Microsoft’s ‘Xbox mode’ is coming to every Windows 11 PC

Technically, you’ve been able to try the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) in preview since November 2025, if you were part of both the Windows Insider and Xbox Insider Programs. But it needed work, ...

Windows 11’s Steam Deck-ish, streamlined Xbox gaming UI comes to all PCs in April

When Asus and Microsoft launched the ROG Xbox Ally X last summer, it came with a bespoke controller-driven full-screen interface running on top of Windows 11. The handheld was still running Windows ...
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Google Play Games for PC is getting more premium titles and cross-buy with Android

Google has been tinkering with porting its Play Games platform to Windows for several years, but it started getting serious about it last year. Now, with the 2026 Game Developer Conference underway, ...