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EXCLUSIVE: New details on Xbox's next-gen console(s) — and Microsoft's most ambitious gaming plans ever​

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By Jez Corden published 38 minutes ago
From AMD's claims of a 2027 Xbox, to the idea of a plurality of Xbox Gen-10 consoles — lets sift through some fresh details.

Xbox likely won't expect the kinds of volumes seen by previous generations with its first-party offering, but it doesn't need to. You can think of the next-gen Xbox similarly to how Microsoft handles Surface — a curated boutique experience in a wider Xbox hardware ecosystem. The software is the platform, and software ubiquity is the goal. But that isn't to say Microsoft is abandoning its own hand in the hardware ecosystem. In fact, it's expanding it, arguably more aggressively than ever.

Opening up Xbox to OEMs and the wider Windows ecosystem should help Xbox and its partners deliver more curated, tailor-made experiences for specific markets, across different types of users, form factors, and price points. Meeting players where they are is now the firm's primary aim, both in terms of software, but also in terms of use case scenario. In the future, you can expect a variety of Xbox devices of all shapes and sizes, from an array of traditional Microsoft OEM PC partners.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/exclusive-the-next-gen-xbox-2027-locked-in-most-ambitious

EXCLUSIVE: New details on Xbox's next-gen console(s) — and Microsoft's most ambitious gaming plans ever​

News
By Jez Corden published 1 hour ago
From AMD's claims of a 2027 Xbox, to the idea of a plurality of Xbox Gen-10 consoles — lets sift through some fresh details.

I've been reporting for a while that Microsoft's landing strip for the next-gen Xbox is indeed 2027. Although, I'm told Microsoft insiders were a little taken off-guard by Lisa Su's comments on the Gen 10 Xbox's timeline.

Microsoft hasn't fully, internally committed to a hard 2027 launch window for the next-gen Xbox platform, since so much of it hinges on improvements to Windows 11 and other factors. Microsoft's Windows and Xbox teams are collaborating harder than ever to get the OS into shape for a polished, console-like experience on Xbox. And thus, aren't forcing themselves to adhere to a specific hard cut off point. You can think of 2027 as the "best case scenario," but having a polished experience is the north star for Xbox.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/exclusive-the-next-gen-xbox-2027-locked-in-most-ambitious