Project Helix is the official codename for the next-generation Xbox console, and Microsoft just confirmed that it will be able to play Xbox and PC games.

Microsoft is the first big company out of the gates with Project Helix - a "next-generation" console.

Microsoft Gaming's new CEO, Asha Sharma, has only been on the job for a short period of time, but she's already made a big announcement. The next Xbox console is codenamed Project Helix, and it's going to play both Xbox and PC games.

Xbox console strategy includes OEM partner devices alongside a first-party system; 2027 is the stated target, clarifying platform direction.

Microsoft may have just teased the next-generation Xbox in a 'sneak peek' announcement, and we're expected to hear more about it at GDC 2026.

This open-handed, full-court press for the next-gen Xbox is less for Microsoft’s own benefit and more to build up hype from a beleaguered fanbase. The Xbox community has been left in the doldrums for the last several years. Fans felt that Microsoft had effectively abandoned the Series X console to push Game Pass subscriptions.

Microsoft is building a next-generation Xbox console with AMD, and the company’s own language suggests it wants the device to work across traditional hardware boundaries, functioning less like a locked-down game box,