Microsoft’s next Xbox console may not be just one piece of hardware.
Microsoft’s next Xbox console may not be just one piece of hardware.
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According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Project Helix, which she announced
as a codename for Microsoft’s “next generation console” — phrasing that seemingly implied a singular device — will actually be a “family” of devices.”
“We’ve been hard at work on a great next generation and a great family of devices for Helix, and we’ll share more soon,”
. She shared the answer after being asked if Helix will be a discless console. She didn’t answer that, but this week Microsoft announced a program
to work together on “a portfolio of devices,” including Microsoft’s next-generation console, so it seems likely the two companies are also partnering on this family of Helix devices in some way. It’s been rumored that third parties will be able to sell
— a rumor that Xbox’s VP of next generation, Jason Ronald,
when he wrote that: “Project Helix will be available as a 1st party Xbox console.”
It’s unclear when Project Helix, which will be able
, might actually launch. In February, shortly before Sharma’s
to support a launch of Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox in 2027, and at a conference in March, Ronald said that Helix
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