Microsoft Reportedly Working on Handheld Set to Launch Later This Year

There's been plenty of speculation on when Microsoft was going to enter the handheld gaming fray. It appears that the Xbox maker has something in the works that may be further along than expected. Microsoft is working with an unknown manufacturer to make its own Xbox-branded gaming handheld, according to a report from Windows Central on Monday. The device, reportedly codenamed "Keenan," will be more PC-focused, run on Windows, and center around Microsoft's own digital platforms such as the Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass. This handheld, however, is not necessarily a first-party Xbox handheld, but more of a partnership with the unknown PC gaming company to produce a device that will have the Xbox brand and is expected to come out later in 2025. The report also states that the next Xbox has been given the greenlight. Microsoft will reportedly release a premium successor to the Xbox Series X in 2027. Microsoft didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Xbox boss Phil Spence ... Read full article.