Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! At GDC 2026, Microsoft gave us our first taste of Project Helix, the next-generation Xbox. It looks set to be an extremely powerful, PC-like console — but what does that actually mean in the living room? Will we be staring at a Windows desktop with a controller in hand on the sofa? Trev and Stu speculate…

Stu is blown away to discover there are actually three games in the Wave Race series!

Grand Theft Auto IV is getting incredible mods, and Stu gives them a try.

Project Helix: Can Microsoft finally unite Xbox and PC gaming?

Helix can play PC games — but what does that really mean? Can you install Steam on it?

Could Microsoft lock Helix down, with Game Pass as the only route to PC titles?

Will Helix be a better Steam Machine than the Steam Machine?

Our thoughts on Sony (allegedly) stepping back from the PC market.

Is a PS6 worth buying just for exclusives when Helix could offer so much variety? Check out Trev and Al’s other podcast where they reminisce about everything Star Trek! : https://longrangesensors.com/episodes Intro/Outro Music – Turn The Page (Tutorial Theme) – Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998) – Sony Playstation – Composer(s): Hiroshi Okubo