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Unprecedented Microsoft leak reveals plans for new Xbox systems

32 points by swores 3y ago

wasdfff 3y ago
Yet another xbox sized awkwardly for the tv stand it seems
- Hamuko 3y ago
  Hilariously you can't even place it on its side this time. At least with the original Series X that was possible. Or maybe they'll make a horizontal stand for it?
  - karmakaze 3y ago
    I was hoping that the shape had something to do with quiet efficient cooling, but wasn't mentioned at all.
- vardump 3y ago
  Very unlikely this is the final form factor.
xt00 3y ago
“Microsoft's next console after the Xbox Series X and S would represent not just a new device but a new "ecosystem generation,"…” “According to the presentation, Microsoft had already selected ARM64 architecture for the core device's CPU. The company expected to deliver development kits to game creators by 2027, ahead of a 2028 launch.” Wait what?
- Hamuko 3y ago
  I thought that ARM64 was an option, not a done deal. https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880138/microsoft-xbox-2028-hybrid-cloud-games-platform https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880138/microsoft-xbox-2...
  - tibbydudeza 3y ago
    Project Volterra - it seems they will do two systems and do a shootout - they will probably decide based on costs - they will sell a whole lot more consoles to Joe Everybody and kill PS6 if they can bring costs down to an impulse buy of $299.
    - kridsdale3 3y ago
      The GPU and IO speeds are far and away the most important factors for what people have used consoles for, for 20 years. ARM64 is perfectly capable as a CPU (just ask my MacBook Pro). Pair it with a very capable GPU and you'd likely have a winner. Nearly every ARM system (including the Macs) today have cellphone-tier GPUs paired with them. I'd love to see what a system paired with something akin to GeForce 4080 (reasonable for a 2027 system) could do, power-efficiency and 4k-target wise.
      - tibbydudeza 3y ago
        Now imagine this scenario however unlikely - Microsoft licenses a bespoke CPU only design from Apple derived from the M3 coupled with an AMD Navi GPU for their console. Apple get a new revenue stream and, tech bragging rights in a market, where it will never compete.
j-kent 3y ago
Call me crazy, but I was expecting a Nintendo Switch / Steam Deck form factor.

32 points by swores 3y ago

wasdfff 3y ago

Yet another xbox sized awkwardly for the tv stand it seems

Hamuko 3y ago
Hilariously you can't even place it on its side this time. At least with the original Series X that was possible. Or maybe they'll make a horizontal stand for it?
- karmakaze 3y ago
  I was hoping that the shape had something to do with quiet efficient cooling, but wasn't mentioned at all.
vardump 3y ago
Very unlikely this is the final form factor.

xt00 3y ago

“Microsoft's next console after the Xbox Series X and S would represent not just a new device but a new "ecosystem generation,"…” “According to the presentation, Microsoft had already selected ARM64 architecture for the core device's CPU. The company expected to deliver development kits to game creators by 2027, ahead of a 2028 launch.” Wait what?

Hamuko 3y ago
I thought that ARM64 was an option, not a done deal. https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880138/microsoft-xbox-2028-hybrid-cloud-games-platform https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880138/microsoft-xbox-2...
- tibbydudeza 3y ago
  Project Volterra - it seems they will do two systems and do a shootout - they will probably decide based on costs - they will sell a whole lot more consoles to Joe Everybody and kill PS6 if they can bring costs down to an impulse buy of $299.
  - kridsdale3 3y ago
    The GPU and IO speeds are far and away the most important factors for what people have used consoles for, for 20 years. ARM64 is perfectly capable as a CPU (just ask my MacBook Pro). Pair it with a very capable GPU and you'd likely have a winner. Nearly every ARM system (including the Macs) today have cellphone-tier GPUs paired with them. I'd love to see what a system paired with something akin to GeForce 4080 (reasonable for a 2027 system) could do, power-efficiency and 4k-target wise.
    - tibbydudeza 3y ago
      Now imagine this scenario however unlikely - Microsoft licenses a bespoke CPU only design from Apple derived from the M3 coupled with an AMD Navi GPU for their console. Apple get a new revenue stream and, tech bragging rights in a market, where it will never compete.

j-kent 3y ago

Call me crazy, but I was expecting a Nintendo Switch / Steam Deck form factor.