Long-term concern about the Xbox series of hosts of YouTube blogger Shpeshal Nick in the latest installment of his podcast Xbox Era show revealed that Microsoft is considering the launch of a new generation of Xbox game consoles do not contain optical drive, at the same time plans to release other brand new hardware in 2025 “sometime”. Other new hardware is planned for release “sometime in 2025,” but it’s not clear what exactly. “I can’t give details, but there are other hardware plans for 2025,” he said.
▲ Pictured is the current Xbox Series X
In contrast, Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s gaming division, recently claimed in an interview that there is no immediate need to upgrade the Xbox lineup, but didn’t completely rule out the possibility of new Xbox hardware or a new version of the Xbox Series X|S.
It was previously reported, in data released by Microsoft earlier this month, the total sales of Xbox Series S|X reached 21 million, and the total sales of the Xbox One series (One first generation / One S / One X combined) exceeded 58 million.
Microsoft also said that there are more than 15.6 million monthly Xbox subscriptions, more than 248.6 million active Windows-powered gaming PCs worldwide, and more than 168.3 million monthly Microsoft Store visitors.
Meanwhile, it should be noted that the publishing director of the recent hit Baldur’s Gate 3 tweeted that the game won’t be coming to Xbox until 2024 as the development team is overcoming a “huge technical hurdle,” and plans to provide an update on development by the end of 2023.
