AMD Confirms Next Xbox Set to Launch in 2027 with a Custom RDNA 5 SoC, and Valve’s Steam Machine Is on Track for Its 2026 Release

note: AMD is rumoured to produce one semi custom soc (known as Magnus) for Microsoft. this will act as a series x2 & likely first party by Microsoft with full back compat but could dual boot to steam

amd is also producing a (premium) laptop soc known as medusa premium — that would arrive later. this should be used in PC handhelds, as the z3 extreme. & also likely Steam box like NUCs made by third party board partners. this will defacto be the series S2 (but effectively just a normal PC like steam box)

then there is new cloud infrastructure which would virtualize into multiple series "s2 instances"

so these are the chips that AMD is making for Microsoft

  1. 50xt AT4 (medusa premium) — series s2 = 9060xt (ps5 pro)
  2. 70xt AT2 (magnus) — series x2 = 3x series s2 (3x ps5 pro)
  3. 99xt AT0 (xcloud server chip) = 8x series s2 (8x ps5 pro)
  4. 80xt AT1 (scrapped) — Microsoft has no use for such a chip
  5. 60xt AT3 (Medusa halo) — AI box like DGX Spark = 2x series S2 (2x ps5 pro)
the AT0 above is unlikely to be released as a full fledged gaming card
instead we can expect cut down versions with 6x series s2 (6x ps5 pro) or less performance

for reference ps5 pro = 9060xt
AT4 could reach 9060xt depending on power budget
since AT2 is 3x AT4, it would be somewhere between 5070 ti & (unreleased) 5070 ti super
 
because of the memory & TSMC situation no one knows the launch price including AMD / Microsoft

however we have some clues
  1. Phil Spencer said that a console should not cost above $1000
  2. Amy Hood demands 30% margin
  3. Xbox could delay launch to 2028, even if AMD is ready by 2027, so that memory & storage contracts can be secured cheaply
  4. the equivalent price PS3 launching for $600, would be series X2 launching for $1000+ in 2028
  5. the equivalent of PS3 launching for $550 or less would be series x2 launching for $899 or less
so maybe the series x2 could launch in 2028 for $899 for performance clearly greater than a 5070 ti, with both steam access & full back compat
 
Marees said:
Xbox could delay launch to 2028,
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Which aligns with the rumor that Sony may be doing the same. That's also around the time when the memory supply chains might stabilize but by then a $1K console be the new norm.
 
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