available at the time of writing) — this is a great deal on one of the Steam Deck’s best competitors.

Looking for something else? Retailers like Walmart, Best Buy, and Home Depot are running Prime Day sales that are especially helpful if you don’t have Amazon Prime.

Walmart’s Prime Day sale starts at midnight on July 8 and includes discounts of up to 50% . It’s an especially good option if you have Walmart+.
Best Buy’s Prime Day sale , “Black Friday in July,” runs through Sunday, July 13, and offers some of the best tech sales online . It’s an especially good option if you’re a My Best Buy “Plus” or “Total” member.
Home Depot has extended its July 4 sale through at least July 9, competing with some of its own great deals . It’s a particularly good option if you’re looking for power tools, appliances, or outdoor gear.