Handheld Xbox Console: Who's Making It and When Will It Release?

There's been plenty of speculation on when Microsoft was going to enter the handheld gaming fray. The Xbox maker appears to have 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 on 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. Microsoft didn't respond to a request for confirmation. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has previously discussed creating a gaming handheld. Jason Ronald, Microsoft's vice president of Xbox Gaming Devices & Ecosystem, told The Verge in January that the Windows ha ... Read full article.