Plans and technical specifications for the next Xbox console have just been leaked by the Federal Trade Commission during its recent legal battle with Microsoft. This court investigation is the latest in a series of legal disputes brought about by Microsoft’s potentially landscape-changing buyout of Activision Blizzard, which was announced in January 2022 and has since been the source of much scrutiny and discussion among industry insiders and outside observers. Several regulatory channels from around the world have weighed in on the deal, and now America’s FTC is looking into whether Microsoft’s planned purchase will create a monopoly in the gaming industry.