Microsoft confirmed earlier this yr that work was already underway on the subsequent era of Xbox {hardware}, and that it might boast “the most important technical leap” for a brand new console era. Given the truth that we’re solely at concerning the midway level within the present console era, it’s clearly going to be some time earlier than we hear extra concerning the subsequent one, although it appears some particulars on what Microsoft’s plans entail are filtering by nonetheless.
Taking to Twitter, Home windows Central journalist Jez Corden shared potential particulars on Microsoft’s plans for the subsequent era of Xbox. As per Corden, the subsequent Xbox may have “a heavy Home windows slant” and is primarily going to be “a reference gadgets” for producers to make comparable gadgets, such because the ASUS Rog Ally. Corden in contrast it to how the Floor Professional 11 is used as a reference for comparable gadgets made by third events.
Given Microsoft’s expanded third-party publishing plans for Xbox first-party titles, and with leaks claiming that these plans are solely going to develop, it perhaps wouldn’t be probably the most stunning factor on this planet for Microsoft’s concept of what Xbox must be to proceed to vary as well- although one thing like this will surely be a drastic shift.
Earlier leaked inner Microsoft paperwork have seemingly instructed that the subsequent Xbox will likely be a hybrid cloud console, whereas stories have additionally claimed that it may launch as quickly as 2026. Learn extra on that by right here.
The subsequent Xbox has a heavy Home windows slant and will likely be a reference machine for producers making gadgets just like the ASUS ROG Ally most certainly. Like Floor Professional 11 is a reference machine for AI PCs.
— Jez (@JezCorden) Could 25, 2024
