AMD to Develop Processor for Next-Gen Xbox: Strengthening Partnership with Microsoft

Wow, where do I even start with this? Microsoft’s just thrown a big twist into the gaming world, teaming up with AMD again for a bunch of new Xbox stuff. Yup, you heard it. We’re talking about next-gen consoles and — wait for it — portable gadgets, too. I mean, seriously, who saw that coming? Not me, that’s for sure.

Sarah Bond — she’s the big cheese over at Xbox — was all jazzed up about it. Something like, “We’ve got this mega partnership with AMD to craft some silicon magic for our upcoming Xbox consoles, you know, in your living room and on the go.” Sounds fancy, right? But what’s really going down? They confirmed that a new Xbox console’s in the works, plus some portable Xbox doodads. All sticking with those AMD chips. Backwards compatibility intact, too, which probably means they’ll keep dancing with those Zen CPU cores and Radeon graphics. Like, why change what’s working?

Bond was going on about leveling up gaming silicon with AMD. All for fancier graphics, more immersive play, and AI power — kinda the whole shebang. Oh, and your old Xbox games? Still good to go. Now, they didn’t drop any dates for these Xbox Next consoles, but if we look at history (remember the Scarlett Xbox Series X?), we might guess at a holiday 2026 launch. Just speculating here, but why not shoot for the stars with Zen 6 CPUs and RDNA 5 GPUs?

Now, here’s a kicker — they’re thinking of throwing an Xbox name on portable consoles. Yeah, really. This might stir things up with the likes of Steam Deck and its pals dominating portable PC gaming. But maybe there’s room in this so-called niche market.

Bond wrapped it up with a vision — play anything, anywhere, with anyone. Consoles, handhelds, PCs… you name it. She basically hinted, “We’ve barely scratched the surface here.” Also, there’s some talk about blending Xbox with Windows. Cross-device play, no strings attached to one store or gadget. Sounds like gaming freedom, right?

That’s the scoop. Microsoft and AMD playing the long game in the gaming arena. Guess we’ll be glued to our screens to see how this unfolds!