Did Microsoft Just Tease That The Next Xbox Is A Pc And Console?

We already cognize that nan next-gen Xbox console isn’t locked to a azygous store, will usage an AMD spot inside, and will support compatibility pinch existing Xbox games. Now, Microsoft appears to beryllium teasing that nan next-gen Xbox will beryllium immoderate type of hybrid console and PC.

Xbox president Sarah Bond sat down pinch Mashable this week to talk nan latest Xbox Ally X handheld, and dropped immoderate vague hints astir Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox console. When asked astir rumors that nan next-gen Xbox console will beryllium much PC-like and much powerful, Bond appeared to agree. “I tin show you’re right, that nan next-gen console will beryllium a very premium and high-end curated experience,” said Bond. “You’re starting to spot immoderate of nan reasoning we person successful this handheld, but I don’t want to springiness it each away.”

I’ve been penning for more than a year that the next Xbox console will beryllium more PC-like, and that nan Xbox Ally devices are an early look astatine what’s to come. Bond’s latest comments are subtle, but they erstwhile again statement up pinch her erstwhile committedness of delivering an “Xbox acquisition not locked to a azygous shop aliases tied to 1 device,” and prioritizing Windows. “That’s why we’re moving intimately pinch nan Windows squad to guarantee that Windows is nan number 1 level for gaming,” said Bond successful June, while announcing a multi-year partnership pinch AMD for a portfolio of Xbox devices.

I’m convinced that Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox console will beryllium powered by Windows and beryllium portion of a number of devices from 3rd parties that Microsoft besides considers Xbox consoles. A $1,000 Xbox Ally X handheld tests nan appetite for pricey next-gen consoles, and it whitethorn good besides trial nan appetite for a operation of Xbox and Windows. Perhaps that’s what Bond intends erstwhile she says nan next-gen Xbox will present “the largest method leap you will person ever seen successful a hardware generation.”