Microsoft says the next-gen Xbox will be the ‘biggest technological leap’ for a new console generation.

Microsoft shared new details about their plans for Xbox Hardware is teasing the next generation of Xbox consoles and providing an update on its gaming business in a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast on Thursday. While the company Confirmed That four Xbox exclusive games will launch. PS5 And Nintendo Switch, it reiterated its commitment to developing Xbox hardware and exclusive titles on the platform. In the podcast, Xbox president Sarah Bond said that Microsoft is focused on delivering the “biggest technological leap” for the next console generation for the next Xbox.

Bond also confirmed that fans can expect new Xbox hardware in time for the holiday season later this year – possibly the rumored mid-generation refresh of the Xbox Series S/X consoles. “We have some exciting things coming in hardware that we’re going to share this holiday. And we’re also investing in the next-gen roadmap,” the Xbox president said. “And what we’re really focused on is delivering the biggest technological leap you’ll ever see in a generation of hardware.”

Xbox currently offers Xbox Series Xits flagship current-generation console, along with the lower-end, digital-only Xbox Series S.

Back in September last year, Court documents leaked from a Federal Trade Commission antitrust case over Microsoft’s acquisition of Activation-blizzard revealed that the company was planning a mid-generation refresh for its Xbox Series X and Series S consoles sometime in 2024. The documents included a platform roadmap for future releases as well as conceptual images of upcoming Xbox hardware.

According to leaked concept images, Microsoft’s mid-gen refresh of the Xbox Series X, codenamed ‘Brooklin’, is an all-digital console with the same performance and features as the original except for an optical disc drive. The console appears to have a cylindrical design and an upgraded 2TB storage and will likely retain the price of the Series X — $499, or Rs. 54,990. The leaked documents claimed that ‘Brooklyn’ will release sometime in October 2024. Apart from the console, Xbox also plans to launch an upgraded controller with gyro, haptic feedback and adaptive triggers similar to PlayStation’s DualSense controller.

In the podcast, where Bond was joined by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer and Xbox Game Studios head Matt Botti, the Xbox president did not reveal a launch window for the next generation of Xbox consoles, but Microsoft The next-gen Xbox and PS6 are also expected to launch in 2028. revealed According to court documents from the FTC lawsuit in June of last year. “This term will, in any case, exceed the expected launch period of the next generation of consoles (in 2028),” the company said in the documents. The current generation of consoles — Xbox Series S/X and PS5 — were launched in 2020.