Microsoft has announced a partnership between Xbox and AMD to develop the next generation console. The news comes through a video characterized by the Chairman of the Xbox, Sara Bond.
Microsoft and AMD will co-engineer for the next-gene Xbox console to Silicon, IE Chip, IE ChIP. The video mentions improvement in graphics performance, and some AI characteristics to enhance player experiences, possibly coopelot for gaming.
There are some interesting takes from the announcement, you can watch the video Xbox’s YouTube channelMicrosoft says that it wants to maintain compatibility with its existing library of Xbox games “, this means that backward compatibility will not be an issue. This is excellent news, hopefully it will have a disc drive for physical games.
Bond stated that Xbox’s partnership “You are all about creating a gaming platform that is always with you”. She also mentions playing games in your intended devices anywhere, so portability plays an important factor here, such as the new Rog Xbox Ally Handheld which was recently declared. Microsoft has its own Xbox handheld, project cannon, allegedly canceled in favor of the third-party Xbox console.
Xbox “Working closely with the Windows team, to make sure that Windows is the number one platform for gaming.” It probably belongs to previous rumors that indicate that Xbox will no longer be a console, but a hybrid OS that can also play PC game. Rog Xbox Ally For example, a Xbox full screen experience that provides better performance.
However the best news is that Microsoft wants to “lock an Xbox experience on a store or give it to a device”. The current handhelds running on Windows can already do the same, and therefore can be steam decks and steamos devices. But we are not talking about handheld alone. Imagine being able to play your steam game on Xbox, the console that is plugged into your TV. This is very large, opening the console for third-party stores will be a big win for gamers, and in turn for Xbox. The game can draw gamers combined with passes to the Xbox.
It is good to see Microsoft doing something right for once, please more.
Thanks for reading..
