AMD CEO: Next-Gen Xbox SoC Progressing for 2027 Launch

AMD Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su indicated during the company's latest earnings call that development of the custom system-on-a-chip for Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console is advancing to support a potential launch in 2027.

Su made the comment while discussing AMD's semicustom chip business, which includes processors for gaming consoles. "Development of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox featuring an AMD semicustom SoC is progressing well to support a launch in 2027," she said. The statement came as AMD projected a significant double-digit percentage decline in revenue from its semicustom segment in 2026, attributed to the aging current-generation consoles that launched more than four years ago.

Microsoft has not confirmed the timeline, but the announcement aligns with its ongoing multiyear partnership with AMD, announced in mid-2023. Under the collaboration, the companies are co-engineering silicon for the Xbox ecosystem, extending to devices for living rooms and portable use. Xbox President Sarah Bond described the next-generation hardware as delivering a "very premium, very high-end curated experience," with support for multiple form factors. In an interview last year, Bond...