It’s no secret that Microsoft – and the Xbox department within it – has an interest in handheld consoles. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has said as much many times, praising existing handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck and the Asus ROG Ally and hinting that it might be something Microsoft itself dips its toes into.

Microsoft Gaming boss Phil Spencer has confirmed the company’s plan to release an Xbox handheld, but stressed it’s years away from release. In an interview with Bloomberg, Spencer said the “expectation is that we would do something” in the handheld game devices category,

Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X consoles have been updated with a controversial feature by Microsoft.

Speaking to Bloomberg, the longtime Xbox executive addressed the ongoing speculation about whether Microsoft would hop into the current PC gaming handheld arms race. “ [The] expectation is that we would do something [in that category],

Hoping to get your hands on an Xbox handheld console? Well, the company says it's not launching any time soon.

Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) video-gaming chief Phil Spencer is still eyeing acquisitions and planing how to compete and collaborate in the markets for handheld gaming devices and mobile stores, Bloomberg News reported.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed that Microsoft really is working on a handheld gaming device, with prototypes already in the works, but believes that the actual product is still a few years away.