Project Helix: Microsoft's Open, PC‑First Xbox
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Microsoft’s next Xbox is codenamed Project Helix, a PC‑centric, open hybrid console built around AMD’s Magnus SoC. Under new CEO Asha Sharma, Microsoft aims to blur console and PC lines by letting Helix boot Windows 11 and run PC stores like Steam and Epic, delivering a PC‑like experience with Xbox gaming at its core. Details are scarce and a release window isn’t announced, but the plan signals a bold shift toward an open, versatile platform.
- Xbox just dropped the Project Helix codename and confirmed new hardware Windows Central
- MS exec: Microsoft's next console will play "Xbox and PC games" Ars Technica
- Xbox Confirms 'Project Helix' – Its Next-Gen Console That Will Also Play PC Games IGN
- Upcoming 'Project Helix' Xbox Will "Play Xbox and PC Games," But PC VR Support is Unconfirmed Road to VR
- Microsoft Exec: Next-Gen Xbox Will Run PC Games, Too PCMag
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