Xbox FTC leaks – the next-generation Xbox, mid-generation Xbox Series refresh, and more [Update]

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Over the weekend, over 120 documents were published to the United States District Court Northern District of California’s files website pertaining to the Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft Corporation case regarding Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

One of those documents, an 187MB file named “PX7011 (Redacted).pdf,” contained several attachments viewable in PDF readers such as Acrobat, containing unredacted, highly confidential information about the future of Xbox and more.

In an order filed today, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said “Microsoft provided the link” to the documents, which were then uploaded to the files website by the court. The documents have since been removed as they contained non-public information, and Microsoft Corporation will meet with the court by September 22 to resubmit the documents, while verifying they only contain public information.

However, despite the documents’ removal, the information has already been seen and archived by many. The documents include presentations about Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox, its mid-generation refresh for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and the Xbox controller, ZeniMax’s upcoming slate of unannounced games, and more.

Find summaries of each new piece of information revealed by the documents below.

The Next-Generation Xbox

The following information comes from the file “EX PX1022 Phil Spencer 101122.pdf,” which is attached to “PX7011 (Redacted).pdf.”

Context

In a presentation titled “Gaming CSA — Strategy Review 2205 — Discussion Materials vFinal.pdf,” which was sent out on May 5, 2022, Microsoft discussed its vision of 2030.

Information

In an email from Microsoft general manager David Hampton to the gaming leadership team, an attached