Content overview: “Microsoft's Next-Gen Xbox 'Project Helix' Could Cost Up to $1,800, Launch in 2028, Report ”. Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console, part of the 'Project Helix' family of devices, could carry a price tag between $1,200 and $1,800 when it launches in 2028, according to a Fortune report. The high cost is partly driven by AI-fueled memory and component shortages, an irony given Microsoft's own massive AI investments. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma acknowledged the situation, noting that GPUs now have uses beyond gaming, which is 'wonderful' but contributes to rising hardware prices.
Microsoft may subsidize the console to lower the retail price, a strategy it used with the Xbox Series X and S, losing up to $200 per unit at launch. The report also reveals that Microsoft plans to release a next-generation Xbox handheld by the end of 2027, though pricing details remain unknown. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.