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Brendan Lowry

"The crisis is the right term": Xbox strategy chief says memory shortages will impact next-gen and Project Helix, but Microsoft will work to adapt

A photograph taken of the main stage of Xbox Games Showcase 2026.

While the bulk of the Xbox community is still riding the high brought on by what was, by and large, a very well-received Xbox Games Showcase this past weekend, the mood has been dampened considerably by the revelation that Microsoft is planning major layoffs for Xbox in July, with the firm admitting it's "over extended" and needs to streamline its development pipelines.

Another big concern for fans is the ongoing RAM crisis born from the AI sector's voracious appetite for memory and storage. Available supply of RAM for all manner of devices has dried up and become extremely expensive to secure as a result of memory shortages, which has the potential to severely limit the business viability of next-gen consoles like Microsoft's upcoming Project Helix.

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