Project Helix Could Cost Up to a Whopping $1,800, but May Also Offer Flagship-Tier PC Graphics Performance

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Recent speculation regarding the next Xbox, aka Project Helix, hints at a rather expensive but powerful gaming console with a graphics solution performing at an xx70 or xx80 level. So a new report from Fortune (via VideoCardz) has a lot to unpack, the least of which is a rumored price tag ranging from $1,200 to […]

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[Marees]

Given that the current RTX 5080 can go for upwards of $2K, a console price tag of upwards of $1,800 seems probable, but hopefully Microsoft is able to find ways to bring that down to a more budget-friendly target.

what is a "budget-friendly target" ?

how would xbox be able to attain that

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

what is a "budget-friendly target" ?

good question, while most want under $1k, I'm thinking it would be the magic number that could still see a large amount of sales. I'd say its a virtual impossibility of be under for eithe MS or Sony at this point but ultimately it all comes down to what the market will bear.

 

[Uvilla]

Well if it has windows 11 and open, will probably be the cheapest gaming pc to buy.

 

[Marees]

Well if it has windows 11 and open, will probably be the cheapest gaming pc to buy.

that will be an additional licensing cost to unlock windows

out of the box it will be xbox but with a few curated stores such as epic & pc xbox

 

[Elf_Boy]

Is the price worth the exclusives?

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Another good question and something we know Sharma is thinking about.

 

[Stoly]

Is the price worth the exclusives?

what exclusives?

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Rumor has it they're considering everything except COD and Fallout to be exclusive down the road.

 

[Stoly]

Rumor has it they're considering everything except COD and Fallout to be exclusive down the road.

AFAIK, everything available for Xbox will be available on PC.

 

[DrezKill]

what exclusives?

AFAIK, everything available for Xbox will be available on PC.

They mean console exclusives. As in, Microsoft is planning on no longer releasing games on PS5. In fact they already started, cuz I don't think Gears of War: E-Day is coming to PS5. But yeah Microsoft intends to keep shipping their games on PC.

Rumor has it they're considering everything except COD and Fallout to be exclusive down the road.

Yeah, this. Microsoft's IPs will probably go back to not being on Sony consoles.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Instead of making IPs console exclusives, why not just release the IP on the competitor console as a basic version (no high quality graphics mode)? Then they make money and the gamers get to experience something they otherwise couldn't without buying a new console. For the few who love the game too much after finishing it, they can buy the console to experience the game in all its glory. Such games could act as trojans to lure gamers from other consoles.