After a lot of speculation and some heavy-handed hints, recently installed Microsoft Gaming chief executive officer Asha Sharma confirmed in a short post on her personal X (formerly Twitter) account that Project Helix, the codename for the next generation of Xbox consoles, will play both console and PC games.
This has sparked further debate and discussion as to whether we can call Project Helix a console or a PC, as it is clearly trying to be a hybrid device of sorts between the two. Well, it appears as though Microsoft has an answer for game developers and players, and the answer, perhaps unsurprisingly, is that it’s going to be more like a PC.
At least, that’s the impression you get when looking at some of the messaging Xbox has plastered at GDC 2026, where The Verge spotted Microsoft telling game developers that the way to
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