Xbox Series... M?

[Charlietus]

from this news:

Goodbye to Xbox: Microsoft confirms that its portable console will be a Windows PC, and it will be released this year

Adiós a Xbox: Microsoft confirma que su consola portátil será un PC con Windows, y saldrá este año

Microsoft ha confirmado oficialmente que está trabajando en una consola portátil, pero no será una consola Xbox, sino una consola Windows estilo Steam Deck.

computerhoy-20minutos-es.translate.goog

Expected, but still kind of shocking to hear it.

 

[Cyan]

Expected, but still kind of shocking to hear it.

tbh I'm not sure what to believe, whether that's a headline thing or it is true. If it's true, that's quite the statement.

 

[cheapchips]

That article or translation strips context that the original Verge article had. Microsoft are not releasing their own hardware this year. It's about improving Windows handheld gaming and bringing it closer to the Xbox experience.

 

[Charlietus]

tbh I'm not sure what to believe, whether that's a headline thing or it is true. If it's true, that's quite the statement.

Never heard of that website, so maybe that's fake news.

 

[Charlietus]

That article or translation strips context that the original Verge article had. Microsoft are not releasing their own hardware this year. It's about improving Windows handheld gaming and bringing it closer to the Xbox experience.

Alright, that makes a lot more sense. Fake headline bullshit

 

[Cyan]

Never heard of that website, so maybe that's fake news.

they are usually reliable, from what I read there from time to time, but they seem to have gotten the idea from another site and go with it. I wouldn't believe MS is leaving consoles. Maybe the traditional model somewhat..., yes, but not fully.

 

[cheapchips]

Alright, that makes a lot more sense. Fake headline bullshit

Yes - although it is clearly Xbox's direction to blur the lines between Xbox/Windows, this year it just means improvements to Windows on third party handhelds.

Whether those are dramatic or more lipstick on a pig, who knows at this point!

 

[Cyan]

hope the focus on a portable hybrid Xbox or working on a Windows OS tailored for gaming and pure optimisation has a positive effect on some of my favourite devices like the 2025 GPD Win Mini.

The GPD Win has usually been my favourite kind of portable device 'cos it includes a very elegantly hidden keyboard -well, at least the GPD Win 4-, it has imho the correct screen size, and it doesn't weigh much.

If we had a Windows OS optimised for gaming I'd certainly try to get a GPD Win Mini 2025 as soon as possible. It's not that I am in a hurry though but I've always very curious about similar devices.

GPD WIN Mini (2025) - Shenzhen GPD Technology Co., Ltd.

It looks very small compared to other handhelds. (it's the rectangular thiingy sitting on top of one of the typical hybrid portable consoles)..