Microsoft has tapped ASUS to build its Xbox-branded gaming handheld.
The device will run on Windows, but will feature an interface reminiscent of Xbox consoles.
It’s said there will be two SKUs and the target price range for the base model is between $499 and $599.
Earlier this week, it was reported that Microsoft is working on an Xbox-branded gaming handheld that would compete with the Steam Deck. It was said that this project would be a joint venture with an unnamed PC gaming OEM. More information about this handheld has now emerged, revealing the OEM and a few other notable details.
In the report from Jez Corden of WindowsCentral, we learned that Microsoft will be enlisting the help of a major OEM — like ASUS, Lenovo, MSI, or Razer — for its PC gaming handheld codename “Project Keenan.” A new report from Tom Warren of The Verge has now clarified that the codename is actually “Project Kennan” and that the OEM developing the device is ASUS.