A profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma; sources: Xbox plans a major Game Pass overhaul, a next-gen handheld device by late 2027, and next-gen console by late 2028 (Sebastian Herrera/Fortune)
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. — Asha Sharma returns from one of her walking meetings around Microsoft's sprawling campus in Redmond …
According to a report from Fortune, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is overseeing plans for a major overhaul of Game Pass. The company is also reportedly planning to launch a next-generation handheld device by the 2027 holiday season.
The next-generation Xbox console, codenamed Project Helix, is expected to launch during the 2028 holiday season. Fortune reports that Microsoft projects the Project Helix console could cost consumers between $1,200 and $1,800 unless the company chooses to subsidize the hardware.
The Verge notes that Sharma has described Project Helix as a “family of devices,” which may indicate the next console iteration includes more than one piece of hardware. Microsoft and AMD previously announced a multi-year partnership to work on a portfolio of devices, including the next-generation console.
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