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A Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360 development kit, including remnants of the canceled Zombies mode, was bought at a UK car boot sale for about five pounds; the buyer later posted its contents online, revealing an early pre-release build, while Rockstar Games has not commented on the sale.
Microsoft plans to start sending alpha versions of its next‑gen console, codenamed Project Helix, to game studios in 2027. The Helix dev kits will run both Xbox and PC games and use a custom AMD SoC with path tracing, ray tracing, multi‑frame generation, and ML‑based upscaling. Detailed compute specs aren’t finalized yet, with more information expected as 2027 approaches, and the effort sits alongside Sony’s upcoming hardware ambitions.
Microsoft is increasing the price of its Xbox Development Kit from $1,500 to $2,000, citing macroeconomic factors, shortly after raising Xbox console prices and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, with the changes affecting global markets and reflecting broader economic conditions and tariffs.