xbox'According to president Sarah Bond, the next-generation console will offer gamers a “very premium” experience. Not much is known about the next-gen Xbox consoles at this early stage, but Bond's recent statements suggest that the development of ROG Xbox Ally could be key to understanding Microsoft's thinking about developing the next console.
It's been nearly five years since the Xbox Series Released by publisher Take-Two Interactive this February, Xbox Series Microsoft's third-place performance and other business decisions have led to rumors that Xbox is preparing to exit the console market.
The Xbox boss says the next console will deliver a 'premium' experience.
However, these rumors were quashed following an October 20 report in which Bond confirmed that Xbox's next-generation console was in development. A day later, Bond appeared on Mashable's YouTube channel. Her appearance appeared to be primarily to discuss ROG Xbox Ally, but the conversation also touched on the development of the next-gen console. When asked if he could provide any further information at this early stage, Bond reserved his answer, but did say that the upcoming console will offer players “a very premium, high-end, curated experience.”
Bond also hinted that Xbox's current strategy for console development may be hidden in the design of the new portable gaming computer. Promising a handheld that could run both Xbox and PC games on a portable screen via cloud gaming and let players pick up where they left off on non-mobile devices, the ROG Xbox Ally began selling out within hours of pre-orders going live. It's been a very popular purchase, but it's also been met with criticism in a variety of categories, from performance issues to the difficulty of managing a gaming system that relies on Windows 11.
The ROG Ally Bond tried to calm concerns by pointing out that the ROG Xbox Ally costs $400 less than the Ally X and saying that Xbox still wants to provide options for gamers of all budgets. Still, with Game Pass Ultimate's recent monthly price increase of $10 and the Xbox Series
- brand
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Xbox / ROG
- operating system
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Windows 11 Home
- processor
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AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme Processor
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7-inch IPS, 500 nits, 16:9, 120Hz refresh rate, FreeSync Premium, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus + DXC anti-reflection
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FHD 1080p
- original release date
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2025
Source: Variety
