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Microsoft details Project Helix next-gen Xbox at GDC 2026, with dev kits arriving in 2027
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Microsoft detailed its next-generation Xbox console, Project Helix, at the 2026 Game Developers Conference, highlighting a custom AMD SoC for Xbox and PC games, advanced ray tracing, AI upscaling, and alpha developer kits shipping in 2027. The announcements include platform convergence, game preservation efforts, and follow recent leadership changes.
Following last week's announcement, tech analyst Moore’s Law Is Dead estimates Microsoft's hybrid PC-console Project Helix could retail for $999 to $1,200, based on high-end hardware costs aiming to surpass the PS6 in performance.