Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Project Helix, which she announced <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/890194/microsoft-teases-its-next-xbox-says-project-helix-will-play-pc-games-too">in March</a> as a codename for Microsoft's "next generation console" - phrasing that seemingly implied a singular device - will actually be a "family" of devices."</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">"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," <a href="https://youtu.be/txuYKwrbq1M?si=XfSwWxfTouk0_joN&t=285">Sharma told BBC News</a>. She shared the answer after being asked if Helix will be a discless console. She didn't answer that, but this week Microsoft announced a program <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/984936/xbox-disc-to-digital-feature-official">for digitizing your physical games</a>.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In 2025, Microsoft and AMD announced a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/688407/microsoft-next-gen-xbox-cloud-amd">"strategic multi-year partnership"</a> to work together on …</p>
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