{"id":31653,"date":"2026-02-04T05:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T05:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/?p=31653"},"modified":"2026-02-04T05:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T05:49:00","slug":"amd-ceo-hints-next-gen-xbox-could-launch-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/amd-ceo-hints-next-gen-xbox-could-launch-in-2027","title":{"rendered":"AMD CEO Hints Next-Gen Xbox Could Launch in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Points:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AMD CEO Lisa Su mentioned a 2027 target for the next Xbox launch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The console will use a new semi-custom AMD system-on-a-chip.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This timeline moves the release up a year from the previously leaked 2028 date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rumors suggest the device, codenamed &#8220;Magnus,&#8221; will use Zen 6 architecture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su gave gamers a major clue about the future of Xbox this week. During the company\u2019s fourth-quarter earnings call for 2025, she mentioned that development on a new semi-custom chip for Microsoft is moving along smoothly. The goal is to have the hardware ready to support a console launch in 2027. This is the first time a high-ranking executive involved in the project has publicly attached a specific year to the next generation of hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMD has powered Microsoft&#8217;s gaming machines for a long time, supplying the chips for both the Xbox One and the current Xbox Series X and S. The two companies even collaborated recently on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X handheld. Because of this tight relationship, Su&#8217;s comments carry a lot of weight. She specifically noted that the new system-on-a-chip (SoC) is &#8220;progressing well.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2027 target comes as a bit of a surprise. During Microsoft\u2019s legal battle with the FTC over the Activision-Blizzard buyout, leaked internal documents suggested the company was aiming for a 2028 release. Those documents described a &#8220;hybrid game platform&#8221; that would mix traditional hardware power with cloud streaming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, tech roadmaps often shift. Recent rumors about a project codenamed &#8220;Magnus&#8221; suggested the new console would use AMD&#8217;s unreleased Zen 6 CPU cores and RDNA 5 graphics technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is important to pay attention to Su&#8217;s specific phrasing. She said AMD is ready to &#8220;support a launch in 2027.&#8221; This implies that the chip manufacturing will be done by then, but it doesn&#8217;t force Microsoft to release the console that year. Microsoft could still decide to hold back the release for marketing reasons or to wait for a stronger lineup of launch games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, this update aligns with other recent leaks suggesting that development kits could go out to game studios as early as late 2026. While Microsoft hasn&#8217;t officially confirmed the date, the hardware engine for their next machine is clearly revving up for a 2027 debut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points: AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su gave gamers a major clue about the future of Xbox this week. During the company\u2019s fourth-quarter earnings call&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techgolly.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}