Microsoft is the first big company out of the gates with Project Helix - a "next-generation" console.

Microsoft is building a next-generation Xbox console with AMD, and the company’s own language suggests it wants the device to work across traditional hardware boundaries, functioning less like a locked-down game box,

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox division plans to send an early version of its next console to game developers in 2027, kicking off a new generation of hardware that will feel drastically different than previous iterations.

These images posted to X by the official Microsoft Game Dev account actually appear to show existing dev kits for older console models like the Xbox One and Series X — but given they’re tagged as a “sneak peek” for GDC 2026,