As expected, Microsoft arrived in force at GDC 2026 with a high-stakes keynote, laying out some pretty ambitious plans for the future of Windows gaming – plans that directly collide with the future of ...

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, ...

Microsoft Gaming's VP of Next Generation Jason Ronalds has announced that Xbox's backwards compatibility program is coming back.

Hot on the heels of its GDC panel divulging some of the first details on its next-generation console, Project Helix, Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox Full Screen Experience is set to launch on ...

Microsoft is making Windows 11 more gamer-friendly by introducing a dedicated full-screen gaming experience and platform improvements for better performance.

Yesterday, amidst all the headline-grabbing Project Helix news at GDC 2026, it was also announced that PlayFab Foundation Mode is being rolled out for free to all Xbox developers and publishers, and ...

Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Mode gaming layer to Windows 11 next month, and confirms devs will get hands-on with Project Helix in 2027.

As part of this week's GDC news, Microsoft has announced 'Xbox Mode' for Windows 11 PCs, and it sounds like a big step forward for the team's existing Xbox Full Screen Experience. Xbox Mode will be a ...

This should make navigating Windows on controller easier.