Xbox boss calls mega-leak information "old", says "so much has changed"

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has addressed today's mega-leak, calling the confidential Microsoft documents inadvertently made public as part of the company's court battle with the FTC "old" and saying Xbox will "share [its] real plans when we are ready".

Confidential internal documents containing a treasure trove of information relating to Xbox - including Microsoft's plans for a digital-only Xbox Series X/S refresh and new controller, first details of a brand-new Xbox in 2028, and a Bethesda release roadmap discussing the likes of a Dishonoured 3 and Ghostwire: Tokyo seque - were discovered online overnight, inadvertently included in a US court's public depository of files pertaining to Microsoft's legal tussle with the FTC over its proposed $69bn Activision Blizzard acquisition.

As more of the material was examined throughout the course of today, further revelations - such as Phil Spencer's excitement over a potential Nintendo acquisition - were unearthed. However, Microsoft has remained quiet on the wide-ranging leak, despite requests for comment.

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