Lenovo Legion reveals C700 cloud gaming handheld, arriving in August

Lenovo’s Legion model has formally teased a brand new handheld: the Legion C700. It’s a brand new machine constructed round cloud gaming somewhat than native processing energy. The announcement, which was just posted by the company on Weibo, confirms a co-branded partnership with Tencent’s START cloud gaming service. Lenovo has promised extra particulars in August.

Going by the promo paintings, we see the Legion brand with Tencent START branding below the tagline “打破门槛，即刻开战.” This roughly interprets to “break down the barriers, jump into battle instantly,” alongside a easy “See you in August.” The renders present a white handheld with an uneven, Xbox-style format: D-pad and left stick on the decrease left, ABXY buttons and proper stick on the higher proper, which is similar to the design language of Lenovo’s current Legion Go sequence (just like the Legion Go S 512GB, curr. $734.99 on Amazon). The rear options again buttons and a vented part, and the display is mocked up with a grid of sport thumbnails pulled by Tencent START. Lenovo can be anticipated to launch the Y700 “Wuji” compact pill in the identical August window.

Images of the teaser additionally confirmed up on the RetroHandhelds.gg Discord across the identical time. Members of the neighborhood are speculating about whether or not the triggers are analog, which is a element Lenovo hasn’t confirmed but.

Interestingly, this is not Lenovo and Tencent’s first try at a cloud handheld: Lenovo constructed an identical Android machine, the Legion Play, in 2021 with a Tencent-made launcher, however it was shelved earlier than launch. The resurgence of the C700 doubtless implies that the corporate is now circling again to the idea with an precise launch window this time.

Lenovo hasn’t disclosed a chipset, show specs, battery capability, pricing, or availability outdoors China. More particulars are anticipated because the August reveal approaches.