Microsoft Reveals Project Helix Features at Next-Gen Xbox GDC Talk, Alpha Versions to Be Sent to Devs in 2027

Microsoft: First Prototype Kits for Next-Gen Xbox Ship in 2027

At GDC, Xbox VP Jason Ronald lays out the company's vision for the future of Microsoft's console.

Xbox Project Helix early alpha versions will be sent to developers in 2027

Xbox Project Helix was given more information at GDC in San Francisco, sparking conversation as to when it will officially launch.

Microsoft Reveals Project Helix Features at Next-Gen Xbox GDC Talk, Alpha Versions to Be Sent to Devs in 2027

Open the article to view the coverage from IGN

Microsoft will start providing game studios with Project Helix consoles in 2027

Microsoft plans to begin shipping early units of its next generation console to game studios starting sometime next year.

Microsoft’s next Xbox, Project Helix, won’t reach alpha until 2027

We're here at the 2026 Game Developers Conference, where Microsoft "VP of Next Generation" Jason Ronald is talking about a topic near and dear to many gamers' hearts: the future of Xbox. Ronald says the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will have a custom AMD chip with "an order of magnitude increase in raytracing performance" up to and including path tracing, and a next-gen version of AMD's FSR upscaling technology that relies on machine lear…

Microsoft plans next-gen Xbox dev kits in 2027 as Project Helix targets PC-console convergence

Microsoft's Xbox division plans to ship early development hardware for its next-generation console, code-named Project Helix, to game developers starting in 2027, as the company moves to merge console and PC gaming ecosystems.