#Microsoft is teaming with AMD to make the subsequent Xbox ‘a gaming platform that is at all times with you,’ however what precisely does that imply? – Destructoid

Microsoft is dead-set on having Xbox be extra of a platform than a singular console, as evidenced by its concentrate on the cloud, the brand new ROG Xbox Ally X handheld, and “that is an Xbox” advertising.

And now in the present day, Xbox introduced it’s teaming with AMD to energy the console’s subsequent technology, which president Sarah Bond says is to “co-engineer silicon throughout a portfolio of units, together with our next-generation Xbox consoles.”

“That is all about constructing you a gaming platform that’s at all times with you, so you’ll be able to play the video games you need throughout units wherever you need, delivering you an Xbox expertise not locked to a single retailer or tied to 1 machine,” she stated. “That’s why we’re working carefully with the Home windows staff to make sure that Home windows is the primary platform for gaming.”

Console, handheld, PC, cloud, and different equipment are all the place Xbox is aiming to be within the subsequent technology, a basis of which has already been laid over the previous few years. However the prospects of Xbox and Home windows coming collectively to combine a number of digital storefronts onto each machine is what appears like their major concept and promoting level.

Rumors have been swirling in regards to the subsequent Xbox integrating all types of storefronts, similar to Steam, Epic Video games, and others, which is already set to be attainable on the ROG Xbox Ally X. It’s possible that the brand new console could have an choice to stream your Steam library and different potential retailer libraries instantly from the console and different units.

And so enjoying from the cloud on any form of machine with “Xbox Play Wherever” is the place the longer term is headed. In the meantime, the YouTube feedback are all full of gamers merely begging for the console to incorporate a disc drive, all whereas the gaming business strikes additional and additional away from bodily media with every iteration.

So, it appears like there’ll nonetheless be a brand new Xbox console, and sure a number of completely different fashions, hopefully at the least one with a disc drive to play bodily video games. Past that, there’s going to be the ROG Xbox Ally X, cell machine integration, and different equipment to play video games on. No matter this subsequent console appears and performs like, although, would be the huge query.

My different query is, if I can play Xbox video games wherever on any machine, together with handhelds and telephones, why would I want or wish to spend a whole bunch of {dollars} on a brand new Xbox console? It’s the identical query I’ve had over the previous few years, as former Xbox unique video games have been accessible on PC and now PS5. What cause is there to personal an precise Xbox console if all the pieces is an Xbox? Principally, this AMD announcement has raised much more questions than solutions.

“The subsequent technology of Xbox is coming to life, and that is just the start,” she stated. “We are able to’t wait to indicate you what’s subsequent.”

When will that be? It’s attainable that gamescom or The Recreation Awards this yr will embody some extra teases, with the tip of 2026 being the potential launch window for the subsequent Xbox household of units. Both means, avid gamers and business specialists all over the place are ready to study extra about no matter Microsoft has deliberate for its gaming future.