Project Helix Reactions: Name Ideas, Messaging Musts, and More
3/12/20261 hr 13 min
Microsoft has confirmed the rumor that its next-gen console will play PC games. The machine is codenamed Project Helix, and we discuss potential names for the device, how Microsoft must get its messaging right, the advantages it might have over the competition, and much more!
00:00:00 - Intro & Welcome Nugg and MC Fixer 00:04:24 - Project Helix Announcement Reactions & Potential Names
00:24:45 - Sony Returns to Console Exclusivity &
00:31:18 - Project Helix Potential Advantages over PlayStation
00:51:22- Microsoft's GDC 2026 Keynote
01:05:09 - Outro & Where to Find Us
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
From executive producer Taylor Sheridan.
Nugget· Guest0:02
Try to keep up. Let's go.
Speaker 00:04
A new era of Yellowstone begins. Welcome to the US Marshals. Casey Dutton is back on Paramount+.
Nugget· Guest0:12
I'm changing paths, trying to find a new beginning.
Speaker 00:14
And with an elite unit of US Marshals, he's bringing ranged justice to Montana.
Nugget· Guest0:19
Yellowstone might be gone, but there's still some landmines left behind.
MC Fixer· Guest0:23
Been in already, cowboy.
Speaker 00:25
Luke Grimes stars in Marshals. New series now streaming, exclusively on Paramount+.
Speaker 30:30
When you let Aero truffle bubbles melt, everything takes on a creamy, delicious, chocolatey glow, like that pile of laundry. You didn't forget to fold it. Nah, it's a new trend. A wrinkled chic. Feel the Aero bubbles melt. It's mind-bubbling.
Steve Downes· Soundbite0:45
This is Steve Downes, the voice of Master Chief Sierra 117, and you're listening to Podcast Unlocked, the world's number one Xbox podcast. Now, finish this fight. Master Chief out.
Ryan McCaffrey· Host1:03
[upbeat music] What's happening, friends? Welcome to Unlocked. It's IGN's weekly Xbox show, where there is rarely a dull moment. This week is no exception. We've got a next-gen Xbox to talk about, sort of. It is officially confirmed. We'll get there momentarily, but first, some intros. Uh, welcome to Unlocked 732. I'm Ryan McCaffrey, and Miranda is actually, as we speak, in the room at Xbox's Project Helix