New Xbox consoles and AI gaming are on the way, says Microsoft

Update; The next-generation Xbox consoles will reportedly launch by 2020 and they will part of a 'family of devices' under the Scarlett codename.

Well, this as you might have thought, isn't much of a surprise. Microsoft has confirmed that it is working on its next-gen Xbox consoles and this will be accompanied by several gaming capabilities, one of which is cloud-based streaming.

Microsoft's gaming chief, Phil Spencer made this revelation at the annual E3 press developer conference. In his words, Microsoft are “deep into architecturing the next Xbox consoles.”

He went on further to address the tidbits we've heard of a cloud-based game streaming service the company is working on, which will be available on any device. “Our cloud engineers are building a game streaming network to unlock console gaming on any device,” says Spencer, and the service will work across Xbox, PCs, or phones.

Spencer didn’t give any firm dates on when the service will be available, but he’s previously teased Xbox game streaming within three years.

According to Spencer, Microsoft’s research teams are also working on artificial intelligence for gaming. “Our experts in Microsoft Research are developing the future of gaming AI, so the world’s and characters we enjoy will be more rich and more immersive,” explains Spencer.

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