According to Windows Central, Microsoft is working on a portable Xbox console that could be released by the end of the year to rival the Nintendo Switch 2 as well as other handhelds like the Steam Deck.

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.

A new report from an Xbox insider claims that the "next Xbox" might not be a traditional console at all, and that it'll likely arrive in 2027.