Xbox's portable console is expected to arrive in late 2025, with the Xbox Series X|S successor planned for 2027
It has been reported that Microsoft is developing a portable game console codenamed 'Kennan.' It will be part of the company's Xbox family of home game consoles and will be equipped with features unique to the Xbox.
Xbox's new hardware plans begin with a gaming handheld in 2025 | Windows Central
Microsoft's alleged Xbox Handheld could arrive this year, and it sounds promising
According to technology media Windows Central, the Kennan will be Xbox's first handheld gaming device and will feature buttons and a design similar to past Xbox controllers.
The OS will be Windows, and along with the ability to install game clients such as Steam, it will also feature Microsoft's app store, Microsoft Store, and cloud gaming service, PC Game Pass.
Windows Central noted that 'Microsoft is working with major OEMs such as Asus, Lenovo, MSI, and Razer,' and said that the device is likely not an original Xbox device, but an OEM device made in collaboration with Microsoft.
Information about Microsoft working on a handheld console first emerged in September 2024, when it was reported that both a traditional-style successor to the Xbox Series X|S and a Steam Deck-type handheld console
Windows Central also reports on the next-generation Xbox Series X|S. According to sources, the next-generation console will be a model closer to Windows than ever before, lowering the barrier to porting PC games. It will also maintain backward compatibility with past games, and may have AI functions as well as cloud functions.
In addition to these, a new controller has also been developed, which will have the ability to 'connect directly to cloud services and easily switch controllers between different devices.'
Kennan could reportedly arrive in late 2025, with the next-gen console and controller potentially arriving in 2027.
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