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Microsoft Will Combine Xbox and Windows Experience for Handheld PCs This Year
Jason Ronald, Microsoft's VP of Next Generation, wants to bring "the best of Xbox and Windows together" on existing gaming handheld PCs.
How Microsoft can turn Windows PCs into an Xbox
I’ve been writing for more than a year about how Microsoft needs to overhaul Windows on handhelds and use an Xbox OS UI on top, keeping the complexity of the Windows desktop hid
Microsoft Is Racing To Bring The Xbox Experience To PC Gaming Handhelds
Jason Ronald, who has the excellent job title of VP of Next Generation, spoke to The Verge after a roundtable entitled “The Future of Gaming Handhelds,” where he suggested that Microsoft could also create less of a handheld Xbox, but more of a handheld PC offering an Xbox-like experience.
Microsoft says handheld gaming PC should bring "the best of Xbox and Windows together"
The future of Microsoft's handheld gaming plans includes a marriage between the best of Xbox and Windows. That's according to Microsoft's Xbox hardware veteran Jason Ronald, who also teased that the company would have "a lot more to share later this year" on what exactly its Windows-powered handheld vision might look like.
Microsoft wants to mash Xbox and PC together for its handheld
Microsoft is at CES 2025 talking about its handheld ambitions, which includes trying to find the middle ground between Xbox and PC.
Steam Ate Microsoft's Lunch On PC, It's About To Do The Same On Handhelds
Valve’s handheld device, the Steam Deck, wasn’t the first portable gaming PC ever created, but it is by the far the most successful. And like Steam becoming the de facto way people play PC games in 2025, SteamOS will soon be the most popular way to play PC titles on the go, which is not great for Microsoft.
Microsoft finally wants to make gaming on handhelds less of a chore
Microsoft may be working on an Xbox handheld but it's also promising to improve the gaming experience across all Windows gaming handhelds. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Microsoft wants to ditch Windows for future Xbox gaming handhelds
Microsoft is working on new software for gaming handhelds which will “put the player and their library at the center of the experience". And we may not have long to wait, as Microsoft will reportedly share more later this year.
Microsoft says it will improve handhelds with Xbox experiences
Microsoft says it’s going to be bringing Xbox experiences to PC gaming handhelds, a move that should drastically improve the user experience on these machines. Ever since the first Windows 11 handhelds were released,
Microsoft states that combining Xbox and Windows is the key to handhelds after SteamOS declares war
Microsoft plans to merge Windows and Xbox for handheld gaming in 2025 Valve's SteamOS aims to be integrated into all gaming handhelds Microsoft must succeed with its hybrid to compete with Valve's expansion efforts.
New to Gaming? Here's Why You Should Start with Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox Cloud Gaming offers a cost-efficient alternative to outright console purchases for new players. Microsoft has committed ...
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Is Now on Final Sale, With Over 500 Games Available for as Low as $13
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I'm a gaming free agent with money to burn. Help me pick between PC, Xbox, and PS5.
I've decided to get back into gaming but can't choose between PC, Xbox, and PS5. This is the first part of a series in which ...
Xbox Game Pass January 2025 games – the classic Diablo and UFC 5 arrive in this month's first drop
Xbox Game Pass has made its first announcement of the year, and though it isn't exactly bursting at the seams, it's going to ...
LG wants to turn your Smart TV into an Xbox, announces cloud gaming partnership with Microsoft
Additionally, those with one of LG's newest Smart TVs will have access to the Gaming Portal. LG pitches this as a "versatile, ...
2025 is PC gaming’s victory lap
Despite the hopes of many industry analysts, the Steam Machine project, which promised all the benefits of PC gaming with no ...