Microsoft has been working on the Xbox Series Cloud, a console that was focused on cloud gaming and whose prototype we could see in a video featuring Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox division. From the position of the console on the shelf, we were able to make it clear that it was minimalistic and very compact designand it took up very little space.

We couldn’t see it from other angles, but thanks to a patent published in December 2023, we got a chance to see it in more detail. We know that the Xbox Series Cloud was approx 15 centimeters, and that in terms of size it had a lot in common with the NUC series mini PCs, even if it was a bit bigger.

In terms of design, the Xbox Series Cloud was inspired by the Xbox Series S. It has a ring on top that would probably be black or gray, which would create a nice contrast with the rest of the chassis. be colored. The Xbox logo was on the front and also on the top and the console was supposed to have USB Type-A, HDMI and Gigabit LAN connectors.

What specs should the Xbox Series Cloud have?

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Unfortunately, this patent doesn’t say anything about the console’s possible hardware, but we do know that it was supposed to be a model designed for cloud gaming and that it won’t run games locally, meaning its specs will be very modest. It most likely had a basic configuration according to its price that was coming between $99 and $129.

For the money, I think it’s most likely that the Xbox Series Cloud will feature a SoC with an ARM CPU and Mali GPU and between 2GB and 4GB of RAM, enough to move a client that would allow cloud gamingand offer essential features such as a multimedia system in the living room. I also can’t rule out Microsoft opting for a cheap AMD-tailored APU instead, as that would be another perfectly viable option.

Eventually the Xbox Series Cloud was canceled so We should not wait for this project because it will not happen. The truth is, seeing how Microsoft is doing with the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series, the Redmond giant, at least in the current generation.

Microsoft can decide restore this project in future generations, who knows, but right now the company is focusing on other more important things, and within the Xbox division, it seems that its next-gen console is one of those things, as its launch could be sooner than we expected in from 2026 to 2027.

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