Microsoft has confirmed that the next generation Xbox will be unveiled next month.
There have been rumors of a next-gen Xbox for years now, but Microsoft’s recent announcement has been the first to officially acknowledge the next-gen Xbox.
The console will be unveiled at a Microsoft event taking place in Redmond, Washington on May 21, 2013 at 10am, Pacific. The unveiling will also be streamed online and will be airing on Spike TV in North America.
The following is a bog post from Microsoft’s spokesman, Larry “Major Nelson”:
On Tuesday May 21st, we’ll mark the beginning of a new generation of games, TV and entertainment. On that day, we’ll be holding a special press event on the Xbox campus and we invite you to join us via the live global stream that will be available on Xbox.com, Xbox LIVE and broadcast on Spike TV if you are in the US or Canada.
On that day, we’ll share our vision for Xbox, and give you a real taste of the future. Then, 19-days later at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, we’ll continue the conversation and showcase our full lineup of blockbuster games.
We are thrilled to pull back the curtain and reveal what we’ve been working on.
A New Generation Revealed
Xbox Campus, Redmond WA
Tuesday, May 21st @ 1p ET/10a PT/17:00 GMT
There have been many speculations in the past few months pertaining to the specs of the next-gen Xbox, including that it will require the new version of Kinect to run and that it will be online-only. With the official announcement, the speculations will hopefully be either debunked or confirmed.
