Well, no longer do we have to rely on rumors, as the CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, has revealed in a Bloomberg interview that Xbox handheld prototypes are currently being worked on. The caveat is that this hardware is still a few years out.

Case in point: the Xbox handheld. Rumors of some kind of Microsoft-made competitor to the Game Boy have been floating around since the original Xbox launched more than 20 years ago. And for even longer, anyone who tries to step up to Nintendo on its stomping ground — including Sega, Sony, and Nokia — gets, well, stomped.

An Xbox handheld has been a dream of many Xbox gamers for over a decade, and Microsoft has now confirmed that the company is considering making one. When

Microsoft Gaming boss confirms future plans for a handheld Xbox, but why wait years for hardware when the experience is already here?