A Microsoft speakesperson has hit back at rumors the company will be scrapping future Xbox Consoles.
Over the weekend, rumors began to circule that microsoft planned to stop making xbox console and would become a digital-only company.
Reliable Insider Sneakerso Took to the Neogaf Forums to Say the Latest Rumbleings was that “Really concrete plans for actual microsoft xbox hardware went from benfinative, to up in the air Reported 2027 launch for the Xbox Series X/S Successor Impossible. “To sum it up: the future of xbox is software publishing,” He added. The rumors were then collaborated by The Verge‘S Tom Warren. “I will say (sneakerso) Knows a lot of what goes on internal.”
We get credible rumors that a next-gene xbox console might not happy at all from sneakerso
Microsoft is reportedly planning to Axe Consoles and Go Full Third Party, with XCloud Being the only platform for Xbox.
I Expected this would Haappen but not this song, Xbox might be over. pic.twitter.com/msdcy7iaqf
– Synth Potato🥔 (@SYNTHPOTATO) October 5, 2025
However, spokesperson for microsoft has shared a statement “We are actively investing in Windowscentral,
They also pointed people to the new agrement microsoft made with hardware company amd earlier this year. The “Strategic, Multi-Year Partnership” is for specially designed silicon, which will be used in the creation of microchips for computers and consoles. “Togeether with amd, we’re advancing the state of art in gaming silicon to deliver the next generation of graphics innovation, to unlock a deeper level of visual quality and immersive gampely and immersive gamplay and Player Experiences Enhanced with the power of Ai, “Xbox President Sarah bond explained in June before confirming that the new xbox console will be backwards compatible.
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Back in February, bond said that the team working on the successor to the xbox series x/s ” Players, and Better for Creators and the Vistions that they’re building. “
Last Week, Microsoft Cauded Outage By Announcing a Sudden Price Hike For Xbox Game Pass Subscribers, with Day One Releases NOW ONLY AVALS SUBSCRISATE SUBSCRIBERS WHOSCRIBERSWOS Month. Defending the Decision, Microsoft’s Dustin Blackwell Said: “We go understand price increases are never fun for anybody, but we try trying to reinforce by Something we don’t take lightly, and we’re listening to the feedback of players and the Community to try to provide them with more of what they’re asking for. “
In other news, Rock Band 4 was removed from digital stores over the weekend, 10 years after it is first released.
