Microsoft shifts focus from Xbox handheld to Windows 11 gaming enhancements

Microsoft has abruptly hit pause on its long-anticipated first-party Xbox handheld. The company is redirecting efforts to boost Windows 11’s portable gaming performance, leaving gamers scratching their heads and wondering if handheld nostalgia will ever make the comeback.

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Xbox halts development on handheld to focus on third-party devices: report

9 months / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

Microsoft pauses work on Xbox handheld to focus on third-party Windows gaming devices

9 months / techspot

We might not be getting that handheld Xbox for some time

9 months / engadget / Matt Tate

Microsoft Pauses Xbox Handheld Plans, Refocuses on Windows Gaming

9 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Microsoft Reportedly Pulls Back Development on Its Own Xbox Handheld to Focus on Third-Party Devices

9 months / ign / Vikki Blake

Microsoft shelves first-party Xbox handheld to work on Windows 11 portable performance

9 months / tomshardware

Microsoft Reportedly Pauses Development On Xbox Handheld

9 months / gamespot / Blair Marnell

No prizes for guessing what’s to blame for the latest problem that stops Windows 11 booting (yep, it’s another OS update)

9 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

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