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Helix Hush: Xbox won’t confirm disc drive for next-gen console
technology1 month ago

Helix Hush: Xbox won’t confirm disc drive for next-gen console

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma dodged a direct answer on whether the upcoming Project Helix will be disc-less, instead stressing the importance of both physical and digital libraries and announcing a digital entitlement for around 1,000 titles. Helix is described as a console-PC hybrid with development kits due next year, alongside a disc-to-digital initiative. Behind the scenes, Xbox has undergone restructuring that has cut about 1,600 jobs, with a further 1,600 positions expected to go by next summer.

via Eurogamer.net|
#digital-libraries#disc-drive#helix
Xbox Chief Ties Rising Console Prices to AI Push, Promises More Affordable Next Gen
technology1 month ago

Xbox Chief Ties Rising Console Prices to AI Push, Promises More Affordable Next Gen

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says higher console prices are partly due to Microsoft’s AI-driven GPU demand, but the company plans a more affordable, efficient next generation—potentially a Helix family of devices rather than a single box. With the Series S at $500 and new $900 25th-anniversary model, Microsoft is promoting financing and refurbished options while signaling ongoing price pressures across the industry, mirrored by PS5 price hikes and Nintendo’s Switch 2 pricing.

via GameSpot|
#ai#consoles#helix
Positron's Promise: How Xbox Could Turn Discs into Digital Entitlements on Helix
gaming3 months ago

Positron's Promise: How Xbox Could Turn Discs into Digital Entitlements on Helix

Windows Central reports on Microsoft’s Positron disc-to-digital plan for Xbox Helix, which would attach a disc’s digital entitlement to your Microsoft account when you install the disc, making the game accessible as a digital copy via Xbox Cloud Gaming and Play Anywhere without needing a retailer to unlock it. It won’t digitize Xbox 360 discs, some older Xbox One discs may lack features, and it isn’t yet clear whether Helix will include a disc drive. The move, alongside Sony’s disc-free trajectory, underscores a broader shift toward digital libraries and ongoing questions about future backwards compatibility.

via Windows Central|
#backwards-compatibility#disc-to-digital#gaming
Xbox Reassesses Helix as Costs Rise and Supply Strains
gaming4 months ago

Xbox Reassesses Helix as Costs Rise and Supply Strains

Xbox says demand for the Series X|S consoles exceeds supply and rising production costs are forcing a rethink of Project Helix, the planned next‑gen console. Helix is described as a premium PC/console hybrid intended to be affordable and flexible to address a roughly 2–2.5 year crisis, with the company aiming to avoid exclusionary pricing as it adapts to market pressures.

via Windows Central|
#gaming#helix#project-helix
Xbox chief warns hard choices ahead as strategy tightens around Helix, exclusives, and Game Pass
gaming4 months ago

Xbox chief warns hard choices ahead as strategy tightens around Helix, exclusives, and Game Pass

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma signals a period of tough, strategic decisions as Microsoft rethinks its approach to Helix, the Xbox Game Studios lineup, and exclusives; Helix remains safe, but memory-cost pressures and Game Pass economics could drive selective investments and timed exclusivity, with hardware growth continuing and a June showcase expected to reveal specifics.

via Windows Central|
#asha-sharma#exclusives#game-pass
Xbox Helix Dev Kits Headed for 2027, Xbox Mode Comes to Windows 11
technology7 months ago

Xbox Helix Dev Kits Headed for 2027, Xbox Mode Comes to Windows 11

Xbox revealed that the next-gen console, codenamed Helix, will ship alpha dev kits to developers by the end of 2027, signaling a 2027–2028 launch window; the device is designed to run both Xbox console and PC games, with AMD developing a new SoC and ML features like FSR Diamond, and it will maintain backward compatibility with four Xbox generations; Xbox Mode will bring a Windows 11-exclusive Xbox experience to PCs, building on the Full Screen Experience tested on the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally.

via TechPowerUp|
#amd#gdc#helix
Xbox Helix: 2027 Dev Kits, PC-Grade Power and Cross-Device Play
technology7 months ago

Xbox Helix: 2027 Dev Kits, PC-Grade Power and Cross-Device Play

Microsoft details Project Helix, a next-gen Xbox blending console and PC gaming with a custom AMD SoC and the next generation of DirectX and FSR, promising a major leap in ray tracing and AI-enhanced graphics. An alpha development kit will ship to developers in 2027, with a public launch window still unclear. The company also previews cross-device Xbox experiences, including Xbox Mode on Windows 11 rolling out in April 2026 and a revived backwards-compatibility program for the 25th anniversary.

via Pure Xbox|
#amd#directx#gdc2026
Project Helix: Microsoft's Open, PC‑First Xbox
gaming7 months ago

Project Helix: Microsoft's Open, PC‑First Xbox

Microsoft’s next Xbox is codenamed Project Helix, a PC‑centric, open hybrid console built around AMD’s Magnus SoC. Under new CEO Asha Sharma, Microsoft aims to blur console and PC lines by letting Helix boot Windows 11 and run PC stores like Steam and Epic, delivering a PC‑like experience with Xbox gaming at its core. Details are scarce and a release window isn’t announced, but the plan signals a bold shift toward an open, versatile platform.

via Windows Central|
#asha-sharma#gaming#helix
Unraveling the Mystery of DNA's Right-Handed Helix
science2 years ago

Unraveling the Mystery of DNA's Right-Handed Helix

Biophysicist Greg Huber and his team explored the reasons behind the prevalence of chirality in biological structures such as DNA and alpha helices by studying the sphinx tile, an asymmetric shape with intrinsic handedness. Their study, "Entropy and chirality in sphinx tilings," published in Physical Review Research, revealed unexpected properties related to chirality, shedding light on the mysterious preference for right-handed helices in biological systems and the connections between geometry, chirality, and biology.

via Phys.org|
#biology#chirality#dna