Earlier this week, Microsoft's new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced "Project Helix," the official codename for the publishers next Xbox console. As per our previous reporting, we know that the system will essentially be a Windows gaming PC running a variant of the Xbox Ally's Xbox Full Screen Experience, complete with support for PC stores like Steam, the Epic Games Store, and others, and in theory, other Windows apps too.
With Project Helix, Microsoft is blurring the line between the console and PC platforms — a move that lines up with the firm's focus on delivering lots of multiplatform value in recent years with things like expansions to Xbox Game Pass, the continued development of Xbox Cloud Gaming and Xbox Play Anywhere programs, and even numerous ports of Xbox games to PS5.
