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

But don’t expect it soon: Microsoft will begin sending out “alpha versions” of Project Helix to developers in 2027, Ronald revealed here at GDC.

Microsoft is set to hold a keynote at the Game Developers Conference to shed light on its plans for the future of Xbox, and IGN will be in the room to bring you all the news as it happens.

Microsoft's next Xbox, code named Project Helix, will be in developers' hands in 2027, the company revealed during a talk at the GDC Festival of Gaming on Wednesday. Alpha versions of development kits ...

Today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft held a panel discussion during which Xbox next-gen VP Jason Ronald shared new insight into the company's plans for the future of the ...

Revealed earlier this month, Microsoft revealed a few more Project Helix details during its GDC Xbox Developer Summit keynote address. Project Helix is designed to play your Xbox console and PC games, ...

Microsoft has revealed early features of Project Helix, its next-gen Xbox, while confirming plans to send alpha versions of the hardware to developers in 2027. At a 30-minute GDC 2026 keynote attended ...

Xbox turns 25 in 2026, while ID@Xbox, the platform’s indie-centric program, turns 13. That means that indies have been core to Xbox’s DNA for half of its lifespan. And yet, the future of Xbox’s indie ...

Microsoft Gaming shared updates on its newly announced next-generation hardware Project Helix during the Xbox Developer Summit keynote address at Game Developer Conference 2026, including that it ...

Today, at GDC 2026, Microsoft announced new gaming improvements coming soon to Windows 11, including the new full-screen Xbox mode and more. Additionally, the company revealed more bits about the next ...