- Geoff Keighley recently posted about the next-gen Xbox, calling it a PC-based device.
- The post has received a lot of backlash as fans argue that it’s still a console, not a PC.
- It will likely feature all current Xbox features with PC elements on top of that.
Xbox just revealed that its next generation of console is codenamed Project Helix. As confirmed by months of rumors, it is indeed a hybrid console. However, in between the announcement, a headline caught attention for all the wrong reasons.
Geoff Keighly posted that Xbox has announced Project Helix, a “PC-based Xbox hardware device”, which has attracted a lot of backlash from the fans. They’re calling out Keighley for calling it a PC-based Xbox device.
Why it matters: While it is indeed a PC-console hybrid, Xbox’s head, Asha Sharma, described it as the next generation of Xbox console, therefore Keighley’s remarks are catching a lot of unwanted attention.
The award show host’s post is filled with replies from angry Xbox fans. They claim that he is fooling people just like he did with Highguard, and should at least wait for Microsoft to explain the exact architecture.
Fans argue that most people were calling the Steam Machine a console, despite it being a mini PC. And considering that Project Helix will be able to do everything the current Xbox does, plus add PC elements, it’ll still be called a console.
This does make sense, and even Asha Sharma calls it a console. So, yes, it is going to integrate PC elements, but on the surface, it’s still very much a next generation of Xbox consoles, expected to release in 2027.
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