Xbox vice-president Jason Ronald said the latest Game Dev Update largely reused a March GDC presentation, with the Helix segment starting 2:15 into the 90-minute video.
Ronald said consoles remain central to Xbox's future and used social media to lower expectations for fresh Helix details in the current showcase.
No release timing or hardware specifics were added, but future updates could come at June's Xbox Games Showcase, November anniversary events or December's Game Awards.
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