Microsoft took advantage of its great publicity to meet with gamers at the end of the year for news on the hardware side. What to expect ?
This Thursday, February 15, 2024, Microsoft broadcast a special episode of its official podcast. A direct response to the growing rumors around the brand and its future strategy, particularly in terms of exclusivity. The American publisher has finally confirmed the arrival of several games from its catalog, but affirms that this does not mean that all of its in-house games will benefit from the same treatment. The brand ultimately sticks to its famous “case by case”. It was also during this same speech that the Redmond firm confirmed that it would make important announcements at the end of the year in terms of hardware. Phil Spencer had always been very clear about the arrival of a potential “Xbox Series Pro”: it would not happen. Has he finally turned around?
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Towards an Xbox Series Portable?
In a meeting with employees ahead of the podcast broadcast, the head of the brand explained that he wanted to create a future where “every screen is an Xbox”. Not surprisingly, coming from a company that invests massively in the Cloud and spares no effort in this area. If a new version of the current console is obviously not to be ruled out, it is perhaps towards an Xbox Series Portable that we should turn. In an interview given to The Verge, Spencer explained that the hardware teams were working hard “not only for this year, but for what comes after.” We really want to create hardware that doesn't sell to gamers because of its unique aspects. It's a kind of creative freedom for our hardware teams that really excites me. »
And it could well be an Xbox Series Portable. Spencer says he sees more opportunities in different types of devices. The guy also had fun liking numerous tweets about a possible portable console in recent days. “ I'm a big fan of portable consoles. A big fan, but I have nothing to announce », he added to our colleagues. He admits in this same interview that Windows still has a lot of work to do on the laptop side, pointing out that it is precisely this OS which constitutes the biggest weaknesses of the ROG Ally or the Lenovo Legion GO.