Lenovo confirms Legion Go issues after gamers report bricked devices

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="Cursed BIOS. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/verge-legion-go-sean-hollister-1-2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Cursed BIOS. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">When a company's software update turns your computer into a useless brick, should fixes be free? Framework, the modular computer startup, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/982800/framework-laptop-13-amd-7040-bios-320-bricking-warranty">apparently thinks so</a>. But it's not clear that computing giant Lenovo will go that far.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Three weeks after a Redditor presented <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LegionGo/comments/1ve9wk0/lenovo_legion_go_bios_update_n3cn42ww_bricked_my/">a nearly $300 repair bill</a> for their handheld gaming PC - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LegionGo/comments/1vh9q6q/bios_update_n3cn42ww_problems_and_solutions/">among</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LegionGo/comments/1v2cvq1/brick_legion_go_1_bios_update/">other</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LegionGo/comments/1uflvr2/bios_update_black_screen/">reports</a> of <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LegionGo/comments/1v7jdfg/legion_go_got_bricked_after_42_bios_update_fing/">damage</a> and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LegionGo/comments/1vhru71/bios_warning/">high repair bills</a> - the company is breaking its silence. It says, in short: try holding down the power button longer, and if that fails, contact customer support.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Here's the statement Lenovo provided to <em>The Verge</em>, via communications director Jeff Witt:</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Lenovo is aware that some Legion Go d …</em></p></blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/983457/lenovo-bad-legion-go-bios-update-bricked">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>