Microsoft's plans for future gaming consoles and devices through 2030 were among a flood of leaks in an FTC court filing.
in December following the company’s acquisition of the Call of Duty maker, Activision, saying it was unfair to other gaming manufacturers who are competing with Xbox. “The FTC was not responsible for uploading Microsoft’s plans for its games and consoles to the court website,” FTC spokesperson Douglas Farrar said in an emailed statement to Gizmodo. Farrar toldAdvertisement
Despite the FTC’s claims, the unredacted documents removed the speculation about Microsoft’s business plans for its future Xbox hardware, revealing not only the new consoles but also the dates and price points of the products. Microsoft intends to focus on its gaming consoles as the foundation for its timeline to 2030, the documents say, adding that it plans to launch a new Xbox controller and work toward a reduction of its Carbon Tax impact. The leaked documents revealed Microsoft plans to release an updated Xbox Series S called Sebile, and another called Ellewood, the latter of which will provide players with “more internal storage, faster Wi-Fi, reduced power, and a more immersive controller.
“I definitely think that when we do hardware, it should have a reason to exist that is demonstrably different than what came before,” Spencer said in aninterview at Gamescom 2023. “As soon as you start doing mid-gen refreshes, you’ve got a bunch of issues in front of developers, on what platform they target. And it starts to feel a lot more like PC,” he said in a separate interview withThe leaked documents also include emails that discuss Microsoft’s potential plans to acquire Nintendo.
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