Legion Go 2 vs Streaming from desktop
I have had a Legion Go S 32gb running Steam OS for the past few months and loved it so far. I recently bought Subnautica 2, and it has some trouble running the game at the level I would consider acceptable without heavy FSR. For me acceptable is 50fps on medium graphics. In the case of Sub 2, that’s also turning resolution down to 1280x800. My benchmark is generally Fallout 4, which I know is a significantly older game, but can run at Ultra settings at 1920x1200 50FPS almost consistently.
Last week I bought a desktop with the intention of streaming games to my Go S. The streaming has been pretty reliable so far, with a few hiccups here and there and the occasional artifacts from streaming which are to be expected. I don’t really ever envision myself sitting and playing a game natively off of the desktop.
The research I have done points to the Go 2 having 10%-20% uplift over the Go S. The desktop and Go 2 are about equal in pricing right now at roughly $2200 after tax, which is the upper end of my budget. At that price the desktop is SIGNIFICANTLY stronger than the Go 2, but if I’m only using it for a streaming box then I’m kneecapping it either way. Battery life doesn’t matter all that much to me as I’m normally always near a charger or have an external battery.
After all that backstory, my question is should I return the desktop and get a Legion Go 2 instead? Would I get a better experience running things off the Go 2 than streaming from the desktop?