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Something to eagerly anticipate: Xbox president Sarah Bond has actually validated that Microsoft’s next video game console will support titles from numerous digital shops and keep backwards compatibility. Furthermore, a recently revealed contract with AMD recommends that a main Xbox portable is still in advancement. All of Microsoft’s upcoming consoles (whatever they are) are anticipated to be AMD powered.
Microsoft’s hardware-agnostic computer game service design and its actions to Valve’s Steam Deck have actually just recently triggered speculation that its next console may completely desert walled gardens. This statement from the head of Xbox has actually verified lots of information from earlier reports and relieved issues about tradition console back brochures.
In a one-minute video, Bond discusses that Microsoft will co-develop processors with AMD for several brand-new gadgets focused on both living space and portable usage. The business suggested that the approaching silicon will include next-generation graphics and integrate AI in some capability.
While Bond didn’t particularly discuss Steam, she specified that Microsoft is establishing a platform that will support several shops and gadgets. In general, the strategy seems an advancement of the just recently revealed Xbox Ally handhelds that run Windows OS.
The approaching portable gadgets from Asus change the standard Windows desktop with a controller-friendly frontend that includes Steam, the Epic Games Store, Game Pass, and Microsoft Store software application to produce a console-like PC video gaming experience. Their absence of backwards compatibility with Xbox Series, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and initial Xbox titles stays the only missing out on piece of the puzzle.
The AMD collaboration, in itself, isn’t unexpected– AMD has actually produced the CPUs and GPUs for every single Xbox console given that the 360, along with for the PlayStation 4 and 5Microsoft’s statement verifies that its future gadgets will not utilize off-the-shelf AMD chips like the Ryzen AI Z2which powers the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds.
One huge leap for @AMD + @Xbox — and a strong brand-new chapter for the future of video gaming.
AMD and Xbox have actually stood side by side for over 20 years– powering a few of the most significant minutes in video gaming. As we continue to produce smooth experiences that liquify the borders of truth, … https://t.co/8BQ4JJshMI
— Jack Huynh (@JackMHuynh) June 17, 2025
This might likewise oppose previous reports that Microsoft had actually canceled internal prepare for an main portable Xbox in favor of supporting existing portable PCs. If AMD is assisting establish several customized chipsets, a minimum of among them might diverge from the Ryzen AI Z household to power a more bespoke, backward-compatible Microsoft portable system.
AMD is likewise working together with Sony to establish an SoC for the PlayStation 6based upon the approaching Zen 6 and RDNA architectures. Whether Microsoft will embrace the exact same architectures stays uncertain. According to reports, Sony, like Microsoft, is preparing to launch a portable buddy to the PS6.
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