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There's been plenty of speculation on when Microsoft was going to enter the handheld gaming fray. The Xbox maker appears to have something in the works that may be further along than expected.

At this stage, I'd be dumbfounded if an Xbox handheld doesn't happen, but new rumors suggest the first device won't be a portable console. Instead, Microsoft looks set to create a Xbox-flavored ...

Update [Thu 13th Mar 2025, 3:55am]: The Verge has chimed in with some new information claiming Xbox is partnering with ASUS (known for the ROG Ally series) on its first gaming handheld due out in ...

It’s been reported that Xbox is gearing up to release a new handheld console ahead of a successor to the Xbox Series X/S. Now, a new report from Windows Central suggests the Xbox handheld will ...

In 2024, Microsoft’s gaming chief Phil Spencer said that he wanted handheld gaming PCs to feel ... Popular Science and Electronic Buyers' News, where he shared a Jesse H. Neal Award for breaking ...

Nicole Carpenter is a senior reporter specializing in investigative features about labor issues in the game industry, as well as the business and culture of games. Microsoft’s own proprietary ...

The company reportedly has an Xbox partner handheld planned for 2025 as it works on its next-gen consoles aiming for release in 2027. It looks like the Switch 2 won’t be the only handheld ...

In fact, its renewed efforts will begin with an Xbox-branded gaming handheld sometime later this year. Then, the next generation of Xbox hardware is reportedly targeting a 2027 release.

Microsoft Gaming chief Phil Spencer has spoken candidly about his desire for an Xbox gaming handheld. We’ve yet to hear any formal announcements, but a new report claims an Xbox-branded handheld ...

Microsoft is reportedly aiming to release its next-gen Xbox Series X/S successor in 2027, with a much-rumoured handheld Xbox arriving later this year. That's according to Windows Central ...

If the absolute worst should happen, Ukrainian fighters could choose to play a different hand: insurgency. I have studied asymmetric wars around the world for 20 years, and insurgency is the ...