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Jacob Ridley

Phil Spencer, forever the optimist, hints that he's interested in a Microsoft version of Big Picture Mode for handheld gaming PCs: 'I want my Legion Go to feel like an Xbox'

SteamOS on multiple handheld gaming PCs.

Phil Spencer really likes his Lenovo Legion Go. That's why he lists everything he'd like to see it do differently. CEOs, eh? To the surprise of absolutely no one Spencer would like to see a handheld that's more like an Xbox—all his games, saves and friends easily accessed within the same software. But what is surprising is that his comments aren't just about building some handheld Xbox—though he would also like one of those—he'd like to see Windows-based handhelds from all manufacturers be more Xbox-like.

"I like the fact that Valve, Lenovo, and Asus went out and innovated in a new form factor," Spencer says in an interview with Polygon at GDC. "And I will say that when I’m playing on those devices, it almost feels more like a console than a PC—nine times out of 10. 

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