AMD suggests the next-gen Xbox will arrive in 2027

Microsoft might launch the next-generation Xbox console someday in 2027, AMD CEO Lisa Su has revealed throughout the semiconductor firm’s newest earnings name. Valve is on monitor to begin delivery its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this yr, she stated, whereas Microsoft’s improvement of an Xbox with a semi-custom SOC from AMD is “progressing properly to help a launch in 2027.” Whereas it doesn’t essentially imply Microsoft is releasing a brand new Xbox console subsequent yr, that appears to be the corporate’s present aim.

Xbox president Sarah Bond introduced Microsoft’s multi-year partnership with AMD for its consoles in mid-2025. Based mostly on Bond’s assertion again then, Microsoft is embracing using synthetic intelligence and machine studying in future Xbox video games. She additionally stated that the businesses are going to “co-engineer silicon” throughout gadgets, “in your lounge and in your fingers,” implying the event of future handheld consoles.

Leaked paperwork from the FTC vs. Microsoft courtroom battle revealed prior to now that Microsoft was planning to make the following Xbox a “hybrid sport 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 doable when the Xbox X and S have been launched in 2020, they usually haven’t offered as well as the Xbox One.