Xbox's Next Console May Reportedly Cost As Much as $1,800, New Handheld Rumored to Launch Next Year Before Helix

A new report claims that Xbox expects its next-generation console to cost as much as $1,800 and is currently targeting a 2028 release.

A new article from Fortune claims that Microsoft has internally projected that its next Xbox console, codenamed Project Helix, will cost consumers between $1,200 - $1,800. The article notes that Microsoft could choose to subsidize those costs to come in at a lower price point, but unless the tech giant is will to take major losses on the console that would go beyond normal standards, it seems likely that the machine will still cost over $1,000.

Of course, maybe a miracle could happen and the costs for the parts could lower in the coming years, but the odds of that seem excessively low. It's not uncommon for platform holders to take a loss on hardware, as the real money is made on games and subscriptions. …