Cloud gaming Defeats The Whole Point Of An Xbox Handheld
Although Xbox hasn't officially revealed an upcoming handheld, it's more or less confirmed that one is in development, news that was bound to generate a divided reception. The prospect should be exciting for many Xbox players who are interested in seeing what Microsoft has been cooking. Out of Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft, the company behind Xbox is the only one that hasn't yet tried its hand at a handheld console, so it will certainly be intriguing to see what Xbox comes up with.
That being said, it's hard to deny that Xbox's new handheld device could be dead on arrival. Not only was the announcement itself confusing, but the services that Microsoft offers with Xbox Cloud Gaming also might defeat the point of a dedicated handheld system. As a matter of fact, it could be argued that Cloud Gaming is a superior choice over a handheld device thanks to its portability and accessibility.
The potential success of the Xbox handheld could already be squandered by its confusing announcement. Microsoft's work on a handheld device was revealed rather unceremoniously by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer in an interview with. Information on the handheld is scarce, as Spencer explained that the team is only in the prototype stages of development and that a release will not be seen for another few years.
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There's no reason that an announcement for the Xbox handheld had to be made so early, especially if the team is still in that prototype stage. The mere reveal of the console's development will inevitably cause huge anticipation and excitement among some Xbox players. That heightened excitement almost always comes with a heap of expectations about what the device will entail. Yet, at this stage, there's no telling the changes that will occur during development on the Xbox handheld, and the more time that passes, the higher those expectations may
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