Microsoft spills the beans on its Xbox-PC hybrid at GDC while suggesting it's still years away

Microsoft continued the rollout of its future Xbox plans at GDC today in a talk hosted by VP of next generation Jason Ronald. Titled "Building for the Future with Xbox", the talk centered around Project Helix, the codename for the next Xbox console that will bridge the gap between a console and traditional PC.

Ronald expanded on what that dual identity will actually mean for the machine, and by the sound of things, Helix will behave similarly to Valve's upcoming Steam Machine with the distinction...