Microsoft confirmed last year that it's working on a next-gen Xbox console in partnership with AMD. Now, AMD is hinting that the next Xbox console, which will use custom AMD chips, could be launching in 2027. "Development of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox, featuring an AMD semi-custom SoC, is pr ogressing well to support a launch in 2027," said AMD CEO Lisa Su on an earnings call today. The brief comment doesn't confirm Microsoft will launch a new Xbox in 2027, but it does reveal that AMD is ready to support a launch then if Microsoft is also ready. Microsoft entered a "strategic multi-year partnership" with AMD last year that includes the pair … Read the full story at The Verge. ...read more read less