Microsoft is transferring “full velocity forward” on its subsequent technology console, an inside e mail from Xbox president Sarah Bond has revealed. From a report: The e-mail, obtained by Home windows Central and verified to be real by Microsoft, additionally introduced the formation of a recreation preservation staff at Xbox. “We’re transferring full velocity forward on our subsequent technology {hardware}, targeted on delivering the most important technological leap ever in a technology,” Bond stated, reiterating feedback made in February when the console’s existence was formally introduced. No additional data was shared concerning the {hardware} itself, nor when followers would possibly be capable of purchase it, however paperwork leaked in 2023 urged Microsoft plans to launch the subsequent Xbox in 2028. Regardless, with Microsoft seemingly making its growth a precedence, it would doubtless be obtainable sooner slightly than later.
Alongside it trying to the longer term, Xbox additionally seems dedicated to the previous and current. “We’ve shaped a brand new staff devoted to recreation preservation, vital to all of us at Xbox and the business itself,” Bond stated within the e mail. “We’re constructing on our robust historical past of delivering backwards compatibility to our gamers, and we stay dedicated to bringing ahead the superb library of Xbox video games for future generations of gamers to take pleasure in.”