Xbox Says Project Helix Will Span a Family of Devices, With 2027 Launch Hints
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Updated · The Verge · Aug 28
Xbox Says Project Helix Will Span a Family of Devices, With 2027 Launch Hints
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Aug 28
Summary
Asha Sharma told BBC News that Project Helix is a “family of devices,” clarifying that Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox will not be a single console.
The comment revises March messaging that described Helix as the company’s “next generation console,” and Sharma still did not say whether any model will be discless.
Microsoft this week unveiled a program to digitize physical games, while its 2025 multi-year partnership with AMD covered a broader portfolio of devices, reinforcing the multi-hardware strategy.
A 2027 timeline still looks most likely: AMD signaled in February it could support a next-gen Xbox launch then, and Xbox executive Jason Ronald said in March that Helix would not reach alpha until 2027.
Questions remain over the lineup’s shape, including rumors that third parties could sell Helix devices and Microsoft’s plan for hardware that can also play PC games.