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Former Xbox boss criticises Microsoft's secretive plans

Summary by gamereactor.eu
Former Xbox and {Blizzard} executive Mike Ybarra does not believe it is a good idea for Microsoft to attempt to launch a handheld Xbox console. In a conversation on social media, he stated that it is an extremely peculiar move, especially considering that Microsoft now appears to be focusing more on being a publisher rather than a hardware manufacturer. On X, Ybarra wrote: "So many devices out there and with SteamOS on 3rd party devices now, no…
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Mike Ybarra, a former Xbox and Blizzard executive, doesn’t think it’s a good idea for Microsoft to try to launch a portable Xbox console. In a conversation on social media, he said it’s a very peculiar move, especially given that Microsoft seems to focus now more on being an editor than a hardware manufacturer. In X, Ybarra wrote: “There are so many devices out there and with SteamOS now on third-party devices, for me none of this makes sense if…

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gamereactor.eu broke the news in on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
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