Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console just got its first concrete timeline. AMD CEO Lisa Su revealed during today's earnings call that the chipmaker is on track to support a 2027 launch for the next Xbox, which will feature custom AMD silicon. While it's not a hard confirmation from Microsoft itself, the statement marks the clearest indication yet of when gamers might see the successor to the current Xbox Series X and S consoles hit store shelves.
AMD just gave the gaming world its first real glimpse at when Microsoft might launch its next Xbox. During today's quarterly earnings call, AMD CEO Lisa Su casually dropped what could be the most significant console news of the year - development of Microsoft's next-generation Xbox is "progressing well to support a launch in 2027."
The comment, brief as it was, carries weight. AMD isn't just a supplier here - the company entered into what Microsoft described as a "strategic multi-year partnership" last year to co-engineer silicon across Microsoft's entire gaming hardware portfolio. That includes not just the living room console but also handheld devices and the infrastructure powering Xbox Cloud Gaming servers. When your chip partner says they're ready for 2027, it suggests the timeline is more than aspirational.
Microsoft hasn't officially committed to a 2027 launch date, but the pieces are falling into place. The company confirmed its next-gen Xbox partnership with AMD in 2025, breaking from the Intel-AMD hybrid approach that powered previous generations. This time, AMD is handling both the CPU and GPU in a custom system-on-chip design - a move that should give Microsoft tighter integration and potentially better performance-per-watt.
What makes this timeline particularly interesting is how it compares to Microsoft's earlier plans. Documents that surfaced during the FTC v. Microsoft court battle pointed to a 2028 release window for what was then being called a hybrid cloud-gaming platform. Those plans are now outdated, according to Microsoft, but they revealed the company's ambition to blur the lines between console and PC gaming.
