Microsoft’s Project Helix Xbox Promises PC Game Support And Top Performance

Microsoft's new CEO of Gaming and head of Xbox, Asha Sharma, shared the first concrete details about the company's next-generation game console, essentially confirming reports that it will be a hybrid system of sorts, focusing on both console and PC gaming. She also teased a major performance uplift and, in the process, may have taken a shot at rival Sony and it's own next-generation PlayStation plans.

In a post on X, Sharma said she met with the Xbox team this morning to discuss Microsoft's plan to return the Xbox brand to its roots, which is fast becoming the new mantra in place of the 'This is an Xbox' campaign that hasn't really resonated with gamers. She also revealed the console's codename, Project Helix, and said it will "lead in performance."

Great start to the morning with Team Xbox, where we talked about our commitment ...