Lenovo abruptly cancels some Legion Go 2 preorders attributable to overwhelming demand

From a disastrous AMA on Monday to disappointing Legion Go 2 preorder clients on Friday, the Lenovo group is having a hell of every week. To kick issues off, the Lenovo Legion group hosted an AMA on Reddit revolving round its gaming handheld launch. The Legion Go 2 generated a ton of hype, being Lenovo’s next-gen gaming handheld with extra highly effective specs and the next price ticket, however the group solely answered 10 questions earlier than abandoning the thread. On Wednesday, Lenovo apologized for not being ready sufficient to reply all of the questions, however adopted it up with a bombshell in an edit posted on Friday, including that “we might want to cancel some preorders positioned straight on Lenovo.com” for the Legion Go 2.

In accordance with the Lenovo group, the demand “considerably exceeded our projections” and led to “unexpected supply vary extensions.” Whereas the orders with Lenovo’s retail companions, like Greatest Purchase, aren’t affected, anybody who preordered the Legion Go 2 straight on the Lenovo web site might even see some irritating information of their inboxes. The cancellations may not be a complete shocker, since some user reports are circulating that Lenovo already pushed preliminary ship dates from September to October with “zero communication concerning the delay.”

To attempt to save face, Lenovo defined that “as quickly as our stock is replenished, Lenovo.com will present up to date availability and ordering will reopen.” There is not any indication but if these with canceled orders will get precedence with the following batch of obtainable units, however the Lenovo group stated it could reply to the AMA thread’s questions over the remainder of the month. Nonetheless, if Reddit feedback are any indication, there is a good probability numerous clients will not reorder following this catastrophic launch.