The future is handheld — so where do Xbox and PlayStation go next?

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Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:32:17 +0000
Console Gaming

Has Nintendo inspired the next generation of consoles again?

For about a year now, Xbox CEO and Microsoft president of gaming Phil Spencer has been tap dancing around the idea of an Xbox handheld device and whether or not Microsoft will release a mobile Xbox. Finally, in an interview with Bloomberg from late September 2024, new Xbox president Sarah Bond all but confirmed that some sort of handheld device is on the minds of Xbox as a way to “meet gamers wherever they are.”

Unlike Xbox, the rumors surrounding Sony producing a new handheld console haven’t been taken as directly from the horse’s mouth.

In February, regular YouTube leaker Moore’s Law is Dead reported that Sony is working on a “non-streaming, pocket-sized console” — in other words, not another PlayStation Portal, despite that device’s popularity. In August, hardware leaker Tom Henderson claimed that Sony is “paying very close attention” to the current handheld market. The latest rumor from...