Microsoft’s recent GDC disclosures have turned long‑running speculation about the next Xbox into a concrete roadmap: Project Helix is now a named, ongoing platform effort centered on a custom AMD system‑on‑chip, a tighter Windows‑Xbox integration that brings a rebranded Xbox Mode to Windows 11...
Microsoft used the Game Developers Conference stage to make a decisive move: a console‑style, controller‑first “Xbox Mode” will be folded into Windows 11 beginning in April 2026, and the next‑generation Xbox platform — codenamed Project Helix — is being positioned as a hybrid, Windows‑rooted...
Microsoft's Xbox division quietly flipped a strategic switch on March 5: the next-generation console now carries an internal codename — Project Helix — and Microsoft's new gaming CEO, Asha Sharma, has publicly signalled the company is moving forward with first‑party hardware that blurs the line...
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Microsoft will use the Xbox Dev Summit at GDC to put a public marker on its next‑generation plans, scheduling a March 11 session that Xbox leadership intends to use to brief developers about the platform direction — including what the industry and leaks have been calling a “next‑generation”...