Stories of an Xbox handheld have been doing the rounds for a while now, and with the likes of the Nintendo Change, the Steam Deck, and others having fun with the success that they’ve loved, it’s not arduous to grasp why. And although nothing official has been introduced but, it appears to be like like Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has confirmed {that a} transportable gaming machine could be very a lot a part of Xbox’s plans.

He confirmed the identical whereas talking lately with Bloomberg, acknowledging that “the expectation is that we might do one thing” within the handheld house. Prototypes are at the moment within the works, however although early work is being finished, Spencer says such a tool – no matter it finally ends up being – remains to be at the least a number of years away.

Earlier this 12 months, Spencer was reluctant to speak about Microsoft’s plans for a possible Xbox handheld, stating that there was “nothing to announce” in the mean time. Shortly afterwards, experiences emerged that the corporate was certainly prototyping concepts for a local Xbox handheld machine.

Whether or not such a tool finally ends up being an integral a part of Microsoft’s {hardware} plans for the subsequent technology of gaming stays to be seen, however the timeline will surely line up, with Spencer stating {that a} transportable Xbox machine remains to be a number of years out.