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TECH NEWS News: Phil Spencer, Microsoft's head of Xbox, has been thinking a lot about handheld gaming lately. He's tried out devices like the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, and Lenovo Legion Go, and he can't help but wonder how he could make them feel more like Xbox.
According to Windows Central managing editor Jez Corden, Microsoft (MSFT) is working on an Xbox handheld prototype. "I know that they have got handheld prototypes right now," Corden said on the show, the Xbox Two Podcast.
Microsoft may be working on a handheld Xbox gaming console, which will be able to run games natively as well as on the cloud. The company is rumoured to launch the next gen Xbox and the portable console sometime in 2026.
Leaked documents show that Xbox has no plans to make its own Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck rival, noting that handhelds are "not in scope."
Is Microsoft working on an Xbox Handheld? An internal hackathon project shows Windows 11 with optimized UI for handhelds.