Inside Microsoft’s Bold Xbox Plan: Next-Gen Hardware, Game Pass, and What Comes Next
XoneBros: Positive Xbox and Game Pass Community
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🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Episode #589: Microsoft is quietly laying the groundwork for the next era of Xbox — and the signals are finally starting to line up. In this episode, we break down Microsoft’s bold Xbox strategy, from next-generation hardware plans to what a longer Xbox Series era really means for players. With reports pointing to a 2027+ next-gen console timeline, Xbox doesn’t seem to be in a rush — and that may be the most important clue of all.
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| 0:00.0 | The I'm You know The |
| 0:40.3 | The the new. Welcome everybody to the X-1 Bros. This is your positive gaming and Xbox community. We are back. We were, we had an episode last week, but it was not live. So it's good to be back and be live, right? George the Man, as he's on his phone. As he's on his phone as we start. Welcome, everybody. Thank you very much for being here. It's been a big week. Can I rant real quick about my ROG Xbox Ally X? |
| 1:30.1 | You all know I love that thing. |
| 1:32.4 | I freaking love it. |
| 1:34.2 | It's become one of my most used devices. |
| 1:38.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:38.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:39.6 | And I love it up until the point where I have to play a Blizzard game |
| 1:45.1 | I haven't tried to play a Blizzard game yet |
| 1:48.2 | oh dude |
| 1:49.2 | because I want to play what it does |
| 1:51.3 | because I want to play Diablo 4 or Diablo 2 |
| 1:54.1 | because Diablo 2 has their new class in |
| 1:56.8 | it's crushed by the way |
| 1:58.0 | how we'll get to this after my rant here |
| 2:00.7 | but Blizzard is absolutely crushing it this last, the last two weeks. Overwatch, overtaking Marvel rivals and maintaining it. So it's not just like a blip. It's not the high guard blip. No. Do we call it the high guard blip? We can call it the blip. Well, the blip was... The reluted blip? |
| 2:20.1 | That's another... |
| 2:21.4 | That's funny. |
| 2:22.9 | If a game on Game Pass peaks at 57 players, |
| 2:27.2 | you have a big problem, dude. |
| 2:29.6 | Like, it's a free game. |
| 2:31.0 | And you're featured on the front page. |
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