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The first Xbox handheld might not come from Microsoft


Microsoft is reportedly working on a Xbox-branded handheld with a third-party partner.

The company could announce an Xbox-branded portable device as early as this year, though it sounds like it won't come from Microsoft directly. Given the clunky experience of navigating Windows on the handhelds you can buy today, the real hope is that Xbox's take will include a launcher or new way of using the desktop OS that's fit for a controller instead of a mouse. These rumored plans might line up with what Microsoft's VP of "Next Generation" Jason Ronald shared at an AMD and Lenovo event from CES 2025 called "The Future of Gaming Handhelds."

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