The next Xbox, Project Helix, is likely at least a year away

It looks like it isn’t time to shuffle Microsoft’s underperforming Xbox Series X/S consoles into the “unused tech closet of shame” just quite yet. While the company announced its next system last week, Project Helix, it is likely still at least a year or two away. Today, Microsoft’s “VP of Next Generation” Jason Ronald said that the company will send out “alpha versions” of Project Helix to developers starting in 2027.

Console manufacturers usually send out alpha versions of these systems...