Microsoft Plans to Integrate Xbox and Windows Features for Handheld Gaming

The company aims to enhance gaming on Windows-powered handheld devices with a console-like experience, with updates expected later this year.

Microsoft's VP of Next Generation, Jason Ronald, discussed plans at CES 2025 to merge Xbox and Windows features for a better handheld gaming experience.
The goal is to create a streamlined, console-like interface for Windows handhelds, addressing usability issues on smaller screens and controller-based inputs.
Microsoft intends to leverage its Xbox OS, which is built on Windows, to deliver a more gaming-centric experience while minimizing traditional Windows desktop elements.
This initiative follows previous remarks by Xbox CEO Phil Spencer about handheld prototypes, though a dedicated Xbox handheld device remains years away.
Further details about these improvements to Windows for handheld gaming are expected to be announced by Microsoft later this year.