{"id":1456,"date":"2025-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2025-03-13T18:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:22:22","slug":"next-gen-xbox-is-not-a-console-but-a-pc-in-a-tv-friendly-shell-claims-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/next-gen-xbox-is-not-a-console-but-a-pc-in-a-tv-friendly-shell-claims-insider\/","title":{"rendered":"Next gen Xbox is not a console but a PC in \u2018a TV friendly shell\u2019 claims insider"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What exactly is the next gen Xbox? (Microsoft)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New details about the next gen Xbox<\/a> suggest it has more in common with Valve\u2019s Steam Machines concept than a traditional console.<\/p>\n

The Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> was officially unveiled in January, but it is not the only next gen console on the horizon. Sony<\/a> has only vaguely hinted at the PlayStation 6<\/a> so far, but they have mentioned it<\/a>, while Microsoft has made it very plain that they\u2019re working on a next gen Xbox<\/a> and a handheld device<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recent rumours suggested that Microsoft is aiming for a 2026 release date and that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is being prepared as a launch game<\/a> – although it\u2019ll still be multiformat on current gen consoles and, presumably, the Switch 2.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no guarantee that information is correct, but a new source has commented on the rumour and added their own insight on exactly what the next gen Xbox is intended to be.<\/p>\n

According to Windows Central editor Jez Corden the next gen Xbox is more likely to be aiming for 2027, rather than 2026, and he insists that the idea that developers already have devkits (modified consoles used to create games) is \u2018not accurate\u2019.<\/p>\n

He doesn\u2019t claim to know anything about Call Of Duty, and whether the Modern Warfare 4 rumour is true, but he implies that the lack of devkits would not be a problem either way.<\/p>\n

Corden describes the next gen Xbox as \u2018a PC in essence but with a TV friendly shell that also has a specific set of specs in mind.\u2019<\/p>\n

So as long as a developer knows the specs in question, they can develop any game and know that it will work on the new Xbox.<\/p>\n

Although all modern Xbox and PlayStation consoles are essentially a PC in a box, what Corden\u2019s describing sounds more like Valve\u2019s failed Steam Machines<\/a> line of branded consoles.<\/p>\n

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