A flurry of new details about Microsoft's Xbox handheld have emerged. Leaks have revealed the OEM, the target price, and more.

Those rumors about Microsoft making it own Xbox handheld may have been hasty, but we could see the Xbox version of SteamOS instead.

I understand the Xbox work that has hit the headlines this week is actually called Project Kennan, not Keenan. I’m told that Kennan is the codename for a handheld that is being manufactured by Asus, and it’s part of a larger effort from Microsoft to unify Windows and Xbox towards a universal library of Xbox and PC games.

In that report, it was mentioned that Xbox's 2025 handheld is being made by ASUS (known for the ROG Ally series of handhelds) and it's set to feature a console-like interface, but will be powered by Windows like other PC handhelds.

The rumor of an Xbox handheld has been floating around for months, but up until now, not much was really known about Microsoft’s launch plans for the hardware. A new report suggests that Microsoft is looking to launch such a handheld in the latter half of 2025.

Microsoft is reportedly aiming to release its next-gen Xbox Series X/S successor in 2027, with a much-rumoured

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer told Polygon he couldn’t stop thinking about what an Xbox handheld could be. Months later, Spencer told Bloomberg Microsoft had indeed been thinking about it, but that it’s a piece of hardware that’s still years out from becoming a reality.

New Xbox handheld reports say Asus, the creator of the ROG Ally line of handheld gaming PCs, is partnering with Microsoft on the project.