Microsoft's gaming CEO says it is working on handheld prototypes Spencer says an actual handheld console is years away from release A handheld device has been rumored to be in the works for some time Xbox boss Phil Spencer has revealed that Microsoft is currently working on handheld prototypes.

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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