Microsoft rethinks next Xbox console Project Helix amid AI-driven component shortages
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Sean Carey
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Summary
Microsoft is rethinking its next-generation Xbox console, Project Helix, due to severe component shortages driven by the AI boom. Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball revealed at Summer Game Fest that the component crisis is worsening, with demand for Xbox consoles outstripping supply. The AI industry's massive consumption of tech components has driven prices up, forcing Microsoft to reconsider its hardware strategy for the upcoming console.
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Speaking during The Game Business Live at Summer Game Fest, Ball revealed that the component crisis is getting worse and that demand for Xbox consoles is outweighing supply.
"I was underestimating how bad it was in Februar
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