Xbox Project Helix

Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’​

Microsoft’s next Xbox console may not be just one piece of hardware.
by Jay Peters
Aug 29, 2026, 3:33 AM GMT+5:30

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.

https://www.theverge.com/games/986337/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-project-helix-family-of-devices
 
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"Taped Out Xbox Helix Chip Reportedly Reaches 56 TFLOPS, Surpassing PS6​

by DrUsmanSaleem Today, 13:09 Discuss (10 Comments)
Prominent AMD leaker Kepler_L2 says the chips for both the PlayStation 6 and Microsoft's Xbox Project Helix have taped out. Posting on the NeoGAF forums, he also put the PS6 at 40 TFLOPS and the Xbox Helix at 56 TFLOPS, which works out to roughly 40% more for Microsoft's machine on paper. Kepler was replying to a thread claiming the PS6 would hit 80 TFLOPS, which he dismissed before giving the new figures. Earlier estimates had put the PS6 at 34 to 40 TFLOPS, so 40 sits at the top of that range.

TFLOPS is only peak throughput, though. Kepler himself argued in the thread that TFLOPS is just a measure of FMA throughput and shouldn't be "normalized" across architectures, so these numbers probably can't be compared directly to PS5 or Xbox Series X ratings. Memory bandwidth, ray tracing hardware, and clocks all matter too, so 40% more TFLOPS likely won't translate into 40% more frames. Of course, this is just a leak, and Sony, Microsoft, and AMD have not confirmed any of this."
 
Fortune has just published a big new feature on Xbox CEO Asha Sharma...the Project Helix family of consoles will debut in Holiday 2028...Helix is internally projected to cost between $1200 and $1800 unless Microsoft chooses to subsidize it...Fortune backs earlier reporting that suggests Sharma is considering a brand-new à la carte structure for the Game Pass subscription service, featuring "add-ons for console-only games, cloud gaming, and multiplayer"...

https://fortune.com/2026/10/20/the-non-gamer-ceo-racing-to-save-microsofts-xbox/
 

“Xbox Helix Console Reportedly Headed for Holiday 2028 at $1,200 to $1,800​

by DrUsmanSaleem Today, 13:39 Discuss (3 Comments)
Microsoft's next-gen Xbox console could cost a lot more than anyone hoped. A new Fortune profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the Project Helix console has internally been projected to cost consumers between $1,200 and $1,800, unless Microsoft decides to subsidize it. For reference, the current Xbox Series X with a disc drive sells for $799.99, and that is after the recent price hikes. The report also says Sharma plans to release a next-gen handheld by the 2027 holiday season, followed by the console in time for the 2028 holidays. Apparently, Helix engineering deadlines have been moved up by at least several months, according to people familiar with the matter, which is putting extra pressure on development teams.

The handheld has also caused some friction inside Microsoft. Windows leaders reportedly wanted it to run a trimmed-down version of Windows Home, while Sharma's team wanted its own software for better gaming performance. It got heated enough that a senior Xbox executive reportedly threatened to scrap the handheld rather than ship the Windows build, though Xbox now seems to be steering the OS. Sharma, for her part, says the teams still work together, noting, "We can't build Helix on our own." Microsoft hasn't confirmed any pricing, and a subsidy could bring the final number down a bit. However, Fortune puts Xbox's profit margin at around 3%, which probably doesn't leave much room for one. Elsewhere, memory makers expect supply to get even tighter in 2027 and 2028, while rival Sony also struggles with rising costs, so a cheap next-gen console looks unlikely from either side.“
 
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