Rumors have been floated before about an Xbox portable console, but evidence is building that Microsoft may debut a Switch and Steam Deck competitor.

The next generation of Xbox consoles reportedly could include both a console and a handheld.

Microsoft today announced that it will "soon" be combining its Xbox and Xbox Game Pass apps on the iPhone and iPad, as well as on Android.

In a bid to streamline its mobile gaming experience, the updated Xbox app will absorb the features of the separate Game Pass app.

Windows Central sources allege that Microsoft is now working on a traditional console that would follow-up the Xbox Series X and compete with the inevitable PS6, while at the same time developing the long-rumored Xbox handheld said to be the company's "own take on the Steam Deck."

Microsoft is trying to simplify its Xbox gaming apps for iOS, by merging its Xbox Game Pass into the Xbox app.

Nintendo Switch has, without question, been at the front of the pack in the handheld gaming race, but a recent Xbox leak could spell the end of the company's winning streak.