Xbox is working on a new portable console, a first for the Microsoft brand

Competition is tough between video game giants PlayStation and Xbox, but the head of Xbox Game Studios has just announced a turning point: a portable console is in preparation.

The information has just been released, thanks to an interview conducted by Bloomberg with Phil Spencer, the current head of Xbox Game Studios. The Microsoft company is reportedly considering a completely revolutionary new console, which would drastically change the trajectory taken since its creation in 1994.

Indeed, Xbox is reportedly working on portable console prototypes. A change of focus which is not a real surprise, Phil Spencer having repeatedly professed his interest in portable consoles.

A date still very uncertain

Although the race is underway, the finish line remains uncertain. As the project is still at a very early stage, no release date has been mentioned. It is very likely that several years will have passed before gamers can get their hands on the new Xbox gadget.

This waiting time, as long as it is uncertain, will undoubtedly leave room for numerous rumors and hypotheses. In any case, we should certainly not expect any real announcements before 2027. The Xbox team has not yet started cooking and is taking the time to think, in order to best think about its new model.

The Microsoft company is mainly focusing today on a study of the current market, in order to best respond to trends and customer demands. “In the longer term, I would really like us to build other devices,” Phil Spencer confides to Bloomberg. “And I think our team could work on some real innovative work, but we first want to inform ourselves by studying what’s happening right now.”

What about home consoles?

Although Phil Spencer has spoken out about a change of direction within Xbox, the development of portable consoles does not signal the end of home consoles. Quite the contrary, according to Xbox president Sarah Bond, who revealed at the start of the year that the company was already working on a new generation of console.

Still according to Sarah Bond, the next Xbox living room models would even mark a technological leap never before seen between two generations, with an unprecedented graphic and technical leap. Promises that fall on deaf ears, players are increasingly on the lookout for all information concerning the future of the Microsoft company.