# Everything We Know About Project Helix, the Next Xbox

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/everything-we-know-about-project-helix-the-next-xbox/
- Published: 2026-10-22T20:12:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T21:41:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/next-xbox-console-release-date-price-project-helix/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Project Helix is planned for the 2028 holiday season.
- Its projected price is $1,200 to $1,800.
- The Windows-based system is expected to play Xbox and PC games.

## Summary

Microsoft is developing Project Helix, its next-generation Xbox, as the company seeks to maintain a place in the console market after weak sales of the Series X and S. The reported plan is for a high-performance, Windows-based system that can play both Xbox and PC games, potentially blurring the line between consoles and gaming computers.

A Fortune report puts the projected price at $1,200 to $1,800, though Microsoft could subsidise the hardware, and says the console is planned for the 2028 holiday season. That would be later than earlier expectations of a 2027 launch; Microsoft has said developers will receive “alpha” hardware in 2027. A separate next-generation handheld is reportedly planned for the 2027 holiday season, while memory shortages and rising hardware costs are among the factors shaping the timing and price.

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