It seems that Xbox will have both new hardware and new controller options available for consumers this Holiday season. While it might be surprising to hear about a new Xbox console coming in 2024, it lines up with previous leaks. At today’s Business Update event, President of Xbox Sarah Bond said the following:
“…And we actually have more creators right now building for Xbox than ever before, thousands of them, by nature of those investments. And we got more to come. There’s some exciting stuff coming out in hardware that we’re going to share this holiday.
And we’re also invested in the next generation roadmap. And what we’re really focused on there is delivering the largest technical leap you will have ever seen in a hardware generation, which makes it better for players and better for creators and the visions that they’re building.”
This is in line with the leaked console and controller that came out of the FTC case for the Activision Blizzard merger. The leaked specs of both the Xbox Series X All-Digital refresh and the “Sebile” Xbox Controller can be found below. You can also read more on these new devices from last September’s leak here.
“Brooklin – Xbox Series X Refresh”
- 4K Gen9 Console Gaming
- More Internal Storage (2 TB)
- Faster Wi-Fi
- All Digital
- “Beautiful and Innovative New Design”
- $499
- “All-new southbridge to modernize IO and sustainability efforts”
- BT 5.2 radio for improved accessory experiences
- 6nm die shrink for improved efficiency
“Sebile – The New Xbox Controller”
- Direct-to-Cloud
- Bluetooth 5.2
- New Mobile App Features
- Precision haptic feedback
- VCA haptics double as speakers
- Accelerometer
- Quieter buttons & thumbsticks
- Rechargeable and Swappable Battery
- New modular thumbstick
- “Lift to wake”
Microsoft also confirmed at the event that the company will bring four titles to other consoles. These are rumored to be Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded, Sea of Thieves, and Pentiment. This is not a change in Xbox strategy, but an opportunity to put more eyes on some of their IPs.
