Darlings, Lenovo's Legion Go 2 just hiked its price by a wallet-melting $650, courtesy of the RAMageddon chip crisis that's turning handheld dreams into expensive nightmares. Best Buy listings now flaunt the Ryzen Z2 Extreme model at a sultry $1,999 – up from $1,349 just six months ago – while the base Z2 jumps from $1,099 to $1,499. Lenovo's staying coy with no comment, but honey, that OLED screen and detachable controllers won't love you back any cheaper.

This thicc 8.8-inch 144Hz 2K OLED beast packs up to 32GB RAM, 1TB storage, and Windows 11, but the global memory shortage is screwing everyone – think Ayaneo canceling their Next 2 because storage got 'unsustainable,' Retroid axing its 12GB Pocket 6, and even Sony slapping $100-150 extra on PS5s. It's double the price of Microsoft's $999 Xbox Ally X with the same chip, leaving us wondering if that mouse-mode gimmick is worth selling a kidney.

X is buzzing with shock – @verge dropped the bomb, and Redditors in r/LegionGo and r/hardware are roasting the hikes that started creeping in February, calling it a 'massive jump' from launch prices. Asus swears no ROG Ally price bump yet, but darlings, in this crisis, today's deal is tomorrow's discount – or delusion. PC portables just got pricier than my favorite cosplay commissions, and that's saying something.

Valve's delaying their Steam Machine over the same mess, so if you're eyeing a handheld fix, snag what you can before the next wave hits. Lenovo, blink twice if you need a bailout – or better yet, a reality check.