Microsoft says next-gen Xbox will be ‘a very premium, very high-end curated experience’

Following the release of Microsoft’s first handheld consoles with the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, Xbox president Sarah Bond has teased the next-generation console will be “a very premium, very high-end curated experience”.

Xbox president Sarah Bond has teased the next-generation console will be “a very premium, very high-end curated experience”.

Following the successful release of its first handheld consoles the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, Microsoft have reaffirmed they will be producing a follow-on from its Xbox Series X|S in collaboration with AMD, and Bond has now promised the device will have “next-level performance, cutting-edge graphics, breakthrough gameplay, and unmatched compatibility”.

In an interview with Mashable, the Xbox boss said: “The next-gen console is going to be a very premium, very high-end curated experience.

“You’re starting to see some of the thinking we have in this handheld [ROG Xbox Ally], but I don’t want to give it all away.”

Bond addded the next-gen Xbox would be “fully compatible” with players’ existing Xbox game library.

Previous reports have indicated the next Xbox will release at some point in 2027, and will be “PC in essence but with a TV-friendly shell”.

According to industry insider Jez Corden, Microsoft’s next console – supposedly codenamed Xbox Prime – will be “Windows based”, which would make early game development on the Xbox easier for studios.

During an appearance on The Xbox Two Podcast, he said: “The whole idea of the next Xbox is that it’s gonna be a PC in essence but with a TV friendly shell that also has a specific set of specs in mind.

“So, developers will be building for Windows PC in a way but in such a way that they know exactly what the specs will be, so they can optimise exactly for it.”