Xbox players will soon get the freedom to play anywhere with two handheld consoles that Microsoft plans to release this holiday season.

While the ROG Xbox Ally will only play Xbox games that have PC versions natively, that won't be true of Xbox's next-gen hardware. Bond has already confirmed that Microsoft is "maintaining compatibility with your existing library of Xbox games" so there is still a console component in place here for whatever Xbox ultimately does next.

SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Xbox president Sarah Bond on Tuesday confirmed that her team is working on a new Xbox video game console. "We're investing in our next generation of hardware line-up across console, handheld, PC, cloud and accessories," Bond said in a video posted on X.