AMD Mentions Next-Gen Xbox Console, Says It's 'Progressing Well' To Release In 2027

Still think it'll be 2028 personally, but it's good to hear how confident AMD is in supporting a 2027 launch.

@fatpunkslim The 25th anniversary is this year, but announcing the console in 2026 and releasing exactly a year later in November 2027 seems a good idea — if they can get everything lined up, of course.

Worth pointing out that every major Xbox console launch has happened in November, so November 2027 or November 2028 seem like good bets to me.

This is potentially the first bit of good news we've had in a while, and none of the gloom regarding what is happening with the Xbox brand is helped with Microsoft seemingly content to sit back and silently watch as things unfold. This titbit could just as easily have come from Microsoft leadership, and it would have calmed the waters somewhat.

Instead, we are left wondering whether the constant rumours of delays are true, or is it this single bit of information?

Personally, I hope this is true, because I think the best chance that Xbox has of getting the march on the PS6 is to get to market first. If the PCBox can have a year of positive reviews and positivity around the device prior to the release of the PS6, then they have more of a chance of attracting early adopters, myself among them. Even if the PS6 launches at half the price, the PCBox will still have had chance to embed itself first giving it a fighting chance. In a head to head battle, if the PCBox is indeed double the price of the PS6, it will have an uphill fight and its value will be put into question.

Hopefully we will hear more this year, and the rumours of the delays due to RAM are just that. With any luck, Microsoft got ahead of the game and bought the stocks they needed early, which is a possibility when you consider that they scrapped the mid-generation refresh, and also it was initially believed that they were targeting 2025 for release of the PCBox meaning they may have begun gathering the components early. In all honesty, I think Microsoft will be targeting around 10 million lifetime sales for the PCBox, and thus they will probably only need 20% of that for the actual launch, so it is entirely feasible that have managed to source what they need early.

Here's hoping... 🤞

November 15, 2027, for Xbox’s 25th anniversary makes perfect sense

I agree that makes sense.

which would’ve been pointless anyway — just look at the PS5 Pro flopping both in sales and reviews

Christ you can't help yourself... everything has to be a bloody console war, and nonsense to boot. But for the record PS5 Pro accounted for approximately 13% of all PS5 consoles sold in the US during 2025, according to Circana (formerly NPD) who have actual sales data, which is in line with the PS4 Pro's historical sales. Considering the price of it that is exceeding expectations in terms of sales which would be expected to be below the cheaper PS4 Pro. Any ACTUAL evidence of a flop?

As for reviews that is more subjective. It's true it was initially had some teething problems with PSSR and the price made it prohibitive for some making it harder to recommend at the time. But recently PS5 Pro game enhancements have been strong and plentiful, and with other consoles prices going up the cost/price equation has gotten better over time.

I think Microsoft will also bring out a revised Series X console, @Daffy-Duck. An X2 if you will. I think they will do this for two reasons; firstly, so that those that cannot afford the PCBox can still buy into the new generation, but also because I think they will want to move away from this generation, and specifically the Series S.

The S has been a bone of contention pretty much all generation long, but it seems pretty unrealistic to expect people to buy something that will be so significantly underpowered when compared to the PCBox, and indeed the PS6.

I think the happy medium would be to have a new X2 console that will be slightly better than the current X, meaning that it will still be a very capable machine. The only alternative would be to keep making the X, but I think that will only cause confusion because it will mean that it is not a new generation machine at all...