Having been rumored for several months, the Xbox Portable is now a reality. It was Phil Spencer himself who made the existence of the machine official on the occasion from an interview with Bloomberg. However, don’t imagine an imminent release, you will have to be patient, because the boss of the Xbox branch reveals that the project is just in its infancy and that we will have to wait several years before all this comes to fruition. For the moment, Microsoft is in an observation phase to know how the market behaves, and it is obvious that the release in 2025 of the Nintendo Switch 2 will be one of the examples to take into account, without forgetting the arrival of devices such as the Asus ROG Ally. It is undoubtedly a bet on the future that Microsoft is taking with this future Xbox Portable, at a time when the brand is seeing its console sales fall, while the business is now focused on the Game Pass which must ‘be available on all devices on the market, even from the competition. This strategy aimed at diversifying Microsoft’s hardware offering also relies on the transformation of the Xbox brand, which has made streaming gaming one of its mainstays.
In the meantime, efforts are being put into improving the Xbox app for mobile devices, with Phil Spacer deeming the app ” good, but not excellent » and that it is urgent to bring real innovations to this type of product. This comes on top of Microsoft’s online store for mobile games being delayed, again because Microsoft needs to understand gamers’ consumption needs and behavior. At least, with this announcement, there is no need to use the conditional to talk about the Xbox Portable anymore.
