Microsoft reportedly has plans set in motion to release its next Xbox in 2027. Along with the new console, there might be another handheld with this one being a proper Xbox handheld. What might happen is that the handheld is a lower-powered console, like the Xbox Series S, and the new home console will be more like the Xbox Series X.

Microsoft is prepping a new handheld version of its Xbox console that could be launched later this year. Meanwhile, plans are afoot to replace the existing Xbox Series S and X consoles in 2027. If you're wondering how Microsoft could be launching a handheld Xbox so soon,

Microsoft is said to be readying the Xbox series S/X successor for its launch in 2027. The current plans for the next generation of Xbox include a premium successor to the Xbox Series X.

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

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.