Microsoft shows a preview of 'Project Helix': the future hybrid Xbox

Microsoft released a teaser of Project Helix, the code name for the next generation of Xbox. The company shared images related to the development of its consoles in the run-up to its presentation to

developers.

As reported by the company itself through the Microsoft Game Dev account on the social network X, the advance comes as part of the GDC Festival of Gaming, the video game industry event that takes place in San Francisco until March 13.

Microsoft anticipates Project Helix in the GDC preview The

Microsoft Game Dev release included three images accompanied by a short message: “Xbox at GDC. Advance”.

In the description, the company explained that these are black and white images of Xbox hardware used as a preview of the event.

The photos show different devices with the acronym XDK, the nomenclature that Microsoft uses for Xbox development kits.

These devices are special versions of consoles that are given to studios and developers to create video games. Devkits usually have a different design than commercial consoles and have additional tools for testing and programming.

The images do not show the new Xbox

Although the advance generated speculation in the gamer community, the images published by Microsoft do not correspond to

new hardware.

The three photos show development kits for the brand's previous consoles

.

• The first device corresponds to the Project Scorpio devkit, the console that later became Xbox One X.

• The second image is from the Xbox One S development kit.

The third photograph shows the original Xbox One devkit.

The publication works as a symbolic preview of Microsoft's meeting with developers during the Game Developers Conference (GDC).

What is known about Project Helix, the next Xbox

The codename Project Helix was revealed last week by Asha Sharma, who will be the next executive director of

Microsoft Gaming.

The executive will replace Phil Spencer and confirmed that during the GDC she would hold meetings with partners and development studios to discuss the next console.

For now, it is not known if the details of those conversations will be made public.

An Xbox that would combine console and PC

According to information provided by the company, Project Helix will seek to integrate console and PC features into

the same system.

The goal would be to allow the next generation of Xbox to run games designed for both traditional consoles and computers

.

According to industry estimates, the new Xbox could hit the market around 2027.