Rumour: Xbox May Be Gearing Up To Reveal Handheld Device In 2025

I'm excited for a handheld Xbox. I hope it has flawless offline capability. I also would like it to have a desktop mode alongside the xbox UI like the steam deck, probably windows based.

Would love a proper Xbox handheld that is native. My Logitech G Cloud is my current handheld Xbox and that’s superb but a native device would be awesome

I personally wouldn't buy a handheld don't see at as being a true successor to the series x at all just another option of Xbox

I've only ever known of two people with the surname, Corden; James and Jez. I find both insufferable.

Hope it's native and quite powerful so can run all the games well ..I will defo get one ...got a ps portal and it's got me playing many games I probably never would have...just nice to lay in bed and be able to play on a handheld

Im concerned that any handheld would be a downgrade on the series x. Being battery powered is a big limitation.
In that respect Id almost rather see a remote device like the ps portal so we can have series x power on a handheld.. I might even be able to pursuade my wife to play xbox with one of them!

“In the palm of your hand” scares me a little bit. I certainly don’t want it to be something small like a phone type of device but a proper handheld with a fair screensize.

Great news. I really hope they tie it to current gen games, sort of like a portable Series S. I think it would be big mistake to launch it alongside next xbox and force devs to release games on both - i had enough series s drama.
Also i wish for it to be more like portable xbox vs portable pc like rog ally and such. Maybe they can just adapt it to work with all games of curent gen and then for next gen its up to devs

Yes!!! I so desperately want to keep supporting Xbox and a handheld would be the way to do it.
Branch the Xbox into two forms. Series X for the console, Series S (with a dock) for the handheld. No one would blame Series S for having lower specs because they are literally built for a different audience and gameplay format.

Oh please oh please oh please!

@Ricky-Spanish I understand why many would want a handheld Xbox. But I agree I won’t ever see one as a successor to the Xbox series X. Personally I hope that Microsoft always makes a strong classic Xbox for those of us that want it. I just prefer to play my entire physical Xbox library this way.

If they'd release a meaty Xbox native handheld with access to the majority of the OG Xbox/Xbox 360 titles (and newer ofc) I'd be a happy camper. So many titles I've skipped over the years I'd love to play.

If it's some clodbased tech I'm out. 😬

If Microsoft had executed the Series S alternative well I might be hyped for this, but I don't feel they did so I'm pretty skeptical.

An Xbox handheld will be both exciting and extremely popular. A kind of evolution of Series S, now that the mobile specifications can be boosted significantly.

Unless it also docks so I can play it on the tv, not interested. I have less than no interest in hunching over a portable, squinting at blurry compromised visuals on a tiny screen, wondering when the battery will give out.

I’m not a child with a long bus ride to school. I’m not a Japanese businessman with a 2hr commute on the Shinkansen. When I’m at a rooftop soirée like in the commercials, I’m socializing not troll’d up in a secluded corner hissing at any girls that get too close. When I’m at a vacation resort, I’m enjoying the vacation and not letting the world pass me by as I’m hunkered over the handheld. When I’m on the john, I’m taking a dump—I’m not glued to a screen.

Unless you’re a kid or in prison or something, games should be played on HFR monitors paired to the best pc your money can buy, or else from the comfort of your cushy armchair with the controller in your hands and a big OLED in front of you.

Sign me up! I've dreamed of this since the 360 days. xCloud is something I've utilized a ton. Love the ability to play away from home so easily. At this time I'm not even considering new hardware in the near future. I'm satisfied with what I'm getting out of my Xbox Series. But this would be a no brainer for me to pick up day one.

@Sol76 I wouldn't read too much into that, as he probably meant to say hands. I also wouldn't read too much into it, as he's an utter melt.

@Balaam_ what was the last handheld you played on? A Game Boy Micro? 🤣

Have a series X and have no need for a handheld device. So will be something I'll be skipping.

Same time as switch 2 perhaps?

Absolutely could be wrong and time will tell. But really think a lot of people (including Microsoft) are overestimating the desire, want, need, or market for Xbox handheld. Honestly, handheld in general. People use their phone.

But if Microsoft makes an Xbox console like how Nintendo Switch works, docked and handheld, that's where the interest would be heck of lot more.

No interest in a handheld, but cool if they get it right. If the handheld is going to release at the same time as the NeXtBoX, then the rumours put that at 2026, and Microsoft typically release their new consoles in November. With the Xbox One, the console was first revealed to the public in May of 2013 before releasing that November. With the Series consoles, they were first revealed to the public almost a full year prior to its release at the Game Awards in 2019.

So, with all that in mind, if the two consoles are to be released at the same time, the likelihood is that they will not get a full reveal until Summer 2025, most likely at the Xbox Showcase because to properly reveal both consoles will likely take more time than the Game Awards would probably afford Microsoft...

My ps portal completely changed my ps5 use, currently i use remote play on my steamdeck for xbox.

Its really not a good solution, but its bettee than none. Really hoping msft does one of two things.

1. Makes a stream only device that displays in 1080p or higher.
2. Makes a portable series s level device compatible with all current games. (And a 1080p screen) Hopefully keeping it lighter than the very heavy steamdeck.

@GuyinPA75 Id disagree. I have a backbone and a dedicated phone that i wound up boxing up in the attic because i just dont like gaming on a phone. Could just be me, but as a 40 something with a good amount of disposable income but not a lot of time, handhelds have become my only real outlet. I have all the consoles, but playtime is probably 5 to 1 or higher in favor of non phone portable options.

I just got a Steam Deck in Sept and I love that thing, so amazing to have that kind of power in the palm of your hands. I’d still jump at an Xbox Handheld asap as well as Switch 2 (if it’s bc) asap. I’ve been a handheld lover since the original Gameboy, and truly fell in love with handheld gaming during GBA era and that love continued into DS, 3DS, Wii U, Switch and now Steam Deck.

To say I’m excited for the future of handhelds is an understatement! Truly haven’t been this excited for gaming since probably the 360 or even the n64

Looking forward to my Zune360HD

Im curious but I’d need to see specs/price and so on.

I ended up getting a ROG Ally X and that has largely dashed my need for an Xbox handheld. I have been thoroughly enjoying it. Unless the Xbox handheld has the ability to play PC games too, it feels like it will be an inferior product to the Steam Deck, Ally, Lenovo Go, etc, which are very versatile, although not super user friendly.

Don't get me wrong, I want Microsoft to succeed because it keeps things competitive, that benefits all gamers. I'm looking forward to see what they have to offer when it's announced and shown!