Rumor: New Xbox in 2026

The leaker @TheGhostOfHope revealed that according to its sources, the next Xbox console could be launched as early as 2026 with the Call of Duty that year as a launch title.

We can read:

I've heard from reliable sources that the next Xbox is planned to launch in late 2026.

It is very likely that COD2026 will be the first release.

Later he wrote:

I think they're trying to release it before Playstation releases the PS6, but that's my guess as to why it's so early.

At the beginning of this year Sarah Bondpresident of Xboxstated that the Xbox I was already investing in the roadmap for the next generation of consoles and which will deliver the biggest technological leap you have ever seen in a generation of hardware.

Microsoft talks about powerful and unique new hardware

Already Phil Spencerthe CEO of Microsoft Gaming, promised new hardware, stating that Microsoft's hardware teams Xbox are thinking about building different types of hardware, which immediately leads to speculation that the Xbox You may be working on a portable console.

We recently reported that sales of Microsoft hardware fell 31% and that the PlayStation 5 sold almost 5x more than the Xbox Series X/S in the first quarter of 2024, if this rumor is confirmed and given the low sales of the Xbox Series Microsoft are thinking about bringing forward the launch of the next console.