[Update - August 3, 6:54 AM] In a new report, Windows Central revealed that the launch of Xbox disc-to-digital Positron program is scheduled for August 2026, giving more credibility to the alleged leaked email. Original story follows. [Original Story] With PlayStation still set to sunset game discs production in 2028, it seems like the future of console gaming will be all digital, a future that many among gamers and game developers are not really looking forward to. While Sony has yet to make it clear if those with physical PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4 game discs will be able to […]

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Following the acquisition spree spearheaded by former head Phil Spencer, Xbox is going through a challenging phase which led to multiple waves of layoffs, studio closures, and a radical change of how the business will have to operate to survive in these difficult market conditions. Among the things the company is planning and evaluating is how it operates on PC, and the discussions around this could give it a window to walk away from Steam, according to Windows Central's Jez Corden. "I do know like Microsoft has some plans with regards to how they show up on PC," Corden said […]

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Forza Horizon 6 is set to become one of the best-looking racing games of the current generation. According to a recent analysis by Digital Foundry, the game not only sports some transformative ray tracing features that elevate the experience but also offers a potential sneak peek at what the next-generation Xbox Project Helix could deliver with its powerful hardware. Forza Horizon 6, however, introduces both a complete package of ray-traced reflections across cars and environments alike, along with a new RT global illumination (RTGI) system that "works in tandem with its more traditional rasterized lighting to bring additional nuance", says […]

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Although little is currently known about the next-generation Xbox Project Helix, it's clear the system will be quite different from the Xbox One and the Xbox Series X|S, as it is set to bridge the gap between PC and console gaming. How this will be achieved remains to be seen, but in terms of hardware, according to known AMD leaker KeplerL2, Microsoft has decided to abandon the last thing that made an Xbox feel like an Xbox: custom hardware. "MS has 0 customization on the GPU side this time," the leaker said on the NeoGAF forums in a thread discussing […]

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The PlayStation 6 and Xbox Project Helix have yet to be fully revealed, but thanks to leaks, we have a rough idea of what they are capable of. Going by them, Microsoft's next-generation system will be the most powerful of the two, but the difference between them will be "not that meaningful," according to Digital Foundry. During an early analysis of the leaked specifications for both systems conducted during the latest episode of their weekly podcast, the known tech experts commented on how the difference between the two systems will not "get you a whole lot" and it's "basically not […]

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[UPDATE - March 8, 9:48 AM] As some pointed out, UWP was deprecated in 2019, and Xbox Series X|S use containerisation technology to manage backward compatibility and system resources and enable features like Quick Resume. As such, SneakersSO may have provided inaccurate information, unless the Xbox Project Helix handles software differently than its predecessors. Original story follows. [Original Story] The next-gen Xbox Project Helix will reportedly abandon a native console SKU in favor of a specialized PC architecture designed to run games released on the Windows Store. New insights from well-known insider SneakersSO (who correctly revealed Xbox going multiplatform before […]

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The next-generation Xbox, codenamed "Project Helix," will reportedly deliver a 6x jump in rasterization and a massive 20x increase in ray tracing performance over the Series X. According to a new technical analysis from Moore’s Law is Dead, the console’s AMD Magnus APU will bridge the gap between console and PC gaming with a massive performance leap, but it will come with a significant catch: early estimates suggest a target price between $999 and $1,200 for its possible 2027 launch The Xbox Project Helix Will Deliver More Than 120 FPS Gameplay While the Magnus APU reportedly features only 30% more […]

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Asha Sharma, the recently installed chief executive officer of Microsoft Gaming and the new head of Xbox following Phil Spencer's retirement, has just teased the next-generation Xbox console in a post on her personal X (formerly Twitter) account, which we now know is codenamed Project Helix. Sharma shared the codename and what appears to be a new look for the Xbox logo, while also teasing that this new console will "lead in performance and play your Xbox and PC games," confirming reports that the next generation of consoles from Xbox will bea hybrid between a PC and console, capable of […]

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