The Next Xbox Could Cost Up to $1,800
Microsoft reportedly projects an MSRP between $1,200 and $1,800 for its next-generation Xbox console, which sits under the Project Helix umbrella. The console is expected to launch by the 2028 holiday season, so it's still a couple of years away.
In a lengthy profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Fortune wrote that "the price of the Helix console has internally been projected to cost consumers between $1,200 and $1,800, unless Microsoft decides to subsidize the cost." The brand has done this before, including with the Xbox X|S, so it's not out of the question; some console makers deliberately sell their hardware at a loss to later profit from software.
Microsoft previously confirmedthat the Project Helix console would play Xbox console and PC games. It's working with AMD to develop a custom AMD system-on-chip, and engineers are designing it around the next generation of DirectX and AMD's FSR...
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