It’s official! Xbox has introduced in the present day that the following Xbox console has a codename of Project Helix, and as all of the rumours had urged, it can play each console and PC video games when it launches sooner or later.
The information was revealed by new Xbox boss Asha Sharma on Twitter with the next assertion:
Great begin to the morning with Team Xbox, the place we talked about our dedication to the return of Xbox together with Project Helix, the code identify for our subsequent technology console. Project Helix will lead in efficiency and play your Xbox and PC video games. Looking ahead to chatting about this extra with companions and studios at my first GDC subsequent week!
The official Xbox account has additionally shared a cool little animation for the Project Helix emblem:
Previously, we would heard rumours (primarily from Windows Central‘s Jez Corden) about how the following Xbox console would seemingly can help you exit out to Windows and entry the likes of Steam, the Epic Games Store and different storefronts to play PC video games when you so desired, or you can simply stay contained in the console ecosystem like you’ll be able to in the present day on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Epic Games just lately indicated an curiosity in permitting its storefront on the system, including credibility to these rumours, and now it appears that evidently’s been set in stone.
There’s nonetheless no launch date but for the brand new Xbox console, however AMD has previously mentioned how it’s ready to support a release in 2027 if Microsoft and Xbox are prepared. We’ll have to attend somewhat bit longer to see if that involves fruition.
As you’ll be able to see, Sharma mentions how she’ll be chatting to companions and studios about Project Helix at GDC subsequent week, which is the annual Game Developers Conference. Team Xbox talked about again in February about how their presence on the occasion could be geared round “building for what’s next“.
