Xbox Helix (Magnus SoC) thread

invalid@example.com (marees), marees
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:28:18 +0000
Console Gaming

I thought I would put together available info/leaks/speculation on the next xbox

1. Xbox pro ruled out for current generation. In other words Series X is the pro model

2. In long run Microsoft (xbox &/ surface teams) working on an xbox o/s, that could be used on an Intel Lunar Lake handheld, AMD Strix halo NUC or mediatek/nvidia handheld

3. In the meanwhile Microsoft committed to atleast 1 more big console, most likely in 2026 — since pro is ruled out for current gen

4. Assuming Xbox next in 2026:

1. 3nm process node

2. Zen 5c (8x or 12x) — 2026 too early for zen 6c

3. 24 gb RAM ???

4. UDNA 1 or RDNA 5 GPU

5. Raster matches or beats 7900xtx

6. RT matches or beats 4080 super

7. AI based upscaling like PSSR / DLSS / Xess

8. 2 TB storage

9. Backward compatibility of storage cartridge? — this would be a huge bonus, but I don't expect this

10. What else ????