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Quick SummaryXbox has long been rumoured to be working on a gaming handheld, but it’s not believed to be a Nintendo Switch hybrid-style console.We should, claim experts, still expect a successor for the Xbox Series X too.
Xbox has long been rumoured to be working on a gaming handheld, but it’s not believed to be a Nintendo Switch hybrid-style console.We should, claim experts, still expect a successor for the Xbox Series X too.
Xbox has long been rumoured to be working on a gaming handheld, but it’s not believed to be a Nintendo Switch hybrid-style console.We should, claim experts, still expect a successor for the Xbox Series X too.
Xbox has long been rumoured to be working on a gaming handheld, but it’s not believed to be a Nintendo Switch hybrid-style console.
We should, claim experts, still expect a successor for the Xbox Series X too.
There have been rumours of anXbox gaming handheldfor months now, ever since its head, Phil Spencer, expressed his love for the format. And, the numerous rumours and leaks that have followed suggest it is almost certainly happening.
However, those expecting aNintendo Switch-style device, which doubles as a portable and home console, need curb their enthusiasm. It seems that’s not the plan.
Some have claimed that the much-rumoured Xbox handheld will be released instead of anXbox Series X 2(or Xbox Next, as some have called it). But industry experts, including the reliable Jez Corden of Windows Central, believe otherwise.
He has stated on hisXbox Two podcastthat the successor to the Xbox Series X will be a full-fledged, next-gen machine, while the handheld is more likely to be an add-on:
“It’s going to be two different things. They’re not just going to try and go all in on handheld only; they’re going to do a more traditional console for the Series X people and then a handheld.
“I’m predicting a Series X successor, a handheld, and the end of the paywall for premium multiplayer games. That’s my prediction.”
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