Xbox has confirmed work is underway on hardware that follows the Series X and Series S. Xbox President Sarah Bond told Variety that the company is already at the prototype and design stage for next-generation consoles, and that Microsoft remains committed to building future in-house hardware. Asked whether Xbox would keep making consoles, Bond said they are “100% looking at making things in the future.” She added the next-gen hardware team has “been looking at prototyping, designing.” The interview also touched on Microsoft’s ongoing AMD partnership for the platform.
Bond framed this as part of a broader push to give players options. She said the ROG Xbox Ally X showed Xbox could “innovate in a new way and to bring gamers another choice, in addition to our next-gen hardware.” She also stressed the importance of “listening to what players and creators want” and building things when “there is demand for innovation.” The president spoke about continued work on handheld experience optimization, expanding the compatibility program, and adding features that provide “more choices and more games.”
On a practical level, Bond’s comments confirm Microsoft has not abandoned traditional console development even as it moves into new areas like cloud and handheld devices. The ROG Xbox Ally X is being used as an example of parallel hardware efforts while the console roadmap continues to advance. Momentum around Xbox platform releases can ripple into the ecosystem in different ways, such as platform adoption and crossplay effects witnessed after recent launches like Helldivers 2 seeing a Steam player spike after the Xbox Series X|S launch. Expect Microsoft to keep balancing service expansion with next-generation box design.
If players are wondering about manufacturing, Microsoft is reportedly moving Surface production out of China and may consider a similar shift for Xbox manufacturing in the future.
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