{"id":230445,"date":"2024-06-10T14:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/10\/i-think-we-should-have-a-handheld\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:17:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:17:28","slug":"i-think-we-should-have-a-handheld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/10\/i-think-we-should-have-a-handheld\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I think we should have a handheld&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After announcing several new Xbox Series X consoles including a $600 special edition model, Microsoft may be working on another one. In response to a question from IGN about portable gaming, Xbox chief Phil Spencer said &#8220;I think we should have a handheld.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a vague comment, but it certainly shows that the company is taking notice of all the portable PC gaming devices out there like the new <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-asus-rog-ally-x-improves-on-the-original-in-all-the-right-ways-090008278.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rog Ally X;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rog Ally X<\/a> from ASUS and no doubt Sony&#8217;s <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/playstation-portal-review-a-baffling-handheld-for-no-one-but-sony-diehards-201558485.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:PlayStation Portal;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PlayStation Portal<\/a> remote handheld. Such a device would also make a lot of sense for the Xbox platform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"a6af3afb-bbdd-5912-b221-65bf756a10e8\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IIpMhthwnto?rel=0&amp;start=1554\" scrolling=\"no\"><p><noscript><iframe title=\"Phil Spencer Talks Xbox Showcase, Studio Closures, Xbox Handheld, and More! | IGN Live 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IIpMhthwnto?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The future for us in hardware is pretty awesome, and the work that the team is doing around different form factors, different ways to play,&#8221; he said. He then deferred any future questions about consoles to Xbox president Sarah Bond.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer hypothetically kiboshed the idea of a Sony-like internet- or cloud-only device when asked about it, though. &#8220;I think being able to play games locally is really important,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>This by no means confirms the development of such a device and it wasn&#8217;t the right event for such an announcement in any case. &#8220;Today was about the games&#8230; but we will have a time to come out and talk more about platform, and we can&#8217;t wait to bring it to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/microsoft-xbox-chief-phil-spencer-i-think-we-should-have-a-handheld-123046226.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] After announcing several new Xbox Series X consoles including a $600 special edition model, Microsoft may be working on another one. 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