Microsoft's Next Xbox Console Is for Real, and It'll Play PC Games, Too

Microsoft has confirmed what many have speculated: that its next-generation gaming console will be a hybrid piece of hardware that can play Xbox games as well as Windows PC games.

There aren't yet any details on a release window, pricing or specs, but the new head of Microsoft's gaming division, Xbox CEO Asha Shar, wrote in a post on X on Thursday that Project Helix is the code name and that "Project Helix will lead in performance and play your Xbox and PC games."

Great start to the morning with Team Xbox, where we talked about our commitment to the return of Xbox including Project Helix, the code name for our next generation console.
Project Helix will lead in performance and play your Xbox and PC games. Looking forward to chatting about… pic.twitter.com/Xx5rpVnAZI

— Asha (@asha_shar) March 5, 2026

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