Microsoft in an ongoing trial against FTC has revealed that it expects the next-generation of gaming consoles to launch in 2028.
Microsoft is locked in a legal tussle with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its $69 billion bid to acquire Activision Blizzard. FTC in federal court has argued that Microsoft’s acquisition of FTC will hurt competition in the gaming market. Microsoft, on the other hand, has argued that it doesn’t plan to make Call of Duty, a game that on the surface level has been the bone of contention since the beginning, Xbox exclusive at any point. The ongoing court hearings have revealed a lot of details, including when the expects the next-generation gaming consoles to hit the market. Also Read – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 pre-orders live in India: Check price and launch date
According to the documents submitted by Microsoft in the court (first reported by IGN), the company expects the next-generation of gaming consoles, which includes both next-gen Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation 6, to arrive in the market sometime in 2028, which is roughly eight years after the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 arrived in the market.
