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Xbox
Xbox
has
been
in
the
news
A
LOT
as
of
late,
primarily
due
to
fanboys
losing
their
sh*t
about
the
company’s
new
direction,
but
this
latest
development
is
something
many
gamers
are
on
board
for.
Spotted
on
VG247,
the
Microsoft
gaming
division
is
reportedly
looking
to
make
a
big
splash
in
the
handheld
gaming
department
after
seeing
Sony’s
surprising
success
with
its
cloud-based/remote-play
PS5
companion
device,
the
PlayStation
Portal.
On
a
recent
episode
of
the
Xbox
Two
podcast,
Windows
Central
managing
editor
Jez
Corden
claims
the
Microsoft
gaming
company
already
has
working
prototypes.
Per
VG247:
Speaking
on
the
Xbox
Two
podcast,
Jez
Corden
said
that
he
knows
that
“[Xbox]
have
got
handheld
prototypes
right
now.”
He
clarified
that
they
are
“new
prototypes”
and
not
old
ones
that
were
supposedly
previously
in
the
works,
and
he
also
made
sure
to
point
out
that
it’s
“not
a
cloud
handheld”
it’s
“a
fully
native
Xbox
handheld.”
This
was
pointed
out
on
the
podcast
too,
but
it
should
be
noted
that
just
because
Xbox
is
working
on
a
handheld
prototype,
if
it
is,
that
doesn’t
mean
it
will
ever
actually
release.
Projects
like
these
are
cancelled
all
the
time,
so
don’t
go
writing
any
comments
complaining
it
never
came
out
when
it
was
never
guaranteed
in
the
first
place.
A
“Fully
Native”
Handheld
Sounds
Clutch
This
news
isn’t
all
that
surprising
because
Xbox
is
pushing
the
plan
to
make
Xbox
Game
Pass
available
on
devices
other
than
Xbox
Series
X,
S,
or
PC.
You
can
now
run
the
subscription
gaming
platform
on
handhelds
like
Steam
Deck,
ASUS
ROG
Ally,
Logitech
G
Cloud,
the
Lenovo-Legion
Go,
or
your
smartphones
via
a
cloud
gaming
app
still
in
beta.
However,
a
dedicated
device
would
be
a
clutch,
especially
if
paired
with
an
Xbox
Game
Pass.
Gamers
are
reacting
positively
to
the
rumor
of
a
“fully
native”
handheld
console.
“I
want
a
Xbox
Handheld
–
its
time
As
much
as
I
like
my
ROG
Ally,
portable
hardware
that
plays
all
my
Xbox
games
with
a
simplified
UI
and
not
having
to
worry
about
system
settings
with
improved
battery
life
In
other
words
a
pick
up
and
play
experience,”
Kinda
Funny
(XCast)
and
Gamertag
Radio
host
Parris
Lilly
wrote
on
X,
formerly
Twitter.
You
can
see
those
reactions
in
the
gallery
below.
