Speaking during yesterday’s Xbox E3 showcase, Xbox Executive Vice President of Gaming Phil Spencer revealed that Microsoft is “deep into architecting the next Xbox consoles, where we will once again deliver on our commitment to deliver the benchmark of console gaming.” Multiple sources have since claimed those consoles (plural) are codenamed “Scarlet.”
Thurott was the first to report the news yesterday, referring to the next generation of Xbox hardware as a “series of devices.” Game Informer then followed up with its own report this morning, writing that”numerous sources” of its own had confirmed the Scarlet codename.
Source: IGN.com Next-Gen Xbox Consoles Codenamed 'Scarlet,' Claim Multiple Sources