It's long been speculated about what a potential Xbox handheld would look like, and TikTok creator ImKashama has created a mock-up design of the "Xbox Series Z" which has gone viral on the platform over the past 24 hours.
As you can see in the video below, pressing the big Xbox button on the "Xbox Series Z" reveals a large screen and set of controls (seemingly for use with Xbox Cloud Gaming), including a touchpad for navigating menus with ease.
It's obviously not real, but nevertheless the video has garnered a massive amount of attention, securing over 1.3 million views on TikTok at the time of writing after just 18 hours of being uploaded to the platform.
And that's not all! ImKashama also makes other Xbox related mock-up videos, recently posting one of another handheld style controller design, this time in the form of a more traditional controller with a screen in the middle.
What do you think of this? Would you like to see a handheld Xbox? Tell us down in the comments.
[source tiktok.com]
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No, just no. Ugly as hell and WAY too bulky.
Portable gaming as a dedicated handheld will be dead in 5-7 years.
Many big companies like MS, Amazon and Google are bringing Cloud gaming to the market as a means to play mainstream games on the go, using any capable device you own using Wi-Fi or Cellular data.
Obviously Nintendo are enjoying big success with Switch now, especially the Lite in Japan, but it will be interesting to see how they adapt to this change as they've never really been rivalled in the handheld sector to a serious degree.
I can guarantee someone, somewhere will make this soon.
That does not look very comfortable and too top heavy. There are many reasons nintendo ditched the clam format for the Switch.
That said, MS really should come up, be it via partnership or themselves, with a stream-only portable solution that has built in controller, like a Switch Lite but with a 5g radio.
@blinx01 we will need another 20 years before everyone on earth can have comfortable and reliable cloud gaming experience, especially those accessing with cellular network.
That’s one poor mock up! Utterly impractical, worst then using your phone with a controller, and would chew through battery life having two screens. It’s also huge.
Ok, I've watched this half a dozen times now, and I still can't figure it out... why does the center touchscreen slide down when it's opened, just to slide right back up again???
Also, honorable mention to the apparently inflatable joysticks that somehow extend to be taller than the entire handheld is thick.
Or...bring XCloud and Gamepass to the Switch.
... please?
This looks like a Chinese 3DS knock off that can't actually clamshell because of the sticks jutting out. Just say no.
Razer already makes the lovely Raiju mobile to use with remote play and XCloud and a phone if you want bulky controllers, and the Kishi if you want a Switch-like slate.
Not to mention this thing defiles Surface ergonomics we'd expect from the mobile hardware division.
Edit: I found the video version......that's...even worse. It would be expensive to make, expensive to buy, tons of moving mechanical parts.....it's a clockmakers nightmare of tiny parts in there. And the sticks...now do the sticks retract and pop up - the stick height is higher than the body depth when fully exposed. Please don't tell me it's telescoping. Thing would be broken in a week.
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