The next Xbox is codenamed Project Helix, will run PC games

6 Mar 2026

Steve Wright

And that's all we know.

The name of the next Xbox is codenamed Project Helix, according to new Xbox head Asha Sharma.

“Project Helix will lead in performance and play your Xbox and PC games,” Sharma said on Twitter, doubling down on a system that will function more like a ROG Xbox Ally, seemingly, than a traditional console.

“Looking forward to chatting about this more with partners and studios at my first GDC next week,” Sharma added.

It’s unclear when to expect the next Xbox at this stage, nor what it will cost. Industry-wide shortages of RAM and SSDs surely don’t help either matter.

We’ll keep you posted as we learn more about the next Xbox.

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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

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