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.

As previously confirmed, Project Helix will play your PC and Xbox games. But it sounds like more Xbox features are migrating to Windows PC, too. “What we’ve really learned is as we look at it, PC is becoming an increasingly important part of the Xbox experience,

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

An Xbox One exclusive game long thought cancelled has resurfaced and it still looks as incredible as it did back in 2017.

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox division plans to send an early version of its next console to game developers in 2027, kicking off a new generation of hardware that will feel drastically different than previous iterations.

Microsoft first debuted its full screen Xbox experience for Windows in the ROG Ally Xbox handheld, in a bid to compete with Steam's nearly 15-year-old Big Picture Mode. That Xbox interface eventually made its way to other Windows 11 gaming portables last year.

Microsoft's gaming division is shifting its strategy following the departures of Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond, as it gears up for the launch of Project Helix.