Microsoft is shifting “full pace forward” on its subsequent technology console, an inner 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 shifting full pace forward on our subsequent technology {hardware}, centered on delivering the largest technological leap ever in a technology,” Bond stated, reiterating feedback made in February when the console’s existence was formally introduced. No additional info was shared relating to the {hardware} itself, nor when followers may be capable to purchase it, however paperwork leaked in 2023 instructed Microsoft plans to launch the subsequent Xbox in 2028. Regardless, with Microsoft seemingly making its growth a precedence, it’s going to possible be out there sooner relatively than later.
Alongside it trying to the longer term, Xbox additionally seems dedicated to the previous and current. “We now have shaped a brand new staff devoted to recreation preservation, necessary to all of us at Xbox and the trade itself,” Bond stated within the e mail. “We’re constructing on our sturdy historical past of delivering backwards compatibility to our gamers, and we stay dedicated to bringing ahead the wonderful library of Xbox video games for future generations of gamers to get pleasure from.”
