Tom Warren experiences through The Verge: Microsoft is teasing the potential for distinctive Xbox {hardware} sooner or later and a strong next-gen console. 4 beforehand unique Xbox video games are formally coming to the PS5 and Nintendo Swap quickly, and Microsoft needs to reassure Xbox followers that it is nonetheless very a lot invested in the way forward for its platform and {hardware}. In an official Xbox podcast right this moment, Xbox president Sarah Bond teased that Microsoft will ship ‘the biggest technical leap’ with the next-generation Xbox: “We have got extra to return. There’s some thrilling stuff popping out in {hardware} that we’ll share this vacation. We’re additionally invested within the next-generation roadmap. What we’re actually targeted on there’s delivering the biggest technical leap you’ll have ever seen in a {hardware} era, which makes it higher for gamers and higher for creators and the visions that they are constructing.”
Chatting with The Verge, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer went a step additional, teasing that the Xbox {hardware} groups are serious about constructing completely different sorts of {hardware}. “I am very happy with the work that the {hardware} staff is doing, not just for this 12 months, but additionally into the long run,” says Spencer. “[We’re] actually serious about creating {hardware} that sells to players due to the distinctive facets of the {hardware}. It is form of an unleashing of the artistic functionality of our {hardware} staff that I am actually enthusiastic about.”
Maybe that distinctive {hardware} is an Xbox handheld. “We see a variety of alternative in several types of gadgets, and can share specifics on our future {hardware} plans as quickly as we’re prepared,” says Microsoft in an Xbox weblog submit right this moment.