Xbox Just Announced The Next Xbox, Confirms It Will Play PC Games – WGB

Look, often large bulletins as of late are teased beforehand after which saved for large occasions. However not Xbox! Nah, they simply tossed their new CEO onto X and let her announce the next console in a tweet.

Shiny new Xbox head honcho Asha Sharma revealed that the next-gen Xbox is at present going by the codename Venture Helix. That’s one technique to preserve of your new reign because the queen of Xbox, I suppose.

“Nice begin to the morning with Crew Xbox, the place we talked about our dedication to the return of Xbox together with Venture Helix, the code title for our subsequent technology console,” mentioned Asha, having apparently determined to only break the Web throughout her first week on the job.

She then proceeded to verify what all of the rumours, leaks and insider reviews have been saying: the subsequent Xbox is mainly a console/PC hybrid that can be able to taking part in Xbox and PC video games. In fact, in actuality there most likely received’t be similar to a factor as Xbox video games, as a result of why have seperate SKUs at that time?

“Venture Helix will lead in efficiency and play your Xbox and PC video games. Wanting ahead to chatting about this extra with companions and studios at my first GDC subsequent week!”

No additional particulars have been shared. We don’t know precisely the way it will play PC video games – will it absolutely help Steam, as reported? In that case, you’ll be capable of play PlayStation video games in your Xbox! Although this might be why Sony is reportedly backing away from releasing their singleplayer titles on PC.

We do know that Xbox will chatting with its companions at GDC subsequent week. I’m certain no less than some info will seem from the occasion.

Now, in equity, Xbox have truly been pretty open concerning the next-gen machine, so technically it has been confirmed to exist for a very long time now. However this feels a bit of completely different. Like, it’s not an enormous on-stage blowout with all the small print, but it surely’s nonetheless extra than simply the informal confirmations that some form of Xbox exists that we’ve had beforehand.

As for Asha Sharma, possibly it is a approach for her to ingratiate herself with the Xbox followers. Or possibly Xbox figured that the console was such an open secret anyway that it’d generate some buzz if they begin placing it on the market a bit of extra.

And in case you in some way missed it, Sharma is here because Phil Spencer retired and Sarah Bond decided to quit, all at the same time.