The Xbox Series X|S generation is soon coming to a close, with Microsoft recently announcing "Project Helix" — the codenamed next-gen Xbox console that's radically reimagining what an Xbox can be. Expected to release at some point in 2027, Project Helix will be a console-PC hybrid, a system designed to offer the plug-and-play simplicity of the former with the ability to access the ocean of available games on the latter.
Project Helix will be at the heart of Microsoft's multiplatform strategy for Xbox that's already brought devices like the Xbox Ally and the availability of Windows versions of Xbox games delivered through the Xbox on PC app (it still needs a lot of work). And if you're a developer looking to launch your game on the next-gen console, you should be "developing for Xbox on PC today."
