Microsoft will release portable Xbox: Insiders have opened details

< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/5c/01/IB-FQT0EETV4_1E492CE.jpg" Alt = "Microsoft will release portable Xbox: Insiders have opened details"/> < p > According to recent origins, Microsoft is actively working on creating a portable Xbox console that may appear this year.

< p > reports RBC-Ukraine (Styler project) with reference to the technological site & nbsp; pcWorld.

< h2 > What is known

< p > a console, which has a code name & nbsp; < strng > “Keenan”, & nbsp; nbsp; The details remain unknown: there is no information about the size, price and characteristics of the device. However, it is obvious that the novelty will receive the corporate style of Xbox, as did the Spencer wanted.

< P Data-Yield-Master-Placement-Inted = "" > In November 2024, Spencer noted that the portable version of Xbox is a matter of several years and Microsoft is only at the stage of prototypes. However now it seems that the situation has changed.

< p > It is important to understand that & nbsp; < strng > xbox is not only consoles, but also a Microsoft game ecosystem on PC . According to Windows Central, the new portable console will work on Windows, and the Xbox app for Windows will be the main tool for cloud gaming on PC.

~ ~ < P > Some already say that the laptoat market console is supersaturated, especially with the dominance of Steam Deck from Valve. However, large PC manufacturers such as ASUS have already started mastering this segment.

< P > So far on the market enough space: as of February 2024 was sold all & nbsp; < strong >6 million portable PCs , and in 2025 sales are expected & nbsp; < strong > another 1.9 million devices . This is extremely relatively comparable & nbsp; < strong > with 273 million usual PC , which, according to IDC forecasts, will be sold this year. This can indicate both the young stage of the market and the weak interest in it.

< P > Microsoft already releases its own PC under the brand & nbsp; < strong > Surface , but this portable xbox & nbsp; lines . According to Windows Central, Microsoft collaborates with another PC manufacturer to assemble these consoles. Sometimes such devices are developed by contracting companies such as COMPAL, and then released under the customer's brand, but in this case, it seems to be a full partnership.

~ < P > It is unclear how seriously Microsoft is related to the concept of portable playing PC. It is worth mentioning that the company failed in the mobile segment – from closing Windows Phone to a failure with a two -screen Surface Duo smartphone. Now its presence in the mobile market is limited only by individual applications. Perhaps a portable console will be a way to try again to enter this market.

< P > Windows Central also reports that this project has received & nbsp; < strng > approval of Satya Nadiell , CEO of Microsoft. This is a good sign that the new Xbox console will really see the world.