Microsoft confirms the announcement of the new Xbox for May 21

"Microsoft has made ​​official its next-generation consoles. It will reveal the first details on May 21. "

Confirming previous rumors, Microsoft has announced that May 21 will reveal definitively the Xbox console the family of new generation. The event will be held at Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Wash., and will be directed by Don Mattrick, president of the Xbox division. The event is scheduled for 10 am in the time zone of the Pacific, which corresponds to our 19.

According to previous rumors, the console that will be the successor to the Xbox 360 should have a processing power in line with that of PlayStation 4, require connection to the internet for the launch of games and apps and natively integrate the new generation of Kinect.

The presentation of the new Xbox will actually be divided into two parts. On May 21, we will have only a taste, while at E3, as Microsoft itself has said, we will detail the technical characteristics and the first games.

Microsoft will host a conference pre-show for E3 on June 10, as well as will Sony, Electronic Arts and Ubisoft. Nintendo, however, has made it clear on the record that this year will not be present at E3 with the usual pre-show, and instead be limited to the canonical presentation of the games in the showfloor of the fair.