Report: Next-Gen Xbox Project Helix Could Cost $1,800 and Launch in 2028
The reported price is more than double the current high-end Xbox Series X, and Microsoft has already warned about rising component costs, so any launch plan now depends on how much of the hardware bill the company is willing to eat.
Reporting from 1 source: GIGAZINE.
A report cited by GIGAZINE puts Microsoft's next-generation Xbox, Project Helix, at $1,200 to $1,800 retail (roughly 190,000 to 285,000 yen), launching around the 2028 year-end shopping season. Fortune says the figure holds unless Microsoft absorbs part of the hardware cost. Project Helix is built around a custom AMD SoC and is positioned closer to a high-performance gaming PC.
Fortune's figure comes with a caveat: unless Microsoft decides to absorb part of the cost, retail lands at $1,200 to $1,800. The comparison is stark, since the 1TB Xbox Series X with a disc drive is listed at 117,980 yen including tax ($799.99 in the US).
Microsoft has said Project Helix will play the Xbox games and PC games owners already have, so the device could also be judged as a high-performance gaming PC rather than a console. Polygon noted that final pricing could differ from the report given fluctuating component costs and Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's warnings about rising costs.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.