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An Xbox higher-up has responded to a rumor regarding the next-generation platform Project Helix, clarifying a key detail about the machine, which can play both console and PC games. But his answer didn’t clear everything up.
A claim by leaker KelperL2 said Microsoft would sell Project Helix chips to companies like ASUS and MSI, thereby allowing people to buy a version of the system that runs on the Helix guts. This led to speculation that Project Helix was not in fact a first-party Xbox console and might be more akin to a third-party device like the Rog Ally X from Asus.
But that isn’t necessarily completely true, according to Xbox next-gen VP Jason Ronald. He said on social media, “Project Helix will be available as a 1st party Xbox console.”
The original leaker said Project Helix “won’t be sold directly to consumers” by Microsoft but would instead be available through third-party sources. Ronald’s statement makes it clear that Project Helix is a “first-party Xbox console,” but there is wiggle room there for other options to be available as well.
Microsoft has said the Project Helix system will help usher Xbox into a “more flexible, connected future.” At the Game Developers Conference this year, Ronald
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