Xbox Project Helix Gets Key Updates, Including When Devs Will Get The System

Today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft held a panel discussion during which Xbox next-gen VP Jason Ronald shared new insight into the company's plans for the future of the platform, including the recently announced Project Helix console/PC platform.

Xbox executive Jason Ronald announced that alpha versions of Project Helix devkits will begin to go out to developers in 2027. Devkits are early versions of new consoles that developers often get access to prior to launch so they can starting building games for the final system.

Ronald also confirmed more technical details about Project Helix. Ronald shared a slide that runs through some of the under-the-hood specifics about the console platform. Here are the specifics: