Sony and Microsoft are currently working hard on their next-gen consoles. Apparently Microsoft has taken a look at this again.
Update from February 17th: Microsoft has now taken the helm itself and officially announced that it is working on a new Xbox console. According to their own statements, they want to reach a new level of technology with the new generation Xbox. This is of course a clear declaration of war against Sony, who currently dominate the console market. Further details are not yet known. For this reason, it can be assumed that alleged leaks about technical details of the new Xbox console will continue to appear online, as was the case in our original report.
Original message: Redmond, Washington – Whenever gamers have fun with a new console, the developers’ heads are spinning again. The successors to the PS5 and Xbox Series X are in the works at Sony and Microsoft, that should be certain. However, it seems that there have been a few uncertainties at the Xbox manufacturer recently – and in the long run these could lead to a lag in the race between the next-gen console and the PS6. A tech insider has explained what’s been going on at Microsoft recently.
Microsoft undecided on the next Xbox – Insider reports on next-gen console
Insider about the next consoles: After recently sharing information about a possible PSP successor from Sony, the tech insider “Moore’s Law is Dead” also commented on Microsoft’s new console plans. As the leaker revealed in a recent livestream, there already seem to be delays with the next Xbox compared to Sony, which is also said to be working on the PS6.
According to the insider, as of January 2024, Microsoft has not yet concluded a contract with AMD for new hardware. Meanwhile, he knows of several confirmed contracts between Sony and AMD, including possibly for the PSP successor and the next-gen PlayStation.
According to Moore’s Law is Dead, Microsoft is said to have spent a lot of time asking other hardware manufacturers about prices – including Intel and Nvidia. This would mean that new PlayStation hardware would already be in active development, while Microsoft was still in the concept phase of a new Xbox until recently. But it couldn’t be ruled out that a contract with AMD would ultimately be reached, even if Intel was probably very interested in a console contract.
Will Sony pull ahead with the next generation of consoles? Insider sees backlog for Xbox
Microsoft is lagging behind: In practice, this could mean that Microsoft is some way behind Sony and the PS6 in the development of its next console. The next Xbox would now launch more precise designs and conception, possibly with AMD. In comparison, Sony is said to be “deep in development,” explained Moore’s Law is Dead. The back and forth over new hardware contracts for Microsoft’s next-gen console should highlight another problem.
The plans for the next Xbox: According to the tech leaker, the development of another Xbox was generally already on the brink. There have already been leaks from FTC documents that a new Microsoft console would be released by 2026. If this is the case, the time pressure for the Xbox manufacturer could at least have increased. However, there was also information that Microsoft is considering making a hybrid console in the style of the Nintendo Switch and thus relying more on cloud streaming.
Such an approach would also be more in line with Microsoft’s alleged plans for third-party releases. The fact that Microsoft has closed its division for physical releases could also play a role in a cloud-enabled console. The closure also came as part of the mass layoffs that hit Microsoft and Activision Blizzard.