Still difficult to understand, the market for portable console is difficult for players who want to compete with Valve and its Steam Deck.
Since the launch – and success – of the Steam Deck, the portable console market has been the envy of many. Many more or less well-known companies are trying to reproduce Valve’s insolent success.
Unfortunately, for most of them, things seem more complicated than expected and, in recent weeks, we have seen multiple price drops which demonstrate the difficulties encountered.
Lenovo following in the footsteps of ASUS and MSI
At the end of last year, it was ASUS which got the ball rolling with these somewhat “constrained and forced” promotions with a trade-in offer around its ROG Ally and reductions of 100 or even 200 euros on the initial price.
At the start of the year, MSI surprised the world by marketing the first console based on an Intel processor, the Claw. Even more surprising, MSI thought it could sell its console more expensive than competitors even though its performance is lower. It didn’t take more than a few weeks for the price to be – slightly – readjusted.
Today, it is therefore the third of the “big companies” involved in this emerging market which must turn its back. Lenovo in turn seems to be following the price reduction technique.
Up to 10% reduction
For the moment, this does not seem to be an official communication from Lenovo and, on the brand’s official website, there is still talk of an official price of 799.99 euros for the Legion Go.
Across the Atlantic, however, several stores – and not the smallest – have started a clear decline. So, whether we’re talking about Amazon or Best Buy, the Legion Go with Z1 Extreme processor and 512 GB SSD is respectively $628 and $649 compared to $699 officially announced by Lenovo five months ago.
At Amazon, the reduction is 10%, more or less the same as ASUS’ discounts on its ROG Ally. Will this be enough to convince potential buyers? Because these multiple declines also raise the question of the place for competitors to the Steam Deck in a market that we do not yet understand well.
Source : VideoCardz
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