Xbox Helix (Magnus SoC) thread
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March 6, 2026
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 ????
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