Microsoft announced at the 2026 Game Developer Conference today that it will start sending alpha versions of its next-gen Xbox console, code-named Project Helix, to game developers starting in 2027.

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Microsoft has offered another hint about its next-generation Xbox, internally codenamed "Project Helix." From the sounds of it, the new console will blur the line between console and PC gaming. Xbox's ...

Project Helix seems to embody this strategy. Reports suggest it would be able to play PC games across several storefronts like Steam and the Epic Games Store "from day one”. It is expected to succeed ...

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has confirmed its next-gen console, codenamed Project Helix, will play both Xbox and PC games. In a post on social media, Sharma said Team Xbox had discussed its "commitment to ...

Microsoft Gaming's new CEO, Asha Sharma, has only been on the job for a short period of time, but she's already made a big announcement. The next Xbox console is codenamed Project Helix, and it's ...

Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox console will be capable of playing both Xbox and PC games, according to a new statement from the company’s recently appointed Xbox CEO. Asha Shar, who stepped into the ...

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Progress has been made on the Game of Thrones movie, first announced as entering early development at Warner Bros in the fall of 2024, with Andor‘s Beau Willimon boarding the project as screenwriter, ...

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