Microsoft Corp’s Xbox division plans to send an early version of its next console to game developers in 2027, kicking off a new generation of hardware that will feel drastically different than previous iterations.
Jason Ronald, a vice president at Xbox, announced the news Wednesday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Speaking to a crowd of several hundred game makers, he touted the benefits of the company’s Play Anywhere initiative, which allows people to play the same titles on Xbox and PC. That strategy will form the backbone for the next Xbox console, dubbed Project Helix.
