Insider Reveals AMD's Strict Demand That Forced Microsoft to Scrap Xbox Handheld Plans
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Insider Reveals AMD's Strict Demand That Forced Microsoft to Scrap Xbox Handheld Plans
Microsoft is releasing the ROG Xbox Ally soon on October 16, 2025, by partnering up with Asus. However, it wasn’t the initial plan as Microsoft was in talks with AMD for creating a custom SoC for their own dedicated handheld console. However, that didn’t come true because AMD had some hefty demands from Microsoft. If AMD Wasn’t Greedy Xbox Handheld Could Have Been Real It still looks cool regardless. | Image Credit: Microsoft KeplerL2 is well r…
AMD required 10 million units for an Xbox handheld its claimed
A noted leaker with a decent track record has claimed that the Xbox handheld did not happen because AMD wanted a 10 million unit order. Jez Corden of Windows Central says that claim is false. AMD Xbox Handheld Kepler, who mostly posts on Neogaf, claimed in a post that Xbox canceled their 1st-party handheld due … The post AMD required 10 million units for an Xbox handheld its claimed appeared first on XboxEra.
According to new rumours, Microsoft would have put an end to the development of its Xbox portable console, a device long evoked but never formalized. The main cause would be related to the requirements of AMD, which would have demanded a colossal commitment in terms of production volume to justify the design of a custom SoC. This information comes from the reader "... The article The Xbox portable console project would have been cancelled becaus…
While rumours have reported the death of the hardware at Xbox, without Microsoft's denial being able to completely reassure the players, it's a new corridor sound that made its appearance to animate the beginning of the week. This time it's the turn of KeplerL2, a well-known insider for his information from AMD, which has just launched a new cobblestone in the pond. While the Rog Xbox Ally are about to come out, we learn that the portable consol…
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