Xbox $1,200 Price Tag Surfaces Ahead of Project Helix Reveal
The end of the current console generation is almost upon us.
Yes, I know. I’m not quite ready to move on either but that isn’t stopping Sony nor Microsoft from formulating their plans.
It looks as if the two companies are set, once again, to go head-to-head with both Project Helix and the PlayStation 6 rumoured to arrive in late 2027.
That’s a lot sooner than any of us expected, and it doesn’t exactly give us a ton of time to save - especially given how much Project Helix is supposedly due to set us back.
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I’ll preface this by saying that we suspected Project Helix wouldn’t be cheap given the fact that it’s a console and PC hybrid.
Factor in the current RAM shortages and soaring prices and you can see why we’ve been prepping ourselves for the worst. Even still, it’s not ideal to hear that Project Helix could cost as much as $1,200.
Top End Estimates Place Project Helix As Costing $1,500
That’s according to reliable tech insider Moore’s Law Is Dead via a new YouTube report.
As always, do take this all with a pinch of salt, but Moore’s Law Is Dead has a proven track record in this area, correctly predicting pre-launch information about the PlayStation 5, for example.
To be precise, Moore’s Law Is Dead has predicted that Project Helix could cost anything between $900 and $1,500.
Moore’s Law Is Dead described Microsoft as “building a bridge out of the console market”.
He added, “And so they’ll probably charge $1,000 or more for this thing.”
That price factors in the RAM crisis and the fact that Microsoft is set to use a graphics card that succeeds the already pricey AMD 9070 XT. That component alone could cost as much as $650 which Microsoft will have to factor into the console’s price.
While $900 is the minimum price that Moore’s Law is Dead predicts, he also adds that it’s unlikely Microsoft will opt for that bottom end. “I will say that I think I expect at least $1,000,” he continued.
“If they wanted to be crazy aggressive, I could see $900 and most likely I could see $1,200, but I don’t think more than $1,500."
Fair to say, Xbox has trailed behind PlayStation in recent years, so it’ll be interesting to see whether Project Helix can put up a good fight.
Moore’s Law Is Dead’s inkling is that “a lot of people will still just get PlayStation”, but it’s too early to say.
People will surely be led by pricing, features of both consoles, and exclusive game line-ups.
If you are dedicated to Xbox though without having to know anything else about Project Helix, you best start saving now. This one isn’t going to come cheap.