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Xbox boss confirms a handheld console is in the works (www.androidpolice.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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the CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, has revealed in a Bloomberg interview that Xbox handheld prototypes are currently being worked on. The caveat is that this hardware is still a few years out. So it would appear the rumors that Microsoft is working on an Xbox handheld are indeed true, but we sadly won't see the results of this work for some time.

This isn't technically Steam Deck news, but I think a major player like Microsoft making a Steam Deck competitor is pretty significant as far as the handheld PC market goes.

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[–] Joeffect 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Did we all just forget about the switch?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Switch has been around for awhile, and is definitely more of a handheld console than a PC. A lot of the talks around the Xbox handheld have actually been in comparison to the Steam Deck, but it's not clear yet if the Xbox handheld will be a full PC capable of playing any windows games, or a more locked down Xbox only device.

This is also pretty significant because it might mean that Windows will get increased support for handheld computers. That would both make it a better alternative OS for the Deck, and would significantly improve the user experience of competitor devices. But once again, it depends on if the device will be more of a handheld PC or handheld xbox.

So yeah, Switch is a juggernaut as far as handheld gaming goes, but I don't think the Switch 2 will significantly impact the Steam Deck. But the Xbox handheld could be much more disruptive/impactful to the smaller niche that the Deck currently dominates.

[–] Joeffect 2 points 1 month ago

That makes sense... I could actually see them using gamepass streaming or something... Really push for that subscription model ...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Do we care about the switch? Is that something we're doing now?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

"We" probably did, but I don't think that Nintendo would ever license their games to another handheld manufacturer.