微软据称预计 2028 年 Project Helix 游戏硬件售价 1200 至 1800 美元
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Microsoft reportedly projects $1,200 to $1,800 price for 2028 Project Helix
Ars Technica 转述 Fortune 报道称，微软内部预计 2028 年假期季发布的 Project Helix 主机售价 1200 至 1800 美元。该价格若微软补贴成本可能降低，背景是摩尔定律放缓与 AI 组件短缺推高硬件造价，现有 Xbox Series X 起价已达 750 美元。
We haven't heard many details about Microsoft's upcoming "Project Helix" gaming hardware since the company announced it in March as a device that will "play your Xbox and PC games." In a new wide-ranging profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, though, Fortune alludes to a dual release strategy for upcoming Microsoft gaming hardware, with "a next-generation handheld device" planned by the end of next year and a 2028 holiday season console release that could cost between $1,200 and $1,800.
That future console price range is based on what has "internally been projected" at the company, according to Fortune. But the price for consumers could come down if "Microsoft decides to subsidize the cost," the outlet says, as many console makers have done in the past.
While a $1,200 starting price would be historically high for the game console market, even accounting for inflation, it also reflects a new normal: The slowdown in Moore's Law and AI-driven component shortages means cutting-edge gaming hardware just isn't as cheap as it used to be. This year, the Steam Machine broke the $1,000 starting price, while the 2-year-old technology in the PlayStation 5 Pro is now going for $900, and the 6-year-old Xbox Series X now starts at $750.
来源：Ars Technica Gaming · arstechnica.com