PC makers like Lenovo, Asus, and MSI have all opted for Windows-based handhelds so far, but as consumer patience with Windows on tiny screens wears thin and Microsoft’s progress in improving the experience is slow, it seems like OEMs are looking for a better alternative.

Lenovo could be the first third party with a SteamOS handheld . As you can see from the recently leaked image of the Legion Go S handheld, there is a

It’s not the first time we caught wind of this, as reliable leaker Evan Blass also revealed that a Steam Button has been spotted on a Lenovo Legion Go S (in a now-deleted X post). Pair that with the January 7th event titled “Lenovo Legion x AMD: The Future of Gaming Handhelds,” and you can see all the pieces being put together.

Why do I say that? The January 7th event, titled “Lenovo Legion x AMD: The Future of Gaming Handhelds,” will feature a special guest: Valve SteamOS and Steam Deck co-designer Pierre-Loup Griffais. Lenovo and AMD are calling him Valve’s “Chief Design Architect” for purposes of this event.

Valve will be the 'special guest' at Lenovo's gaming handheld event at CES 2025: powered by AMD's new Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU, running SteamOS.

It seems the stage has been set for more SteamOS Linux devices to join the Steam Deck, as Valve will be partnering up with Lenovo at CES 2025.

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Lenovo has teased some gaming handheld announcements at CES 2025 with an upcoming event featuring Valve and Xbox executives.