Not an official announcement, but it’s probably safe to assume an Xbox handheld is in development.

  • w2tpmf@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    Microsoft could just drop a Windows handheld that can play Xbox games natively.

    The Xbox already runs on a custom VM based on Windows 10/11. Microsoft themselves are the only ones keeping the two who systems separated by artificial software limitations.

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      20 days ago

      They could, but they won’t.

      They could also release a handheld gaming PC that runs Windows under their Surface brand, if they wanted to go that route.

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      12 days ago

      Microsoft : “When we added all the extra ‘features’ of Win11 into our Xbox OS, we saw a severe drop in performance. So we have kept them separate.” Customers : “So you do agree the features in Win11 are detrimental to the user experience?” Microsoft : “Fuck no, those features are essential for a user. Btw, have you upgraded to Win11?”