EQUIPThe Verge · 3h ago
The next Xbox could play every Xbox game ever made
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Microsoft's forthcoming Project Helix console intends to support software spanning all historical Xbox hardware generations alongside PC titles. This development positions the hardware as a unified platform for legacy and modern gaming assets.
- 01Project Helix aims to achieve comprehensive backwards compatibility across all Xbox console eras
- 02Leaked internal memos confirm the system will support native PC game integration
- 03The console is engineered to host the largest library in home gaming history
- 04Hardware design focuses on bridging the gap between console and desktop gaming environments
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The next Xbox, Project Helix, could theoretically have the largest library of any home console. Not only will it play PC games, we now know, courtesy of a leaked memo obtained by The Verge's Tom Warren, that it will run games from every generation of Xbox: the original 2001 Xbox, the 2005 Xbox 360, the […]