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Not an official announcement, but it's probably safe to assume an Xbox handheld is in development.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 5 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Speaking on stage as part of an IGN Live interview, Spencer said directly that "I think we should have a handheld, too."

The comment stops just short of an official announcement that Microsoft is actively working on portable gaming hardware for the first time.

"The future for us in hardware is pretty awesome," Spencer continued during the IGN presentation.

Comments like these are a big change from internal Microsoft documents that leaked last September, which listed an Xbox portable as a "current gap in FY23" that is "not in scope for 1st party" (alongside potential products like a mobile controller, earbuds, and a media remote).

But Spencer was quick to call that leak "outdated" at the time, so it might not be the last word on Microsoft's portable gaming plans.

That feels like ancient history, though, in a world where everyone and their corporate subsidiary is looking to draft off the market success of the Steam Deck.


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