Microsoft plans to merge Windows and Xbox for handheld gaming in 2025 Valve's SteamOS aims to be integrated into all gaming handhelds Microsoft must succeed with its hybrid to compete with Valve's expansion efforts.

Jason Ronald, Microsoft's VP of Next Generation, wants to bring "the best of Xbox and Windows together" on existing gaming handheld PCs.

Microsoft is looking to improve its Windows operating system on handheld PCs such as the Asus ROG Ally X and Lenovo Legion Go by making the software more like an Xbox console.

Speaking during the ‘The Future of Gaming Handhelds’ roundtable at the show, and then in more detail to The Verge, Ronald revealed Microsoft wants to combine the Xbox console operating system with Windows, saying: "Our goal is to put the player and their library at the centre of the experience.”

Lenovo’s new SteamOS handheld seems to have lit a fire under Microsoft, fast-tracking its plans to make Windows gaming more like Xbox

Microsoft is making a full court press to get the hundreds of millions of users still running Windows 10 to pick up a new Copilot+ PC with Windows 11.

Microsoft has said that it plans to bring the best of Xbox and Windows gaming experiences for handheld devices.

Microsoft’s VP of ‘Next Generation’ says changes are coming this year.

Xbox has been surprisingly open about its plans for the next generation of the system. This includes a handheld device, which has been confirmed to be in the works for quite some time. While attending CES,