AMD confirms 2027 launch window for Microsoft’s “next-gen Xbox”

AMD confirms “next-gen Xbox” release window in Q4 earnings call

During the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call, AMD’s CEO, Lisa Su, confirmed that “Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox” would feature AMD semi-custom silicon and launch in 2027. This means that the first “next-generation” console should launch next year, replacing Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.

Note that Microsoft has not officially unveiled when its next-generation console will launch. That said, AMD’s making the silicon, and if they say it will be ready to launch in 2027, I believe them.

This year, AMD expects its semi-custom SoC revenue to decline. This is due to the age of today’s “current-gen” consoles. Simply put, most people who want a PS5 or Xbox Series X/S already own one.

For 2026, we expect semi-custom SoC annual revenue to decline by a significant double-digit percentage as we enter the seventh year of what has been a very strong console cycle.

From a product standpoint, Valve is on track to begin shipping, its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year and development of Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox featuring an AMD semi-custom SoC is progressing well to support a launch in 2027.

– AMD CES Lisa Su

AMD has confirmed that Valve is on track to ship its AMD-powered Steam Machine early this year. No mention has been made of any new Sony PlayStation consoles. This implies that Sony has no plans to release a new PlayStation until at least 2028.

If recent rumours are to be believed, Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox will use a processor called “Magnus”. This processor will reportedly feature AMD Zen 6 CPU cores and RDNA 5 graphics. This means that Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox will have architectural features that current-generation AMD CPUs and GPUs lack. Furthermore, it indicates that the “next-gen Xbox” should feature powerful AI and ray-tracing hardware.

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