Microsoft reportedly plans Xbox handheld in 2027, next-gen console in 2028
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"Microsoft reportedly plans Xbox handheld in 2027, next-gen console in 2028" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 7 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include TechPowerUp, Kotaku, shattered.io and OpenCritic. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (12)
- Windows and Xbox teams reportedly clashed over OS experience for gaming, as next-gen Xbox Helix console slips into 2028 Windows Central · 3h ago
- Report: Microsoft's Project Helix planned for 2028 at $1,200 to $1,800 price Ars Technica · 3h ago
- Xbox’s Project Helix and next-gen handheld plans revealed by CEO Asha Sharma herself MARCA · 3h ago
- Report: Xbox To Release Next-Gen Handheld In 2027 & Expensive Helix Console In 2028 Pure Xbox · 3h ago
- Next-Gen Xbox Could Be $1,800 And Launch In 2028 GameSpot · 3h ago
- Xbox Helix Console Reportedly Headed for Holiday 2028 at $1,200 to $1,800 TechPowerUp · 3h ago
- Xbox Reportedly Plans To Release New Gaming Handheld In 2027 Despite Ongoing Turf Battles With Windows Kotaku · 3h ago
- Xbox Handheld Release Date Tracker: 12 Steps, 45 Min [2026] shattered.io · 3h ago
- Xbox Issues New Official Statement on Next-Gen Xbox Helix Price and Availability OpenCritic · 3h ago
- Project Helix Xbox Consoles Could Reportedly Cost Between $1,200 And $1,800 Without Subsidies Kotaku · 3h ago
- Xbox's Next-Gen Console Is Reportedly Targeting a 2028 Release, But Microsoft Expects It To Be Absurdly Expensive IGN · 3h ago
- Microsoft reportedly plans Xbox handheld in 2027, next-gen console in 2028 The Verge · 3h ago
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