Microsoft confirmed today that Xbox is not dead. In fact, the company announced Xbox consoles, a partnership with AMD, and what sounded like support for PC gaming stores and games on the next Xbox devices.
Xbox-chief Sarah Bond made the announcement in a video on YouTube. It is just a minute in total playtime and while short, includes some major announcements.
But first, here is the video.
The big announcements are the following ones.
About the partnership with AMD, multiple Xbox consoles, and a potential Xbox handheld:
I’m thrilled to share we’ve established a strategic multi-year partnership with AMD to co-engineer silicon across a portfolio of devices including our next-generation Xbox consoles, in your living room, and in your hands.
Xbox will support multiple stores. The mention of Windows is a strong hint at support for Windows gaming stores such as Steam.
[..] delivering you an Xbox experience not locked to a single store or tied to one device. hat’s why we’re working closely with the Windows team, to ensure that Windows is the number one platform for gaming.
Xbox will include AI features and will be backwards compatible.
Together with AMD we’re advancing the state of art in gaming silicon to deliver the next generation of graphics innovation to unlock a deeper level of visual quality and immersive gameplay and player experiences enhanced with the power of AI, all while maintaining compatibility with your existing library of Xbox games.
Closing Words
Microsoft will release new Xbox consoles in the near future, likely around the same time that Sony will release its PS6 (console and handheld) to the public. It is too early to tell if the next Xbox will indeed support PC games.
Now You: do you play games at all on consoles or the PC? Would you buy an Xbox console or handheld that can play PC games?
Would you buy a car that will only take you were M$ wants it to?