Are we really less than two years away from the release of the Xbox Prime? The new generation of Microsoft consoles? According to initial information and insider feedback, yes. For its part, although the American firm remains fairly discreet, its boss, Phil Spencer, has repeatedly implied and confirmed that a new console would succeed the Xbox Series X/S.
So it is already time to tackle this "red thread" issue. Because yes, as surprising as it may seem, things are already happening on Sony's side with the PS6, but also on Microsoft's side with the Xbox Prime, the code name for the new generation. At the end of the year, it will already be 5 years since the Xbox Series X/S were released. On average, this is the length of an Xbox console life cycle.
According to the first rumors, the next generation could arrive in November 2026, thus offering 6 years of life to the Xbox Series X/S. Since January 2025, the first rumors about the next Xbox have started to emerge on the web. This is the ideal time to be able to sort through and share with you only reliable information and rumors, from real insiders and reputable journalists. And also list all official statements and speeches from Microsoft.
NB: This file is a common thread. The objective of this type of file is to be regularly updated over the weeks, months and years, allowing you to obtain a complete summary of the most reliable information about the PS6. Thus, the file will be incomplete when it is initially published and will aim to be completed until the console is revealed and released.
- Creation of the file: February 20, 2025
Xbox Prime: official statements from Microsoft?
For several months (and years), Phil Spencer has been repeating that the end of consoles at Microsoft is not happening right away. But, with the evolution of the situation, players and fans had reason to ask questions. But no, despite the arrival of the first big exclusives, the promotion of the Game Pass and the deployment of applications allowing you to play directly on connected televisions, without needing Xbox consoles, Phil Spencer is categorical.
Invited to participate in a podcast, the head of the gaming subsidiary at Microsoft once again confirmed that Microsoft does not intend to abandon consoles. That the quality and power of the consoles are even a priority, to give players a choice. Phil Spencer confirmed: "I want people to choose their hardware based on its capabilities and how it fits into the choices they want to make about where they want to play. We want our hardware to win based on our performance".
Xbox Prime: the first information from insiders and journalists?
At the beginning of 2025, insider TheGhostOfHope, who specializes in leaks about Call of Duty, confirmed that Microsoft would indeed be preparing its new console and that it would be released in 2026. According to the insider, the console would be released in November 2026, at the same time as the launch of the new Call of Duty. According to the latter, the development of the Xbox Prime project would be "an open secret" in the video game industry.
In mid-February 2025, it was the journalist Jez Corden, at Windows Central, who in turn confirmed the development of a new generation of Xbox consoles. The journalist did not mention the code name Xbox Prime, and did not give a release date. On the other hand, he confirmed that this next-gen project had just been validated and budgeted by Microsoft, allowing this new Xbox to go beyond the first phases of development. Let's remember that Jez Corden and Windows Central are generally very well informed about Microsoft and Xbox's plans and that they were the first to announce the arrival of an Xbox Series S, a few hours before Microsoft's official announcement in 2020.
Xbox Prime: a backwards compatible console?
For the moment, absolutely no information on this subject, neither from insiders, nor from journalists, nor officially from Microsoft. On the other hand, knowing that since the Xbox One, the Redmond firm wants to make all Xbox games backwards compatible, notably via the Game Pass, there is a good chance that this will still be the case on the next generation.
Xbox Prime: release date?
According to insider TheGhostOfHope, the new Xbox Prime could be released for the 2026 holiday season with the new Call of Duty. Historically, Call of Duty games tend to be released in November. Historically, all Xbox consoles have also been released in November:
- Xbox: November 15, 2001
- Xbox 360: November 22, 2005
- Xbox One: November 22, 2013
- Xbox Series X/S: November 10, 2020
Xbox Prime: what price?
No information on this subject at the moment.
Xbox Prime: what power?
Still no information to date.
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