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Microsoft finally wants to make gaming on handhelds less of a chore

Microsoft may be working on an Xbox handheld but it's also promising to improve the gaming experience across all Windows gaming handhelds.

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I’m finally giving handheld gaming PCs a chance this year — but it won’t be on Steam Deck

I’ve always been a fan of handheld gaming since the days of booting up my GameBoy or PSP and taking it virtually everywhere I went, but I’ve shunned current PC gaming handhelds. Despite the success of the Steam Deck OLED, it never “wowed” in terms of pure power.

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Microsoft says it will improve handhelds with Xbox experiences

Microsoft says it’s going to be bringing Xbox experiences to PC gaming handhelds, a move that should drastically improve the user experience on these machines. Ever since the first Windows 11 handhelds were released,

Microsoft wants to ditch Windows for future Xbox gaming handhelds

Microsoft is working on new software for gaming handhelds which will “put the player and their library at the center of the experience". And we may not have long to wait, as Microsoft will reportedly share more later this year.

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Intel still dreams of modular PCs — it brought a tablet laptop gaming handheld to CES

Intel let journalists into its private “Innovation Showcase,” where we saw things like prototype next-gen laptops and giant ...

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Handheld gaming PCs are booming, but one vital company has been strangely silent

Handheld gaming has reached new heights since the Asus ROG Ally launched in 2023, with new competitors like the Lenovo Legion ...

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Microsoft Will Combine Xbox and Windows Experience for Handheld PCs This Year

Jason Ronald, Microsoft's VP of Next Generation, wants to bring "the best of Xbox and Windows together" on existing gaming ...

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Windows 24H2 is a nightmare for handheld PC gamers right now, and that's why Bazzite is an absolute must for the Asus ROG Ally

I can't wait for SteamOS to come to other handhelds in April this year after Windows 11's 24H2 mess, so Bazzite was a no brainer.

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Strange, unique, and otherwise noteworthy PCs and PC accessories from CES 2025

Clones of Valve's handheld Steam Deck gaming PC have become a product category unto themselves, and companies like Asus and ...

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The stars are aligning for a perfect PC handheld — but one thing’s missing

There were major advancements in the state of handheld gaming PCs at CES 2025, but Nvidia is still completely absent from that conversation.

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I absolutely love handheld gaming PCs, but I’m sorry Acer – an 11-inch display is just too large

At this point it’s unusual for a major tech industry event to pass by without a new handful of handhelds – and while the ...

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I got hands on with the Lenovo Legion Go S handheld PC with Valve's SteamOS—and it seems like a bit of a winner to me

SteamOS is Valve's own Linux-based operating system for handheld gaming PCs, which has so far only officially resided on the ...

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Microsoft Aims to Bring 'Best of Xbox and Windows' to Handheld Console

Microsoft says it will combine the best parts of Xbox and Windows in its handheld gaming project, seeming to tease what's to ...

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Acer Launches New Nitro Blaze 8 and Nitro Blaze 11 Handheld Gaming Devices

The Nitro Blaze 8 and 11 also differ in design, with the Blaze 11 featuring detachable controllers. The larger Acer option ...

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How Microsoft can turn Windows PCs into an Xbox

I’ve been writing for more than a year about how Microsoft needs to overhaul Windows on handhelds and use an Xbox OS UI on ...

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Will Switch 2 Even Be the Best Handheld of 2025?

After many years in the wilderness, pushed aside by the rise of mobile games and the departure of PlayStation from the ...

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