Lenovo Reportedly Halts Driver Updates For Two Year Old Lenovo Legion Go With AMD Z1 Extreme

One of the fastest gaming handhelds from Lenovo is supposedly getting its driver updates halted. Users will need to rely on Windows updates.

Lenovo Korea States Legion Go Won’t Get Any More Driver Updates; Recommends Users to Depend on Windows Update and Lenovo Vantage

It’s not just frustrating but weird to see a nearly two-year-old gaming handheld getting its driver updates halted. The Legion Go handheld, which launched in Q4 2023, just got its driver updates paused by Lenovo, as per the latest report by DCInside. Lenovo Korea released a statement regarding the Legion Go gaming handheld, which confirms that the handheld won’t receive any more driver updates, but the company hasn’t stated any reason.

Also, it’s not confirmed from the statement whether Legion Go will ever get new driver updates in the future. As of now, the company just recommends relying on AMD’s website to download AMD’s generic drivers if compatible, but if they don’t see any success, users should just rely on Windows Update and Lenovo Vantage to ensure their devices are up to date.

Hello, valued customer.
Thank you sincerely for using our product and for sharing your valuable feedback.

We would like to provide detailed information regarding the BIOS and driver updates for the Legion Go model you inquired about.

First, please note that the Legion Go and Legion Go S models have different hardware designs optimized for each device. As a result, their BIOS and drivers are not compatible with each other and cannot be used interchangeably.

Additionally, it has been confirmed that there are currently no further driver update plans for the Legion Go model. Therefore, we recommend following the methods below.

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Windows and Lenovo Vantage Updates

Please first make sure to install all essential system updates through official channels such as Windows Update and Lenovo Vantage.

Individual Graphics Driver Updates

If you require the latest graphics driver, we recommend downloading and installing the latest universal graphics driver directly from AMD’s official website.

However, since the device uses the Z1 chipset, if the AMD-provided driver is not compatible, please use the version that is updated through Windows and Lenovo Vantage.

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We apologize for not being able to provide a more satisfactory response.
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.

– Lenovo Korea (Machine Translated)

Lenovo apologizes for not being able to provide a “satisfactory” response, as the statement has sparked frustration, as the handheld hasn’t even turned three. Legion Go debuted in late 2023 and offers the Zen 4-based AMD Z1 Extreme APU, that is newer than the SoC used on the Legion Go S that was released last year. Despite being newer in terms of the actual hardware, the Legion Go is the first one to see its driver support being halted while Legion Go S will still receive newer updates (due to obvious reasons).

That said, Lenovo has also warned users not to use the same driver updates on both devices as their hardware are different. Keep in mind that pausing the driver updates for the Legion Go won’t mean that the handheld won’t be able to operate anymore. It’s just that it won’t be having any optimized features from now on, assuming Lenovo doesn’t continue rolling out the updates later on.

Still, it’s weird to see Lenovo suddenly stopping the driver updates when numerous other Zen 4-based gaming handhelds are still getting regular updates, including the ROG Ally and Ally X, which are based on the AMD Z1 chips.

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