REDMOND (dpa-AFX) - According to Windows Central managing editor Jez Corden,
Microsoft (MSFT) is working on an Xbox handheld prototype.

'I know that they have got handheld prototypes right now,' Corden said on the
show, the Xbox Two Podcast.

In 2017, the tech giant had tinkered away with Xbox handheld prototypes but it
didn't come out well, Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer revealed.

However, Corden believes that this time the device would be launched
successfully to compete with similar video game consoles, such as Nintendo
Switch and Steam Deck.

Speaking in an interview with Polygon, Spencer stated that he wants the new Xbox
to have access to all games with associated files, and the ability to boot into
the Xbox app full-screen but in a compact mode.

Earlier this year, there were rumors about Xbox leaving the video game console
business, but Microsoft confirmed later that it is actually working on the next
generation of Xbox consoles, without sharing any specific details.

At the time, Xbox President Sarah Bond hinted 'some exciting stuff coming out in
hardware.'

Certain leaked court documents revealed last year that an Xbox handheld console
is on the way. However, Spencer claimed that the plans shown in the document
were outdated.



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