After a big shakeup at Microsoft’s gaming division, the brand new Xbox head had a giant announcement to make on Thursday.

The brand new CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Asha Sharma, blew the lid off the next-generation Xbox gaming console in an X put up. Sharma confirmed that the brand new Xbox gaming console is codenamed Mission Helix.

“Nice begin to the morning with Workforce Xbox, the place we talked about our dedication to the return of Xbox together with Mission Helix, the code identify for our subsequent technology console,” Sharma posted together with an image displaying the phrases “Mission Helix” on a black background.

Mission Helix can be the fifth-generation Xbox.

Whereas she did not dive too deeply into the main points but, Sharma did share one vital characteristic for the next-gen console: players will be capable to play each Xbox and PC video games on the Mission Helix console. This confirms some long-standing rumors in regards to the console.

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“Mission Helix will lead in efficiency and play your Xbox and PC video games,” she stated. “Trying ahead to chatting about this extra with companions and studios at my first GDC subsequent week!”

When Mashable spoke to then-Xbox President Sarah Bond final yr, Bond hinted that the Xbox console of the longer term can be extra like a high-end gaming PC than a standard gaming console. Bond additionally emphasised the significance of cross-platform video games to the Xbox model.

Ever since Bond’s shock departure, rumors have been swirling round what’s subsequent for Xbox.

Whereas a lot continues to be unknown about Mission Helix, a public affirmation of its existence from Sharma is massive information for players.