Content creators are receiving Xbox Project Helix merchandise alongside a note from Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma.
Microsoft is reportedly sending out Xbox Project Helix merchandise to prominent content creators. The package is said to contain gifts alongside a note signed by Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma. It is likely sent with the intention of showing the company’s commitment to its next-gen hardware and to establish some goodwill with the media and press from an early stage.
As seen in the image above, the aforementioned note sent with the Xbox Project Helix package is signed by Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma. It states, “Thanks for being on the iconic journey with us.”
Besides mention of merchandise and the above note, no further details regarding the contents of the Xbox Project Helix package were shared by the content creators.
Known hardware insider KeplerL2 took recently claimed that Xbox Project Helix is on track for a Holiday 2027 launch, corroborating fellow insider Moore’s Law Is Dead‘s prior information on the matter. Similarly, Windows Central’s Jez Corden recently said, “the current landing strip [for Xbox Helix] is 2027, late 2027, [from] what I’ve heard.” He further claimed that the upcoming device is planned to run full Windows. “The current plan, if it’s not going to change, and I don’t see any reason why it would change, is for the next Xbox to run full Windows.”
Microsoft revealed early details about Xbox Project Helix during a presentation at the Game Developers Conference, outlining a new strategy centered around a unified ecosystem across consoles, PCs, handheld devices, and cloud platforms. The initiative entails a new game console built around a custom AMD sSoC designed specifically for the next generation of DirectX technology. According to the presentation materials, the hardware will support next-generation ray tracing features as well as GPU-directed work graph execution designed to improve performance in complex rendering workloads.
