At
the
Xbox
Games
Showcase
the
company

revealed
three
new
versions
of
the
Xbox
Series
S
and
Series
X,

but
the
long
rumoured
handheld
was
nowhere
to
be
seen.

However,
Xbox
head-honcho
Phil
Spencer
has
now
seemingly
all
but
confirmed
the
existence
of
a
handheld.
Speaking
to
IGN
after
the
Xbox
showcase,
Phil
was
very
specifically
asked
about
the
possibility
of
an
Xbox
handheld.

“I
think
we
should
have
a
handheld,
too.”
says
Phil
with
a
big
grin.
But
when
asked
if
he
wanted
to
say
anything
about
it
he
quickly
says
“I
think
you
have
to
have
Sarah
on,
Sarah
Bond,
our
president
of
Xbox.”

But
Phil
seemingly
can’t
help
himself
and
adds:
“The
future
for
us
in
hardware
is
pretty
awesome,
and
the
work
that
the
team
is
doing
around
different
form
factors,
different
ways
to
play,
I’m
incredibly
excited.
Today
was
about
the
games.”

“We
will
have
a
time
to
come
out
and
talk
more
about
platforms
and
we
can’t
wait
to
bring
it
to
you
guys.”

Understanding
that
no
definitive
answer
would
be
forthcoming,
IGN
switched
tactics
and
asked
about
a
hypothetical
scenario.
In
this
scenario,
IGN
proposed
that
if
Xbox
did
make
a
handheld,
would
it
be
more
akin
to
a
SteamDeck,
a
dedicated
piece
of
hardware
that
runs
games,
or
more
like
a
streaming
device.

“So,
I
like
my
ROG
Ally,
my
Lenovo
Legion
Go
is
fantastic,
my
SteamDeck.
I
think
being
able
to
play
games
locally
is
really
important.”

It’s
a
very
difficult
interview
to
get
a
read
on.
On
the
one
hand,
Phil’s
choice
of
words,
his
grins
and
the
way
he
plays
to
the
crowd’s
excitement
over
the
possibility
of
an
Xbox
handheld
device
would
seemingly
all
point
to
it
being
a
real
thing
and
that
Phil
is
drumming
up
excitement
for
it.

On
the
other
hand,
Phil
Spencer
does
tend
to
talk
out
of
both
sides
of
his
mouth,
as
do
a
lot
of
high-up
execs
and
its
difficult
to
take
anything
he,
Sarah
Bond
or
any
of
the
other
Xbox
leadership
says
seriously
anymore.