Every manufacturer develops the next console after they launch one

At some point if they want to remain competitive.

with the next XBox capable of Backward compatibility, and Cross-Play with nearly all other systems... and with even more power and graphics capability than the last version... someone will be either joining in or just playing catch-up (just playing those exclusives on you own wont be fun for long)...

Microsoft Really Need Games Not Console

Personally, in my humble opinion console hardware is done. Is time for Sony/Microsoft to unleash the PSN/Xbox Live tv apps. Sony does not need a PS5, it only needs to improve PS Now make it affordable and bring forth PSN as a tv app service 😛

Gears 4 is no tech showcase y do yall kid yourselfs...try uc horzion god of war thats tech showcases..xbox never made a single game that used x power so y make another smh...sad thing is people will buy it and once again theyll quit supporting with new games

I dont think so. The xb1x is very powerful and MS has yet to release something to showcase it. 3rd party will upgrade games but not fully utilize it with so much on their plate. However theyll need to release one if PS5 comes out because thats what devs will be using and MS needs to be comparable. One of many reasons i didnt bother w the X

It doesn’t matter if they should because they ARE.

I expect all manufacturers to develop new systems. That is how the console industry makes advances where hardware is concerned.

Oversaturate the market with meaningless consoles with no identity, and then officially kill the console business.
The whole idea smells like "if we can't win it, we'll destroy it".
The "play anywhere" pretty much gives away their overall thinking. No need to buy an Xbox, just buy the services.

If they're going to repeat the same stupid mistakes they made this gen, then no.

For the next Xbox I wouldn't mind them going with a hybrid PC console. So it's a PC that you can change out the CPU/GPU/RAM but only Microsoft certified parts (like you can't just slap in a 1080 ti in their). So instead of them releasing a more powerful Xbox like the XB1 X. They can just release the parts.

Software wise. It's still a Xbox. But running on a custom made Windows 10. So you can access other apps like Steam and download PC games. But you can also walk into your local Game store and buy a XB game slot the disc in and play it like a normal console.

I would like to see something like this. But I have a doubt we will.

Soon as these companies release a system they are deep into work and development into the next..

Personally, I think they're going to be moving towards a steam machine ecosystem where there are various tiers for gamers to choose their system performance.

They mentioned multiple consoles at E3, can't think of anything else.

Does Sony or Nintendo need a new console?

well, it is making them money, plus it's a way of grabbing subscription revenue too which seems to be the focus (Xboxlive, gamepass). Microsoft's gamepass allows games to be downloaded instead of being streamed, so they fully take advantage of the hardware. so new hardware will eventually be needed.

I think they should open up for third parties to make Xboxes. Make a refrence hardware with some years between iteration. And have others make consoles that have Xbox UI with DX12.

Why Not? Manufacturers release new and more advanced versions of their products every year. A game console has been the only exception to this. I personally am always upgrading stuff.

Are there any games that have been released for civic Z that have fully utilized its power? If. I, then we do not need anothe microsoft console.

That had nothing to do with stoking the console war fires. It had to do with people saying MS wouldn't make another console. So he put that speculation to rest.

Not to mention who would have actually thought they they wouldn't be developing their next console. As Phil said himself it's not like they fired the hardware team when the Xbox one X came out so what did people think they were doing.

LOL! I still remember when people said things like that with basically all the console. And when we went from CRT to LCD. From 720p,1080p to 2160p. From SDR to HDR. From VHS to DVD....you get the picture.

I'm still smiling...."Does Microsoft Really Need To Develop A New Xbox?" LOL!

What sucks bad for og and X owners is that the new 1st part studios are working on the next xbox 2 games while all we have to look foward to is gears, halo, forza and indies.

What a slap to the face introduce 5 new studios and not show one game they are working on the xboxone s or x.

It's gonna have a really rough time competing against the next Playstation. With Xbox One, they had an established track record, and a pretty successful run with the 360. This time they're pretty much a disappointment, they've lost a ton of consumer trust. I can completely see why they're focusing on GaaS, they can't really compete any other way.

What?! No, remember they are going to unlock the power of the cloud and my xbox console will be like having 10 consoles! /s

MS is a joke, the new business model is sell consoles without any real games. keep dangling a new carrot in front of kids faces and they’ll forget about the lack of games. And they so washed they now think a new $400 console every 2 years is how its suppose to be. Lol, but then again when nanna and gramps buy it for you who cares.

Yes. Consoles need great CPUs to push gaming forward and the cpus in these consoles just aren't good enough.

Not really

Of course they do. Even if they "only" sell 30m One consoles, it's not a failure. They announce they are working on another console as a reply to everybody saying they should leave the console business.

No, they should give up 😂

Yes one that DOESN'T have a mobile processor inside :(

Yes they do. This is the dumbest article ever.

That is like trying to say you can just play PS4 games on your PS1.

Tech will advance. You can't get do what we're going to need done in 5-10 years on an XB1.

This is literally the dumbest article ever written.

Okay to us Sony fans,let's not forget fable or crackdown!!!

Code name Scarlet is coming. It will properly be part of the Xbox family, be very powerful & exspensive. It will be a match for the new Sony machine.

All of the Big 3 have been designing the next console for their company before the current console was even released.

They need something alright...

The CPU is trash. That alone is enough of a reason for a new Xbox with Zen or Zen+ based cores.

Yes develop as many as possible, even if they aren't required to play any of their games I guess.

All I see is negative headlines regarding games or hardware regarding Xbox, Microsoft smashed e3 and still get bad press no matter What they release it will always get bed press even if fans say different

Sure, why not? Consoles are finite pieces of technology...there's always an appetite for something newer and better - at least at some point.

Only if they decide to release some compelling new games on it....

X is already pretty expensive already. They need exclusives. Most people game on 1080P

MS really need to escape from piece of Mattrick.

They need to develop compelling exclusive software. Supposedly theyre working on it now but i havent seen anything. Thats usually how it goes with them. What made them stop aggressively seeking unique games midway into the 360s life?

Why , so it can fail like the most powerful console evet: The Xbox One X @ 499.99$ US. What a joke

You could ask Sony the same question!

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau