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This accessory, by JSAUX, turns the Legion Go’s Joy-Cons into a proper “one-piece” gamepad.

It’s a 3-piece set that comes with a grip that connects joy-cons together, a “condom” that makes it more grippy and provides protection, and a base for mouse mode.

Now I’d personally prefer something wider. But again, this is for my wife—and narrow is her preference.

But I played it for an hour, and it’s actually quite comfortable. It feels surprisingly natural, especially with the grips.

Along with the dock, this grip now makes the Legion Go into a Switch 2 killer because, to me, what makes the Switch 2 what it is are the detachable joy-cons. And so far, the Legion Go is the only major handheld on the market that features detachable joy-cons.

One gripe: Lenovo doesn’t include the dock or grip. I had to buy them separately—$37 for the grip, $30 for the dock. Not outrageous, but still annoying, especially since they ship from third parties.

Hopefully, more PC manufacturers get on board with detachable joy-cons because I'd hate for the Legion Go to be the only one of its kind.

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ok, the mouse thing is pretty cool actually but on the other hand I've never really found myself needing a mouse on the Steam Deck (plus, you could pair any mouse you want with it or even plug one in).

Either way, it's nice to see more competition and innovation in mobile PC gaming!

[–] atomicpoet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

At first, I was skeptical about the mouse. But then I tried it while spending hours waiting around at a rec centre. It works really well for FPS games like Quake -- quite comfortable too.

The reason it makes a big difference, though, is because of the size of the Legion Go's 8.8-inch screen. That extra real estate makes a mouse more intuitive.