In recent months Microsoft has been referring to this internally as “ Xbox Everywhere ,” as it increasingly looks at bringing more Xbox games to PlayStation, Switch, and other platforms and devices. Microsoft has also been using “no console required” messaging for its Xbox TV app for Samsung TVs and Amazon’s Fire TV sticks earlier this year.

For anyone paying close attention to the growing handheld gaming field, you may have seen a rumor or two over the last year that Microsoft is supposedly working on an Xbox handheld. It would stand to reason the company would jump on the bandwagon after Steam and Asus blew the doors off with wild success,

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