Microsoft Plans for Xbox Upgrade, New Controller in 2024 Revealed in Online Post
- Roadmap shows plans for a mid-generation Xbox upgrade in 2024
- Microsoft considered bidding for Nintendo as recently as 2020
Microsoft’s Xbox team indicates it plans to introduce its next console generation in 2028.
Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/BloombergMicrosoft Corp. plans to refresh its Xbox consoles in the holiday season of 2024, according to a product roadmap posted online as part of its case against the Federal Trade Commission.
A trove of Xbox planning documents revealed the codenames of Brooklin, a successor to the Xbox Series X priced at the same $499, and Ellewood, a refreshed Xbox Series S that also maintains the current price of $299. Both new devices are intended for release in the holiday season of 2024, according to the roadmap dated April 2022.