Update []: Jez has since taken to Windows Central to reveal more about what he knows regarding the next Xbox console, as detailed elsewhere on Pure Xbox.
Original Story: Last week, Call of Duty-focused reporter TheGhostOfHope doubled down on their prediction that the next Xbox is being planned for 2026 – but this week, Windows Central’s Jez Corden says that the console is actually set to launch the year after as things stand.
Talking on a new episode of The Xbox Two Podcast, Corden discussed the recent ‘Xbox Prime’ rumour, going on to say that it’s “just not accurate” that devkits for a 2026 console are out in the wild yet. In fact, the reporter says that he’s “pretty sure new hardware is not 2026, it’s 2027” in regards to a next-gen Xbox.
“There is no Xbox devkit right now. So like, the idea that developers have already got the next-gen Xbox ‘devkit’… that’s just not accurate.
Another piece of this puzzle that hurts the credibility of it is the 2026 angle. I’m pretty sure new hardware is not 2026, it’s 2027.”
The Xbox reporter went on to also mention what form a new Xbox console may take. Corden speculates that there’s every chance an Xbox Series X successor could be “a PC in essence with a TV-friendly shell”, hinting that a next-gen Xbox console could be quite different to Microsoft’s existing lineup of systems in the way that it ultimately works under-the-hood.
As usual with this sort of stuff, none of this is 100% accurate, with Microsoft so far keeping most of its next-gen Xbox details very close to its chest. However, we have heard bits and pieces about what to expect – and for more information on that, check out our handy next-gen console guide down below.
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