Asha Sharma Says 'Efficiency' And 'Affordability' Are Top Of Mind For Xbox Project Helix

Xbox boss 'thinking about affordability' of next-gen console

In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Asha Sharma also discusses giving gamers digital versions of games they own.

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"Giving people more choice".The mass uncertainty that currently surrounds next-gen consoles will obviously have to be addressed by both Sony and Microsoft at some point, but until then, the two companies will continue to make vague — but still somewhat interesting — statements.Xbox boss Asha Sharma is doing just that with her latest comments, fresh out of Gamescom. Speaking to the BBC, a couple of words stick out: "affordability" and "efficiency…

Xbox boss Asha Sharma won't confirm whether Project Helix has a disc drive: "We have to be thinking about efficiency and affordability"

PlayStation plans to end production of new game discs in 2028, which almost certainly means that PS6 will have no disc drive. What, then, of Project Helix? Xbox boss Asha Sharma won't say for sure one way or another whether the next-gen console will have a disc drive, but as she emphasizes the need to make the box affordable, it doesn't take much reading between the lines to think we're looking at another all-digital console.Asked by the BBC whe…

Asha Sharma Says 'Efficiency' And 'Affordability' Are Top Of Mind For Xbox Project Helix

And she isn't willing to talk about disc drives yet.As part of the Gamescom festivities taking place in Germany, Xbox boss Asha Sharma has been talking to the BBC about plans for Xbox Project Helix and how the company will navigate the challenges of the ongoing component crisis.Sharma talks a lot here about how the company needs to think about "efficiency" and "affordability" throughout the next generation, and that they need to find ways to giv…