Microsoft Says 'We Are Actively Investing in Our Future of First-Party Consoles and Devices' - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 October 2025 / 3,746 Views
There were rumors swirling around over the weekend that claims Microsoft had cancelled its plans to release a next-generation Xbox and to move entirely to Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Microsoft has responded stating the company is still investing in the future of Xbox hardware.
"We are actively investing in our future first-party consoles and devices designed, engineered and built by Xbox," reads the statement from Microsoft (via Windows Central). "For more details, the community can revisit our agreement announcement with AMD."
Xbox president Sarah Bond in June announced Microsoft and AMD established a multi-year partnership to co-engineer the silicon for multiple devices, including next-generation Xbox consoles.
"At Xbox, our vision is for you to play the games you want, with the people you want, anywhere you want," said Bond at the time. "That's why we're investing in our next-generation hardware lineup, across console, handheld, PC, cloud, and accessories.
"I am thrilled to share we've established a strategic multi-year partnership with AMD to co-engineer silicon across a portfolio of devices including our next-generation Xbox consoles, in your living room, and in your hands."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
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Microsoft says a lot of things...
Doesn’t really matter what they say. Everything they’ve done in just recent months will cause anyone to question official statements
Who gives a shit anymore. No one is buying them and no one wants to sell them
I mean, didn't they say it was "just 4 games" coming to PS/Nintendo back in early 2024?
There is zero reason to buy the next Xbox hardware. Of any kind.
At-least with the Xbox One they had enhanced backwards compatibility... Playing games like Oblivion in 4k was great.
Add a sprinkling of games like Halo 5, Gears 5, Sunset Overdrive, Forza, Sea of Thieves, Killer Instinct, Hellblade, Ryse, Quantum Break...
My Xbox Series? I am basically using it to play the same games as my Xbox One with a few multiplats thrown in.
This is my last Xbox console I think. Especially as there just isn't any games that interest me.
I don't think there's any chance that the statement is not true. Of course they're investing in their future hardware. But that doesn't mean that they won't change course at any moment, or that they aren't already starting down a different road.
It can be the case that they are still actively developing new hardware, but that new hardware never comes to market. It is also possible that the new hardware is solely a game pass machine, but with internal storage to allow the downloading of game pass games rather than just streaming like many seem to suspect. Neither of those things is incompatible with the statement made here.
Actively investing...what?
Sorry but no way I’m trusting Microsoft!!!!
Xbots bitches are in full force here. Keep defending that fookwit satanic$oft who is an advocate of tax evasion and monopoly of theft.
Pathetic of y'all brainwashed idiots
Isn't the Asus Xbox ROG Ally considered Xbox hardware, even though its technically a thirds party platform? So this statement might not mean what Microsoft are trying to make it out to be.
When will Xbox die.. its been 20+ years now
That’s really uncalled for. Some of us on here actually do like Xbox and have historical ties to it. It’s one thing to criticize the direction, but to call for it to die is uncalled for, being a toxic gamer, and not something that should be present on our site.
Trust me, I was being sarcastic and mocking all those who continue to cry Xbox is dead.
I believe them, I just think that whole device for the living room/always online is coming true as their next gen hardware will be a box which connects to Game Pass xCloud and that's it. Cheap box, GP $50 a month.
