Tech Brew Ride Home Tue. 09/19 – Bunch Of Microsoft Roadmaps Leak
Sep 19, 2023
Internal Microsoft documents have leaked, revealing plans for the new Xbox and a hybrid gaming future by 2028. Google's Bard can now access user data from Gmail, enhancing its chatbot capabilities, while Amazon faces challenges with Alexa. Apple’s latest updates in iOS 17 include new personalization features like customizable lock screens and an innovative standby mode. There's also buzz around the new iPhone 15 design upgrades, promising improved software for a better user experience.
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New Xbox Series X in 2024
- Microsoft plans an Xbox Series X refresh codenamed "Brooklyn" for 2024.
- It features a diskless design, 2TB storage, a USB-C port, and an updated controller.
Microsoft's Gaming Future: Cloud Hybrid Games
- Microsoft envisions "full convergence" by 2028, unifying cloud and hardware for "cloud hybrid games".
- This involves a sub-$99 gadget and xCloud for cohesive hybrid compute.
Predicting Microsoft's Gaming Strategy
- Brian McCullough correctly predicted Microsoft's cloud gaming approach in 2021.
- He cited Microsoft Flight Simulator and a 2014 Amazon demo as examples.