Microsoft: We’re not making a dedicated handheld gaming device

6 May 2014

Steve Wright

Xbox Head Phil Spencer took to Twitter yesterday to answer the question of whether or not Microsoft is developing a dedicated handheld gaming device, much like Sony’s PS Vita.

The answer probably isn’t the one you were hoping for, Xbox fans.

@xrCore I don't think we'll do a dedicated handheld gaming device, rather just focus on WP, tablets, maybe with controller support someday.

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) May 5, 2014

You heard it here, folks. The best you can hope for is a WP8 or Surface tablet with proper controller support.

Do you enjoy gaming experiences on a Windows Phone or Surface, or would you rather a DS or Vita-like Xbox platform?

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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

Aside from video games, Steve has interests in hockey and Star Trek, playing the former and helping to cover video games about the latter on TrekMovie.com. By day, Steve works as the communications manager of the peak body representing Victorians as they age.