AMD CEO Lisa Su poured cold water on Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox announcement, hinting at the console’s expected launch schedule during the company’s recent earnings call.
Su has clearly stated that the next-generation Xbox is “making good progress” and is scheduled to launch in 2027. The top executive also spoke of an “AMD semi-custom SoC” that could come to market alongside the next-generation Xbox.
AMD boss hints next-generation Xbox could launch in 2027
“From a product perspective, Valve is on track to begin shipping its AMD-based Steam Machine early this year,” says Su.
It looks like AMD’s semi-custom SoC division is working on chips for three different consoles: the Valve Steam Machine, the next-generation Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation 6.
The Xbox 2027 (that’s not its official name) could feature a new semi-custom chip based on AMD’s RDNA 5 architecture, offering massive performance and efficiency improvements rather than an incremental upgrade.
The new chip could make 4K gaming at 120fps the new norm, with advanced ray tracing (possibly even full path tracing) for dramatic improvements in lighting and realism, and benefiting from FSR Redstone, AMD’s most advanced 4K upscaling technology to date.
I’m not even talking about faster loading times and a more responsive interface.
What’s probably changing under the hood
For those keeping up with the news, AMD’s FSR Redstone technology could allow the console to display games at a lower resolution (saving power) and then reconstruct a sharper, more detailed 4K version in real time.
The approach could allow developers to focus on broader world complexity and physics, leaving AI the task of scaling the graphics.
Overall, the next-generation Xbox will not only be faster and more powerful than the Xbox Series X/S, but it should also be smarter, smoother and far more future-proof than today’s consoles.
For now, rest assured that development of the next-gen Xbox console is on track and you might get your hands on it in 2027.
However, the ongoing memory crisis, rising component costs and the extensive hardware upgrade could make the console an expensive proposition for early adopters.
