Xbox's Phil Spencer Hints at Exploration of Xbox Gaming on Future Handheld Devices
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Phil Spencer is very interested in gaming handhelds and thinks about how to make them feel more like an Xbox experience. He has specific ideas for improving the Xbox software experience on Windows handhelds.
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Spencer discusses two approaches for Xbox handheld gaming developing Xbox branded hardware or improving Xbox software for third-party Windows handhelds.
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Spencer wants a future handheld to provide a full Xbox dashboard experience and match console features like logging in with a controller, social features, and game saves/progression.
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Spencer sees handhelds as reaching new players and allowing console gaming on the go. He wants Xbox gaming to span multiple hardware brands to reduce friction.
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While not outright announcing an Xbox handheld, Spencer hints at Xbox hardware teams exploring different form factors and being equally as creative as the software side has been recently.