Microsoft finally shares details of the Xbox Project Helix console and its AMD heart

Xbox Project Helix will feature a custom AMD silicon and support next-gen pipelines for ray-tracing and frame generation tech, while also unifying the game development pipeline for PC and console.
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Microsoft’s ‘Xbox mode’ is coming to every Windows 11 PC
Microsoft’s ‘Xbox mode’ is coming to every Windows 11 PC

Microsoft seems more determined than ever to combine Xbox and Windows – to the point that its next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will play PC games too. Today, we learned Helix will go alpha in 2027. But the company isn’t waiting for Helix before it points Windows gamers in the Xbox direction. Starting in April, […]

Microsoft’s next Xbox, Project Helix, won’t reach alpha until 2027
Microsoft’s next Xbox, Project Helix, won’t reach alpha until 2027

We’re here at the 2026 Game Developers Conference, where Microsoft “VP of Next Generation” Jason Ronald is talking about a topic near and dear to many gamers’ hearts: the future of Xbox. Ronald says the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will have a custom AMD chip with “an order of magnitude increase in raytracing performance” […]

Xbox’s PC-console hybrid Project Helix was a decade in the making

Project Helix may feel like a new idea, but Microsoft has reportedly been working toward merging Xbox and PC gaming for nearly a decade.
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How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts
How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts

AI-based assistants or “agents” — autonomous programs that have access to the user’s computer, files, online services and can automate virtually any task — are growing in popularity with developers and IT workers. But as so many eyebrow-raising headlines over the past few weeks have shown, these powerful and assertive new tools are rapidly shifting the security priorities for organizations, while blurring the lines between data and code, trusted co-worker and insider threat, ninja hacker and novice code jockey.

PlayStation won the console war, but Microsoft’s Project Helix is the plot twist

After years of trailing behind PlayStation, Microsoft’s Project Helix could be a game-changer that combines PC and console gaming.
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The Xbox isn’t ending, but it needs these 3 changes to return to glory

If you’ve spent any time following gaming news in early 2026, you might think the end of Xbox is right around the corner. Between reports of a 32% year-over-year drop in hardware revenue, the sudden departure of longtime Xbox boss Phil Spencer, and wil…

Xbox Project Helix may cost $1,200 with massive performance upgrades

A new rumor suggests Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, could cost between $999 and $1,200 while delivering major performance gains over the Xbox Series X.
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Microsoft Copilot just made browser switching a thing of the past

Microsoft is updating Copilot on Windows with a built-in side-pane browser, allowing users to open links, research across tabs, and summarize information without leaving the app.
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Microsoft pulls “Real Talk” mode for Copilot AI chats that had more personality

Real Talk was the most human Copilot has ever felt. It pushed back, remembered you, and didn’t just nod along — so naturally, Microsoft pulled the plug just weeks after its global rollout.
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