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Lenovo Investigates Piracy Allegations for G02 Handheld

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Lenovo is investigating claims that its G02 retro-gaming handheld, exclusively sold in China, is being used for piracy. Reports indicate that third parties may be preloading the devices with thousands of illegal game ROMs before selling them on the gray market, potentially to inflate prices. Lenovo has stated that officially distributed devices do not come with preloaded games or memory cards, suggesting the illicit content is added after the devices leave authorized channels. AI

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Lenovo Investigates Piracy Allegations for G02 Handheld

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhiye Liu ·

    Lenovo says it's digging into allegations that its China-only G10 handheld is being used for piracy — third parties may be including illicit games to inflate prices in the gray market

    Lenovo has announced it is conducting an in-depth investigation of its Chinese retail supply chains following allegations that its recently released G02 retro-gaming handheld is enabling piracy.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Lenovo says it's digging into allegations that its China-only G10 handheld is being used for piracy — third parties may be includin… Lenovo has announced it is

    Lenovo says it's digging into allegations that its China-only G10 handheld is being used for piracy — third parties may be includin… Lenovo has announced it is conducting an in-depth investigation of its Chinese retail supply chains following allegations that its recently release…

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