Xbox Allegedly Has Working “Fully Native” HandHeld Prototypes

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Xbox has been within the information A LOT as of late, primarily due to fanboys losing their sh*t in regards to the firm’s new course, however this newest improvement is one thing many avid gamers are on board for.

Spotted on VG247, the Microsoft gaming division is reportedly trying to make a giant splash within the handheld gaming division after seeing Sony’s shocking success with its cloud-based/remote-play PS5 companion system, the PlayStation Portal.

On a current episode of the Xbox Two podcast, Home windows Central managing editor Jez Corden claims the Microsoft gaming firm already has working prototypes.

Per VG247:

Talking on the Xbox Two podcast, Jez Corden stated that he is aware of that “[Xbox] have gotten handheld prototypes proper now.” He clarified that they’re “new prototypes” and never outdated ones that had been supposedly beforehand within the works, and he additionally made certain to level out that it’s “not a cloud handheld” it’s “a totally native Xbox handheld.” This was identified on the podcast too, but it surely ought to be famous that simply because Xbox is engaged on a handheld prototype, whether it is, that doesn’t imply it should ever truly launch. Tasks like these are cancelled on a regular basis, so don’t go writing any feedback complaining it by no means got here out when it was by no means assured within the first place.

A “Absolutely Native” Handheld Sounds Clutch

This information isn’t all that shocking as a result of Xbox is pushing the plan to make Xbox Recreation Cross accessible on units aside from Xbox Sequence X, S, or PC.

Now you can run the subscription gaming platform on handhelds like Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally, Logitech G Cloud, the Lenovo-Legion Go, or your smartphones by way of a cloud gaming app nonetheless in beta.

Nonetheless, a devoted system can be a clutch, particularly if paired with an Xbox Recreation Cross.

Players are reacting positively to the rumor of a “absolutely native” handheld console.

“I desire a Xbox Handheld – its time As a lot as I like my ROG Ally, moveable {hardware} that performs all my Xbox video games with a simplified UI and never having to fret about system settings with improved battery life In different phrases a choose up and play expertise,” Kinda Humorous (XCast) and Gamertag Radio host Parris Lilly wrote on X, previously Twitter. 

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