Microsoft inadvertently confirms that its PS6 rival and Xbox Series X/S successor is already in the works and has a codename.
Xbox’s next-gen console meant to succeed the Xbox Series X/S is currently in the works and has a codename, a review of newly surfaced regulatory filings has revealed. The document confirming that a PS6 rival is already in the pipeline stems from Microsoft’s ongoing trial with the Federal Trade Commission, who sued to block its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard on antitrust grounds in December 2022.
As arguably the biggest private opponent of the deal, Sony got heavily involved in the FTC lawsuit that is currently in a discovery phase, pending trial. However, Microsoft’s back-and-forth with both the U.S. regulator and Sony resulted in some unintended effects for the Japanese gaming giant, most recently after one legal disclosure seemingly narrowed down a potential PlayStation 6 release window.
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In yet another such episode of prematurely revealed information, the FTC seemingly confirmed that a next-gen Xbox console is already in the works.
