Microsoft Pauses Work on Xbox Handheld to Focus on Third-Party Windows Gaming Devices

Microsoft pauses work on Xbox handheld to focus on third-party Windows gaming devices

According to Windows Central, Microsoft is not canceling its Xbox handheld entirely and intends to resume development in the future. For now, however, the company plans to "prioritize its teams to improve Windows 11 gaming performance" on third-party handheld devices.Read Entire Article

Microsoft would like to launch a portable version of its next generation of Xbox consoles. But for now, this project would have been set aside, in order to focus on optimizing Windows 11 (including portable consoles under Windows 11).

Xbox halts development on handheld to focus on third-party devices: report

The company reportedly wants to focus on improving Windows 11 while relying on companies like Asus to release Xbox-branded gaming handhelds.

The portable consoles as a rule have been quite successful. We have thus all the ones that Nintendo has launched and in the case of Sony it has to be said that the PSP (PlayStation Portable) if it was a success, but the PS Vita (PlayStation Vita) did not. It has been curious that Microsoft had in mind to launch a future Xbox laptop, but now it has been filtered that the company has left it in the background and will give priority to third-party …

Microsoft wants to win the handheld gaming war by no longer making one

Microsoft's rumored first-party Xbox handheld may take longer to arrive than expected. The company has paused development on the Xbox handheld to focus on Windows 11 optimization.

Microsoft is adjusting its strategy in the area of portable gaming. While rumors about a portable Xbox console have been circulating for a while, the company is putting this project on hold to favor collaborations with third-party partners, including Project Kennan d'Asus, expected by the end of the year ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link Ap…