According to a new report from Windows Central, Xbox will reportedly release a new gaming handheld as soon as this year.

Microsoft's next-generation Xbox is a 'TV-friendly shell' says insider, shooting down rumors that COD developers have dev kits to the 'next Xbox'.

Talking on a new episode of The Xbox Two Podcast, Corden discussed the recent 'Xbox Prime' rumour, going on to say that it's "just not accurate" that devkits for a 2026 console are out in the wild yet. In fact, the reporter says that he's "pretty sure new hardware is not 2026, it's 2027" in regards to a next-gen Xbox.

There's been plenty of speculation on when Microsoft was going to enter the handheld gaming fray. The Xbox maker appears to have something in the works that may be further along than expected. Microsoft is working with an unknown manufacturer to make its own Xbox-branded gaming handheld,

Credit: Future and Microsoft Microsoft is prepping a new handheld version of its Xbox console that could be launched later this year. Meanwhile, plans are afoot to replace the existing Xbox Series S and X consoles in 2027.

It's being reported that Microsoft is making a gaming handheld with Xbox branding and similar to the Steam Deck. It's a great move.

The company reportedly has an Xbox partner handheld planned for 2025 as it works on its next-gen consoles aiming for release in 2027. It looks like the Switch 2 won’t be the only handheld console hybrid players have to choose from this year.

According to a new report, Microsoft will partner will a gaming PC manufacturer on the first official Xbox handheld console this year.