Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’
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According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Project Helix, which she announced in March as a codename for Microsoft’s “next generation console” — phrasing that seemingly implied a singular device — will actually be a “family” of devices.”
“We’ve been hard at work on a great next generation and a great family of devices for Helix, and we’ll share more soon,” Sharma told BBC News. She shared the answer after being asked if Helix will be a discless console. She didn’t answer that, but this week Microsoft announced a program for digitizing your physical games.
In 2025, Microsoft and AMD announced a “strategic multi-year partnership”to work together on “a portfolio of devices,” including Microsoft’s next-generation console, so it seems likely the two companies are also...
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