“I would say it’s bringing the best of Xbox and Windows together, because we have spent the last 20 years building a world-class operating system, but it’s really locked to the console,” says Ronald. “What we’re doing is we’re really focused on how do we bring those experiences for both players and developers to the broader Windows ecosystem.”

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

The future of Microsoft's handheld gaming plans includes a marriage between the best of Xbox and Windows. That's according to Microsoft's Xbox hardware veteran Jason Ronald, who also teased that the company would have "a lot more to share later this year" on what exactly its Windows-powered handheld vision might look like.

If you prefer playing on Xbox but always wanted a DualSense-styled controller for it, Hyperkin has you covered. The peripheral manufacturer has announced "The Competitor" at CES 2025, a third-party controller for Xbox consoles (via Pure Xbox) that looks eerily similar to the PS5's DualSense.

Hyperkin has revealed The Competitor at CES 2025, a third-party Xbox controller that appears to be heavily inspired by the PS5's DualSense.