Speculations Rise on Next-Gen Xbox 'Project Helix' Pricing and Release Date Amid Industry Opinions

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Speculations Rise on Next-Gen Xbox 'Project Helix' Pricing and Release Date Amid Industry Opinions

The next-gen Xbox won’t cost you $1,800. It can’t. Can it?

10/22/2026

Fortune dropped a bombshell report on the future of gaming this week. According to the publication's Microsoft insiders, the next Xbox is projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800 when it...

Fast Company

The next Xbox could cost $1,800. Here’s why

10/22/2026

With Microsoft and Sony facing soaring component costs, the next generation of gaming hardware could come with unprecedented price tags.

GamesRadar+

Ex-Blizzard boss says an $1,800 Xbox "will never sell" and current-gen consoles are "fine for 99% of the audience" anyway

10/22/2026

Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra doesn't like what he's hearing about the next Xbox console costing somewhere in the range of $1,200 to $1,800, as was recently reported.In case you hadn't...

Beebom

Next-Gen Xbox ‘Project Helix’ Could Cost Up to $1,800, Report Claims

10/21/2026

Microsoft projects that the Project Helix cost will reach $1,200 to $1,800 when the next-generation Xbox console launches in late 2028. Inside its Redmond headquarters, the company faces this...

Gadgets 360

Next-Generation Xbox Will Reportedly Launch in 2028, Could Cost Between $1,200 and $1,800

10/21/2026

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reportedly plans to launch a next-generation Xbox handheld in 2027.

PCMag

Next-Gen Xbox Might Not Show Up Until 2028, Possibly With $1,800 Price Tag

10/21/2026

With global hardware prices still astronomically high, it raises questions about whether an affordable Xbox with advanced features is even possible.

GamesIndustry.biz

Project Helix reportedly launching in late 2028, projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800

10/21/2026

Project Helix is reportedly launching in the 2028 holiday season and is projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800. Read more

Wccftech

Xbox Project Helix May Be Waiting On Big Launch Exclusive, As Its Reported Holiday 2028 Date Isn’t Tied To Hardware

10/21/2026

While it was previously widely suggested that the Xbox Project Helix would launch in late 2027, a new report revealed that the system's launch is planned for Holiday 2028, besides confirming an...

Pure Xbox

Xbox CTO Issues Statement On How Project Helix OS Is Being 'Built On Windows'

10/21/2026

Which perhaps confusingly means it'll likely follow the Series X and S.Yesterday, when Fortune published their big piece about Xbox, mentioning there had been internal clashes between the Xbox and...

Wccftech

The Elder Scrolls VI Could Be Xbox Helix’s Exclusive Holiday 2028 Killer App, and Fortune’s Report Helps Explain Why

10/21/2026

Fortune's explosive report on Xbox's roadmap, including the launch plan for the Project Helix consoles, might have given us the best hint yet at The Elder Scrolls VI's target release window. Let...

Next-Gen Consoles Face Price Shock: Xbox Helix and PS6 Costs Reveal Industry Trends

GamingBolt

PS6 and Project Helix Could Set a Worrying New Price Benchmark

10/22/2026

Remember when rumors of the next-generation consoles would fill our hearts with hope and joy, wondering at the many potential new adventures that lay in wait? Raising the graphical bar is nice and...

Eurogamer

Xbox's next-gen console to reportedly cost up to $1,800, with a Helix handheld coming in 2027 and a full release in holiday 2028

10/21/2026

The price of Xbox's next generation console, codename Project Helix, may be higher than many of us expected. Helix, which is reportedly going to ship as two devices, is estimated to cost close to...