By Richard Leadbetter
Publication Date: 2026-03-09 16:58:00
Last week, new Microsoft CEO Asha Sharma confirmed that the next generation Xbox operates under the codename of Project Helix and that it runs both Xbox and PC games. More intriguing is confirmation that Vice President of Next-Gen – Jason Ronald – is hosting a presentation at GDC 2026 dubbed “Building for the Future with Xbox”. The title of the talk suggests that we might finally get some answers on how Microsoft intends to bring Windows and Xbox gaming together, hopefully with some firm information on what this means for the console experience that so many Xbox gamers crave.
Across this week’s DF Direct Weekly (embedded above) and our upcoming Q+A show, we’ve been discussing the potential challenges facing Xbox but ultimately believe that what we’ve heard so far from Microsoft is the best route forward. Windows is by far the most dominant gaming platform in the PC space, it’s effectively an open…
