The Xbox Games Showcase was earlier this month with its own hardware announcement, but Microsoft had kept a major partnership under wraps for now. Today, it revealed that it has established a "strategic multi-year partnership with AMD" to develop its next-generation Xbox consoles and other devices.
In a video uploaded to the Xbox social channels, Xbox president Sarah Bond announced the partnership with AMD. Remember that Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S consoles and the previous Xbox One lineup already tout AMD silicon inside, so the continued partnership isn't a big surprise.
"Together with AMD we're advancing the state of art in gaming silicon to deliver the next generation of graphics innovation to unlock a deeper level of visual quality and immersive gameplay and player experiences enhanced with the power of AI, all while maintaining compatibility with your existing library of Xbox games," said Bond in the video promoting the partnership.
The two Xbox Ally Windows gaming handhelds that were announced earlier this month also come with AMD internals, offering handheld gaming experiences with a unique, lightweight version of bloat-free Windows 11.
What was also interesting were the few hints that were dropped today regarding the focus of the Xbox brand going forward.
"This is all about building you a gaming platform that's always with you, so you can play the games you want across devices anywhere you want, delivering you an Xbox experience not locked to a single store or tied to one device," added Bond.
It was also confirmed that the next generation of Xbox devices will continue to offer backward compatibility, letting players keep their existing libraries when moving forward.
Finishing off the video, Bond confirmed that the Xbox team is now working on Windows to make it the "number one platform for gaming," perhaps alluding to moving away from being focused on home consoles.
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