Subsequent-gen Xbox console, codenamed Project Helix, will play PC video games

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has confirmed its next-gen console, codenamed Project Helix, will play each Xbox and PC video games.

In a put up on social media, Sharma mentioned Team Xbox had mentioned its “commitment to the return of Xbox” with its future console, which can “lead in performance.”

After her appointment final month, Sharma emphasised a dedication to console and {hardware} underneath her management. “We’re going to keep meeting players where they are,” she mentioned.

“I am committed to ‘returning to Xbox,’ and that starts with console, that starts with hardware. We also know there are a lot of players who aren’t on console or our hardware, and I want to deliver great games to them too.”

Sharma mentioned a return to Xbox exclusives wasn’t “off the table” both. “Right now, I need to learn, candidly. About the ‘why’ of these decisions, what we were optimising for, and what the data says about the Xbox strategy today.”

Earlier this week, stories steered that Sony can also be revising its personal multi-platform technique by scaling again PC ports for PlayStation exclusives.

Last October, former Xbox president Sarah Bond confirmed its next-gen {hardware} was in improvement, and that it was “looking at prototyping [and] designing.” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella additionally hinted that PC games would be available on the console.

“We built a console because we wanted to build a better PC, which could then perform for gaming,” mentioned Nadella. “I need to revisit a few of that typical knowledge. But on the finish of the day, console has an expertise that’s unparalleled.

Xbox entered a multi-year settlement with AMD final June to energy its next-gen console. “Together with AMD, we’re advancing the state of art in gaming silicon to deliver the next generation of graphics innovation,” mentioned Bond.

Bond stepped down as Xbox president final month, alongside Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer who has entered retirement. We just lately spoke to a variety of leaders from throughout the business to share their insights and recollections of Spencer’s tenure at Xbox.