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Microsoft’s plans for the next Xbox games consoles have been revealed in leaked court documents – and a judge has blamed the company itself.
Information about refreshed versions of its Series X and Series S machines, which released in November 2020, emerged from filings made to a recent trial against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
It saw America’s competitions regulator seek to block the tech giant from buying gaming firm Activision Blizzard, arguing the record $69bn (£52.9bn) deal would give it too much power in the industry.
Microsoft won the gruelling case back in July, but suffered a fresh blow this week after documents filed during its testimony exposed details about the unannounced consoles.
They were uploaded to a website hosted by the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
According to judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, the court ordered the firm and the FTC to provide “a secure cloud link” containing evidence with redactions that would shield sensitive information.
Microsoft provided a link on 14 September and the files were uploaded from there, but the judge said the court had since been informed they “contained non-public information”.
They have now been removed from the website, but the documents have spread far and wide.
Microsoft and the FTC, which also blamed the company for the leak, must resubmit their trial exhibits this week.
The latter has appealed the court’s ruling on the Activision takeover, which also still needs to be cleared in the UK.
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