The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is one of the biggest stumbling blocks that's preventing Microsoft from owning Activision Blizzard. As part of its ongoing legal war against Microsoft, it has forced the tech giant to comply and submit several requested documents. This includes files related to the company's "next generation gaming ecosystem" or whatever Microsoft wants to call the next Xbox.

Because of this, we now have more info about what Microsoft is planning for the successor to the Xbox Series S/X.

Unsurprisingly, the public version of the file is significantly redacted, but we have two main takeaways: Microsoft is already working on a new Xbox console and the incoming hardware will remain central to the company's "forward-looking strategy for its console, subscription, and cloud gaming businesses."

Of course, you're free to speculate about the letters behind the 15-character redacted name. Hint: it starts with "Project".

With that said, it's interesting that the ongoing $70 billion acquisition has resulted in information referencing the next-gen Xbox and PlayStation 6 prematurely. We've even uncovered info about other games, including GTA 6, as part of the proceedings.