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As part of a ‘business update’ confirming four first-party Xbox exclusives are coming to PlayStation 5 and Switch, Microsoft has taken steps to calm fans’ fears that it could be considering leaving the console market, saying it is planning a new Xbox that will offer “the biggest technical leap… ever seen in a hardware generation.”
That’s according to Xbox President Sarah Bond, who spoke in an “Xbox Business Updates” edition of the Official Xbox Podcastalong with Microsoft Gaming boss Phill Spencer and Xbox game studios director Matt Booty.
According to Bond, Microsoft has both short- and long-term hardware plans for Xbox. Starting this “holiday,” for example, Microsoft will share “some interesting things coming out in hardware.” A official Xbox tweet Today’s accompanying podcast expanded on Bond’s comments, saying that Microsoft currently has a “robust and innovative multi-year hardware roadmap” that will include “more console and controller options…this holiday.”
Updates on Xbox Business | Official Xbox PodcastBond also confirmed that, in the long term, work on the “next generation” of Xbox hardware is also underway. “We’ve also invested in the next-generation roadmap,” he explained, before finishing with the bold statement that “what we’re really focused on is delivering the biggest technical leap I’ve ever seen in hardware.” generation.”
Microsoft Gaming boss Phil Spencer also highlighted the company’s continued commitment to Xbox hardware. in a conversation with The Verge. “I’m very proud of the work the hardware team is doing, not just for this year, but also for the future,” he told the publication, adding: “(We’re) really thinking about creating hardware that sells to gamers because to the unique aspects of the hardware. It’s kind of a release of the creative ability of our hardware team that I’m really excited about.”
As for what Microsoft could be brewing as part of its “robust and innovative” hardware roadmap, leaks last year pointed to a discless Xbox Series X overhaul and a new controller with swappable battery, both launching in 2024. The same leak also revealed that Microsoft was targeting a 2028 release for its “next-gen” console, but Spencer, addressing the leak in a staff memo at the time, insisted the information was “old.” and that “many things have changed.”