DF Direct Special: Next-Gen Xbox/Series X Refresh - Microsoft/FTC Leak Reaction

In the wake of the biggest video games leak in recent memory, the Digital Foundry team come together to discuss the now infamous Xbox PDF leak. The refresh Xbox Series console specs are discussed and the team share their thoughts on Microsoft's direction for its next-gen machine. Is another AMD-based machine and 'the power of the cloud' ambitious enough for a new piece of 2028 hardware?

0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:48 The end of physical media? 0:14:55 Revised Series X, Series S consoles incoming 0:36:02 Updated Xbox controller in the works 0:41:51 Microsoft’s next-gen console proposal 1:04:53 Supporter Q1: Can Sony really pull off a cost-effective, powerful “PS5 Pro” console to put Microsoft under pressure? 1:11:02 Supporter Q2: Could Microsoft scrap some of their console plans because of this leak? 1:14:50 Supporter Q3: Which leak is bigger, the Xbox FTC leak or Jensen’s Prophecy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices