近日，微軟新任遊戲CEOAsha Sharma透露，次世代Xbox主機「Project Helix」已在開發中。據描述，這款設備的設計思路將打破傳統主機與PC的界限，能夠同時運行Xbox遊戲和完整的PC遊戲庫。
從目前資訊來看，Project Helix可能被視為一台「以Xbox為核心體驗的遊戲PC」。其前端將採用Xbox Full Screen Experience界面，並允許用戶自由安裝包括Steam、Epic Games Store在內的各類PC遊戲平台和應用，因此被不少玩家稱為「史上最開放的Xbox」。
據Moore's Law Is Dead等爆料頻道的資訊，Project Helix預計將搭載AMD定製SoC，核心規格如下：
- CPU：3個 Zen 6 核心 + 8個 Zen 6c 核心（共11核）
- GPU：68個 RDNA 5 計算單元
- 性能目標：原生 4K / 120FPS
- 光追性能：相比 Xbox Series X 提升約 20倍
業內人士指出，如果這些資訊屬實，這款設備可能會成為未來體驗《GTA6》等跨平台大作的理想選擇之一。玩家既能在主機版發售時直接遊玩，也能在PC版推出後藉助PC生態的MOD和更強的畫質潛力獲得升級體驗。
Xbox’s next generation console-PC hybrid (Project Helix) sounds really promising: - It’s gonna be the best place to play GTA 6 when it comes out (likely 2027) - The only console that can play both GTA 6 and PC games - Biggest APU in a console ever with 20x ray-tracing and 30% more compute units than Series X, according to MLID - You’ll be able to use mods when the PC version of the game launches - When Rockstar releases the PC version, you’ll also be able to play the game on the highest setting on the same console - Can run RDR2’s PC version so we won’t have to wait for a patch from Rockstar to play the game on the highest setting - Can run all previous Rockstar titles including GTA 4, which was never possible on PS5 - Price is rumored to be in the $1000 range and won’t exceed $1500
