Lenovo Legion Go 2 Prices Surge Up to $650 at Best Buy in Six Months

The Lenovo Legion Go 2 launched in September 2025 with prices that already drew criticism from handheld gaming fans. Six months later, those numbers look almost quaint.

Best Buy now lists the Legion Go 2 with the Ryzen Z2 Extreme at $1,999.99, up from its original launch price of $1,349.99. That represents a $650 jump, or roughly 48% above the device's official launch price. The listing is also marked unavailable.

The device went through multiple price increases to reach the current figure. The latest hike was a $150 jump from a previous price of $1,850. The standard Ryzen Z2 variant has not been spared either, now listed at $1,499 compared to its original $1,099 starting point.

The $1,999 figure looks particularly stark next to the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X, currently listed at $999.99 at Best Buy. Both devices are powered by AMD's Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme chip, meaning Lenovo's handheld now costs almost exactly twice as much for comparable silicon.

On hardware, the Legion Go 2 carries a distinctive feature set that separates it from the competition. The device features an 8.8-inch OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate and 1200p resolution, powered by AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor based on Zen 5 architecture, paired with up to 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM and a 74Wh battery. It also retains detachable controllers and a built-in kickstand, alongside a dedicated FPS mode, with Lenovo offering both Windows 11 and SteamOS variants.

A 2026 RAM shortage and associated price hikes are broadly affecting the handheld gaming PC market. The Legion Go 2 is not an isolated case, but its price trajectory has been among the most severe in the segment.

The top-of-the-line configuration, carrying a Ryzen Z2 Extreme CPU, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage, originally launched at $1,349.99 late last year and is now priced at $1,999.99 at Best Buy. At that price point, the device now competes not just against rival handhelds, but against full gaming laptops and desktop builds offering significantly more raw performance per dollar.