Xbox recaps Project Helix details in May developer showcase

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Microsoft held its first Xbox Game Dev Update showcase on May 7, recapping earlier Project Helix details from the March GDC presentation for developers who missed the original event.

The roughly 85-minute stream, available on the Xbox Game Dev Update YouTube channel, focused on developer tools and plans rather than new consumer announcements. Xbox vice president of next generation Jason Ronald described the event as a recap of the March GDC presentation for those who missed it. This follows the detailed unveiling of Project Helix's custom AMD SoC, ray-tracing advances, AI upscaling, and 2027 dev-kit timeline shared at GDC 2026.

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