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Microsoft Realigns Xbox Handheld Strategy: Prioritizing Win11 Optimization for Third-Party Devices
May 30 2025 – Windows Central, a prominent tech media outlet, disclosed today that Microsoft is forging ahead with its Xbox handheld gaming initiative, albeit with a strategic pivot. Instead of focusing on developing an in-house Xbox handheld, the tech giant is now channeling its efforts into optimizing Windows 11 for third-party handheld devices. Despite…

Microsoft Xbox’s Alan Hartman to Retire, Making Way for New Leadership
October 15, 2024 – Alan Hartman, the long-serving head of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios, is set to retire at the end of November, with Craig Duncan, currently the lead at Rare, stepping into his shoes. Hartman, whose career has been marked by his involvement in hit franchises like “Forza” and “Fable,” is preparing to pass…