Microsoft is finally being forced to gut the bloat from Windows 11 to save its next-gen console plans, and "Xbox Mode" is our first look at the apology tour.

Starting April 2026, Microsoft will roll out Xbox Mode to all Windows 11 PCs for console-like gaming, a full-screen interface, and easy controller use.

Xbox Mode, formerly known as Xbox Fullscreen Experience, will start shipping on Windows 11 in April. Hot on the heels of its GDC panel divulging some of the first details on its next-generation ...

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Microsoft has pretty big news coming out of the annual GDC event, including a timeline for the next-gen Xbox console, “Project Helix,” as well as a new “Xbox Mode” coming to Windows 11. Jason Ronald, ...

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It's now been confirmed that an "alpha" version of the next-gen Project Helix hardware will be shipped to developers in 2027, but there's no word on whether that's early or late in the year — so who ...

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