Xbox next-gen console teased, but fans are divided

Xbox is already working on its next-gen console apparently, but it’s arguably way too soon to be thinking about more hardware.

Besides, after seeing how the company has inflated the price of its current hardware I’m not in a rush to buy any more consoles from Xbox, no matter how powerful they are.

Doom: The Dark Ages is out this week, out right now if you have early-access, and some are even saying it’s the best Doom game so far.

According to information shared by Jez Corden a few months ago, the next Xbox has passed its early pitch phase.

Corden said, “I've recently been told that Xbox's next-gen console hardware has now moved past its early pitch stages and has been fully approved and costed all the way up the chain. I doubt we'll see a reveal of their hardware strategy any time soon, but what is perhaps more interesting to me is how Xbox will seek to entice developers to support its efforts on PC.”

Worth noting that this is different to the handheld Xbox console that leaked earlier this month; Corden’s comments are relating to the next home console.

Commenting on the news, fans speculated that the next Xbox sounds like “some kind of PC/Xbox hybrid” which would allow it to run alternative stores like Steam.

“For me that actually sounds like quite an enticing package, and I’ve never owned an Xbox in my life,” replied one user.

Others felt like it was wishful thinking, with one saying, “I don't really see why they would allow third party stores on Xbox from a business perspective … Why would they allow someone else to take away such a major revenue stream?"

Personally, I think Xbox needs to go back to basics before it moves onto another console generation.

At the time of writing, the only reason I’d recommend Xbox over the likes of PlayStation is Xbox Game Pass, and you can get that on PC as well.