AMD suggests the next-gen Xbox will arrive in 2027

Microsoft may launch the next-generation Xbox console someday in 2027, AMD CEO Lisa Su has revealed in the course of 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 mentioned, whereas Microsoft’s growth of an Xbox with a semi-custom SOC from AMD is “progressing effectively to help 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 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 mentioned that the businesses are going to “co-engineer silicon” throughout units, “in your lounge and in your arms,” implying the event of future handheld consoles.

Leaked paperwork from the FTC vs. Microsoft court docket battle revealed prior to now that Microsoft was planning to make the subsequent Xbox a “hybrid recreation platform,” which mixes native {hardware} and cloud computing. The paperwork additionally mentioned that Microsoft was planning to launch the subsequent 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, and so they haven’t bought as well as the Xbox One.