Subj : Phil Spencer thinks Xbox should have a handheld console
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Jun 11 2024 10:15:05

Phil Spencer thinks Xbox should have a handheld console

Date:
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:09:48 +0000

Description:
Microsoft could actually be working on an Xbox handheld console, as Xbox boss 
Phil Spencer drops the biggest hint yet.

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 Microsoft could actually be working on an Xbox handheld console, as Xbox 
boss Phil Spencer drops the biggest hint yet. 

This comes from a recent interview with IGN during Summer Game Fest 2024, 
where Phil Spencer was asked to comment on rumors of an Xbox handheld amid 
the company's ongoing business strategy to follow users where they are 
playing, like PC and console. 

Although Spencer didn't outright confirm a device is in the works, he said: 
"So we should have a handheld? I think we should have a handheld too." 

Spencer didn't want to expand on this statement, but said that we'd have to 
hear more from Xbox President Sarah Bond. 

"I dont want to say anything," Spencer said. "I think youll have to have 
Sarah [Bond] on, our president of Xbox, which is awesome. But the future for 
us in hardware is pretty awesome, and the work that the team is doing around 
different form factors, different ways to play, Im incredibly excited about. 

"Today was about the games," he added. We showed some of our Gen 9 consoles, 
Series S and Series X , the work that were doing, but we will have a time to 
come out and talk more about platform, and we cant wait to bring it to you 
guys. 

To end, Spencer was asked if a potential Xbox handheld would be a Steam Deck 
-like piece of hardware where users could play offline or if it would be a 
cloud-based device. 

"What Im finding, I like my ROG Ally, my Lenovo Legion Go, fantastic, 
mySteamDeck," he said. "I think being able to play games locally is really 
important." 

During the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, Microsoft officially unveiled the new 
Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S models that were leaked earlier this year. 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/phil-spencer-thinks-xbox-should-h
ave-a-handheld-console


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