Microsoft Expects the Next Generation of Consoles to Come Out in 2028

[John Elden Ring]

https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-expects-the-next-generation-of-consoles-to-come-out-in-2028

In court documents reviewed by IGN, Microsoft said the “expected starting period” of the next generation of consoles is 2028. This means the next Xbox and the PlayStation 6 are set to launch eight years after the Xbox Series X and S and PlayStation 5. The news comes from documents made public as part of Xbox's big Activision Blizzard FTC trial, which kicked off this week.

This term would in any case go beyond the expected starting period of the next generation of consoles (in 2028),” Microsoft said. “Thus, Call of Duty will be published on successor PlayStation consoles should one be released during the term of the agreement. The agreement also would ensure that Call of Duty console games are offered on PlayStation at parity with Xbox.”

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

One of the few things MS have said that is actually very believable. I've been saying 2028 for a while, myself.

Just makes a lot of sense. The question is how much MS and Sony will diverge next-gen; I'm expecting it'll be rather significant even in comparison to this gen.

 

[AshHunter216]

5 years eh? Feels like this gen hasn't really hit its stride yet, but maybe things will feel much different by then.

 

[Helios]

They say 2028 but Xbox saying they won't have a mid-gen refresh just makes me think they are trying to put out a console for next gen a year before playstation

 

[Systemshock2023]

I don't think there will be more conosoles by then. Specially at the high end unless there is a significant breakthrough in price performance and performance per watt.

A next gen console would have to be 80 TF, relatively small , low wattage and cost effective. I don't see how is that happening.

 

[peter42O]

November 2028. I have said it since the current generation consoles launched.

 

[Zzero]

If you take 2020 and 2021 as one year (Covid reducing everything by half) then thats a "normal" seven year cycle. Makes sense to me.