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Microsoft says it's working on next-gen Xbox "consoles" you'll play "in your living room and in your hands"


If recent reports are true, we likely won't be seeing Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console until 2027 at the earlie…

Microsoft first confirmed an Xbox Series X/S successor was in the works last February, as the company rushed to assure fans - amid the start of its multi-platform release strategy - that it wasn't abandoning the console market. At the time, Xbox president Sarah Bond insisted Microsoft was "invested in [its] next-generation road map" and "focused on... delivering the largest technical leap that you will have ever seen in a hardware generation." Watch on YouTube There is, of course, quite a bit to unpack in that last sentence, starting with Bond's very clear reference to multiple next-generation "consoles", and continuing on with the distinction between a machine "in your living room" and "in your hands".

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