Microsoft might launch the next-generation Xbox console someday in 2027, AMD CEO Lisa Su has revealed through the semiconductor firm’s newest earnings name. Valve is on observe to start out delivery its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this 12 months, she stated, whereas Microsoft’s growth of an Xbox with a semi-custom SOC from AMD is “progressing effectively to assist a launch in 2027.” Whereas it doesn’t essentially imply Microsoft is releasing a brand new Xbox console subsequent 12 months, that appears to be the corporate’s present objective.
Xbox president Sarah Bond introduced Microsoft’s multi-year partnership with AMD for its consoles in mid-2025. Primarily based on Bond’s assertion again then, Microsoft is embracing the usage of synthetic intelligence and machine studying in future Xbox video games. She additionally stated that the businesses are going to “co-engineer silicon” throughout units, “in your front room and in your fingers,” implying the event of future handheld consoles.
Leaked paperwork from the FTC vs. Microsoft court docket battle revealed previously that Microsoft was planning to make the following Xbox a “hybrid recreation platform,” which mixes native {hardware} and cloud computing. The paperwork additionally stated that Microsoft was planning to launch the following Xbox in 2028. Whether or not the corporate has chosen to launch the brand new Xbox early stays to be seen, however it’s potential when the Xbox X and S had been launched in 2020, they usually haven’t bought in addition to the Xbox One.
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