The next-generation Xbox console is two years away from release. According to a new report from Windows Central’s Jez Corden, Microsoft is currently targeting 2027 for release of its next mainline Xbox consoles.
Per the report, the new systems are in full production at Microsoft.
“[Our] sources also indicate that Microsoft’s internal successor to the Xbox Series X|S platform has been fully greenlit all the way up to CEO Satya Nadella,” Corden writes.
He adds that it’s believed that the current plans for the next generation of Xbox include a “premium successor” to the Xbox Series X along with its own in-house developed handheld console. There are also plans for “several” new controllers.
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Corden’s report also follows up his earlier claims that new Xbox consoles will be “closer to Windows than ever before”. The new systems will also still support backwards compatibility to allow older games to be played.
In addition to the new consoles, Microsoft is reportedly planning to launch an Xbox-partnered handheld gaming system later in 2025.
None of these plans have been officially announced by Microsoft. Until that happens—and even after they become public—, understand that targets can always change. Insider Gaming has reached out to Xbox for comment on the claims. Should a response be received, it will be added to this story.
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