Asus looks increasingly tipped to be a hardware partner for the Xbox handheld, but I’d want more than just a rebranded ROG Ally.

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

It took a few years of dealing with poorly optimized handheld PCs, but Windows Central reports Microsoft may finally be working on an Xbox handheld. The company could announce an Xbox-branded portable device as early as this year,

According to a new report, Microsoft will partner will a gaming PC manufacturer on the first official Xbox handheld console this year.

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.

Microsoft’s gaming chief Phil Spencer said that he wanted handheld gaming PCs to feel more like an Xbox. But as the saying goes, if you want something done right, do it yourself. Thus, Microsoft is reportedly working on its own handheld Xbox PC console.

A handheld device with the Xbox name might be releasing this year, but it just doesn't sound like something with the power to shake up the market.