Sources: Microsoft sidelines its native Xbox handheld to focus on Windows 11 gaming performance for third-party OEM devices, like an Asus model debuting in 2025
Xbox's handheld ambitions continue unabated, but the focus is shifting towards improving Windows 11 for third-party handhelds — for now.
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Gameranx
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Rumor: Xbox Has Set Aside Their Internal Gaming Handheld In Favor Of Partners Like ASUS
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Pure Xbox
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Xbox Has Reportedly ‘Sidelined’ Plans For A 2027 First-Party Handheld
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@knoebel
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Xbox has reportedly “sidelined” its development on its own Xbox Handheld to priorities Windows 11 for third party handhelds. They still want their own native Xbox handheld in the future. — www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/ ... [image]
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@mhwilliams
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It's funny to see the news of folks installing SteamOS on the Legion Go S and Microsoft apparently walking away from a Xbox handheld at the same time. — www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/ ...
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@jezcorden.com
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EXCLUSIVE: Xbox's official handheld has taken a back seat (for now), as Microsoft doubles down on Kennan. — The Xbox Series X successor is unaffected: windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/ ... 👇
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@shinobi602
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Xbox's dedicated handheld has been ‘sidelined’ for now, focus is on Windows 11 handheld gaming with third party partners, according to Windows Central. — Next-gen Xbox still in development. — ➡️ www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/ ... [image]
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@tomwarren and Dave2D are right: Windows is the problem with Windows gaming handhelds. — I, too, put SteamOS on a Windows-based Legion Go S, and the difference in performance is damning for Microsoft. Handheld Windows needs fixed — or abandoned. — https://www.theverge.com/..…
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Windows Central/Jez Coden: Xbox's handheld ‘Pembrooke’ has been sidelined (for now), as Microsoft doubles down on Windows 11 PC gaming handheld optimization
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Xbox's first-party handheld has been sidelined
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Xbox's handheld has been sidelined (for now), as Microsoft doubles down on Windows 11 PC gaming handheld optimization
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Could be a while before we see an Xbox handheld
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Windows Central- Microsoft has already sidelined their dedicated handheld
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EXCLUSIVE: Xbox's handheld ‘Pembrooke’ has been sidelined (for now), as Microsoft doubles down on Windows 11 PC gaming handhelds instead.
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Xbox's handheld ‘Pembrooke’ has been sidelined (for now), as Microsoft doubles down on Windows 11 PC gaming handheld optimization
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Xbox's handheld ‘Pembrooke’ has been sidelined (for now), as Microsoft doubles down on Windows 11 PC gaming handheld optimization