The new Xbox console is on its course: AMD confirms advances in the Magnus project review

Magnus, the new next-generation Xbox, is moving along faster than we thought.

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Rumors about the future of Xbox hardware just won’t quit, but this time the news is heading in the opposite direction of those who want to see the world burn. Following last week’s doubts about a supposed withdrawal of Microsoft from the console business, the development of the next Xbox is moving forward with a steady pace.

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According to new leaks, the project (internally known as Magnus) continues its development in collaboration with AMD, the company responsible for the architecture of the current Xbox Series chips. The information comes from a source gathered by the channel Moore’s Law Is Dead, which directly quotes an AMD engineer involved in the project.

Magnus would be the core of the next Xbox generation

The informant claims that the development of the new chip is “in full swing”, with significant advances since the internal meeting on October 3, 2025. In that session, it was allegedly confirmed that the work on the next-generation APU continues uninterrupted and that cancelling it would cost Microsoft a fortune, given the magnitude of the contract with AMD.

The Magnus chip, according to the leaked information, could serve as the basis for several future configurations: from a traditional console to a hybrid system between PC and console, which would fit with the strategy of unifying platforms under the Xbox ecosystem.

The sources agree on one thing: the next Xbox is on its way and there are no plans to stop its development. For now, neither Microsoft nor AMD have made official statements, but everything points to Magnus being the technological heart of the next Xbox generation, a project that could redefine how the brand’s hardware is understood in the coming years.