During today’s AMD financials, Dr. Lisa Su confirmed that next-gen Xbox hardware is targeting 2027.
Dr. Lisa Su gave the following statement during today’s AMD financial report earnings call:
“Development of Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox featuring an AMD semi-custom S.O.C. is progressing well to support a launch in 2027.”
This is the first update, including our first timeline, since Xbox and AMD confirmed they were working together for the next generation of Xbox Hardware back in June of 2025.
Rumors around the Xbox hardware division have pointed to a hybrid-device. It is essentially a Windows PC but has built-in hardware-level backwards compatibility with Xbox Series devices and all the games that they can play. The aim for these devices is said to be a more niche, ‘premium’ product. Instead of aiming for 50+ million sales as a loss leader, the hardware would not lose money upfront anymore.
It is a massive shift for the video game industry, which has generally relied on software sales to recoup losses on hardware. This generation has been a nightmare for the Xbox division as the company seemingly stopped wanting to sell the Xbox Series X & S consoles, as prices never fell. At this point, during most generations, especially the last, the console price could come down to attract the casual audience. Instead, prices are going up, in no small part thanks to Microsoft’s AI and data center ambitions.
Thanks to their partner, OpenAI, RAM and SSD prices have begun to skyrocket. An arms race, one rumored to have only started to keep competition from catching up, is poised to heavily damage the home computing industry.
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