By NewsCord
Publication Date: 2026-10-21 00:17:00
Helix price, 2028 window
Microsoft’s next Xbox hardware, Project Helix, is described in a Fortune profile as targeting a 2028 holiday season console release with an internal price projection between $1,200 and $1,800, unless Microsoft decides to subsidize the cost. If Microsoft does not subsidize the new Xbox console, it could cost up to $1,800, and the hardware may not reach the market until the 2028 holiday season.
Ars Technica frames the same Fortune reporting as a dual release strategy, with a next-generation handheld device planned by the end of next year and a 2028 holiday season console release that could cost between $1,200 and $1,800. The more powerful rumored hybrid of console and PC could take another year to appear, even as Microsoft is reported to have tested the market through collaborations such as Asus ROG Xbox Ally.
Handheld first, OS fight
Fortune’s reporting, as relayed by Ars Technica, says Microsoft is internally debating whether its upcoming Helix handheld…
