Microsoft denies rumors: the company is not abandoning the development of the next generation Xbox

Yesterday, media widely covered insider information that Microsoft has frozen the development of new Xbox consoles and plans to completely abandon their release in favor of the publishing business and its own digital ecosystem.

Microsoft quickly responded to the rumors and provided an official statement.

What is known

The editorial team of Windows Central received a comment from Microsoft, which denies the abandonment of Xbox consoles. The company emphasized that it continues to invest in this direction and widely collaborates with AMD to create a technical foundation.

We are actively investing in our future consoles and devices of our own design, developed, engineered, and manufactured by Xbox. More detailed information can be obtained by the community by revisiting our agreement with AMD.

If the information from Windows is accurate, the new Xbox console is expected in 2027.

Source: Windows Central