Microsoft officially announced the Xbox handheld earlier this month, but the response caused by the new hardware was mixed.

Although many players recognize Microsoft's attempt to expand into new fields, some people believe that this handheld console is just a slightly modified version of ROG Ally and lacks sufficient uniqueness.In fact, a member of the founding team of Xbox said bluntly, “No one has a reason to buy this handheld.”

The former Xbox veteran is Laura Fryer, who recently expressed her views on the future direction of Microsoft.She pointed out that the Microsoft team has always used hardware innovation and software support as the core of its business in the past, and the launch of this "ROG Xbox Ally" now shows that Microsoft is gradually moving away from this direction.

As Flair said, this handheld console runs Windows system and only supports PC games in the Xbox Play Anywhere project.Therefore, console exclusive games like Ninja Gaiden Black or Sonic: Freeing will not be played on this handheld console.

This makes the device more like a Windows PC with Xbox features than a real Xbox gaming handheld.Flair believes that players might as well as assemble a real PC or directly choose Linux-style handheld consoles like Steam Deck.

She also mentioned that ROG Ally itself is relatively expensive, and the Xbox ROG Ally version will not bring players a significant advantage in terms of price.Rumors say the starting price of the handheld machine will be 599 euros.

At the end of the video, Flair ruthlessly slammed: Xbox hardware is basically dead.

She said: "There is really no reason to buy this handheld. As a member of the founding team of Xbox, I am very disappointed. I don't like watching the value I've been involved in is gradually eroding, because in my opinion, Xbox has no intention or can no longer ship hardware. This collaboration means Xbox will slowly and completely withdraw from the hardware business. I personally think Xbox is dead."

Interestingly, this is not the first time that executives have criticized Xbox handhelds.Previously, a senior executive at Blizzard said that Microsoft should focus on building good games rather than developing "supercharged hardware".

Some comments pointed out that Laura once again hit the nail on the head. She was one of the key figures in Xbox's success in the early 21st century. She once vigorously criticized the so-called "game developers". She did not know why she failed and instead attacked the players.

NeoGAF player: It's been dead for a while