Microsoft rolls out Xbox Mode for Windows 11 PCs

techApr 30, 202614125

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode to Windows 11 PCs today, adding a full-screen, controller-friendly Xbox interface to the Xbox PC app. Xbox Mode lets players browse and launch games with a controller and presents an aggregated game library that includes the full Xbox Game Pass catalog plus installed titles from Steam, GOG, and Epic. Users enable Xbox Mode by installing the latest Windows update; the feature appears inside the Xbox PC app on updated Windows 11 machines. This brings a console-style, couch-friendly launcher to PCs, making controller-first play and Game Pass discovery simpler across Windows and multiple storefronts.

Wario64

@wario64.bsky.social

Xbox Mode Begins Rolling Out to Players on Windows 11 PCs Today news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

7590d ago

Cheapsteaks18

Microsoft will do everything but put rare replay on pc

Jay7

I can’t wait to open my Xbox launcher that then opens my Steam launcher to open the EA launcher just to play a single game!

Nebby Nebula5

Oh, Steam has them scared baaaad, huh

Rose @ Ratgirl Spring 🏳️‍⚧️3

Unless this improves actual game performance somehow, steam big picture is Right There.

hans3

Give me PC mode for my Series S

g80m3.bsky.social2

Microsoft doing all this work on the Xbox grave. If only they had cared so much when it was alive.

Tom Warren

@tomwarren.co.uk

Microsoft’s Xbox mode is now available for all Windows 11 PCs. The Xbox mode aims to bridge the gap between Windows and Xbox consoles, and you just need the latest Windows update to get it enabled. Details here 👇 www.theverge.com/news/921582/...

4690d ago

A Gaming Network | Gaming News

@agamingnetwork.com

Xbox Mode Now Available on Windows 11 www.agamingnetwork.com/xbox-mode-br... #GamingNews #GameNews

190d ago

Case Monster

@casemonster.bsky.social

Xbox mode is cool, but if Microsoft figures out a way to turn on my PC with my controller and letting it be the default sign in, I'll really start engaging with it.

190d ago

Shaun Guimond

@shaunguimond.com

I'm glad to see how they are obviously being pushed to improve Windows and would likely have tested this new Xbox Mode if I still had a Windows PC. I moved fully to CachyOS, even my gaming pc with an rtx5080, and it has been great.

190d ago

Pureinfotech

@pureinfotech.bsky.social

🚨 How to enable Xbox mode for PC on Windows 11 PS: Microsoft says the feature is gradually rolling out in select markets. NEW GUIDE ⤵️ pureinfotech.com/enable-xbox-...

190d ago

CSDX(Sean) #BLM 🍉

@thisiscsdx.bsky.social

Did anyone actually get the new Windows Xbox Mode on their computer? It's April 30th, and I still haven't got it on my laptop. I thought it was leaving the Insiders thing this month.

90d ago

B∙R∙AI∙N

@brain.us.com

Microsoft’s Xbox mode is now available for all Windows 11 PCs Microsoft is now rolling out its Xbox mode to all Windows 11 PCs. The new Xbox mode adds a full-screen interface to the Xbox PC app, much like Steam's...

90d ago

News Channel

@newschannel.bsky.social

Microsoft’s Xbox mode is now available for all Windows 11 PCs Interesting take on this! Read more #technology

90d ago

SagaLinked

@sagalinked.bsky.social

📰 Microsoft has made Xbox mode available for all Windows 11 PCs, allowing users to play games directly from their desktop without needing an external console. 🔗 https://www.theverge.com/news/921582/microsoft-xbox-mode-windows-11 #Tech #Gadgets

90d ago

Kevin Curry, PharmD

@kcurry.bsky.social

microsoft is rolling out its xbox mode to all windows 11 pcs, adding a full-screen interface for gaming. sounds like a decent quality of life update for gamers https://www.theverge.com/news/921582/microsoft-xbox-mode-windows-11

90d ago

input

@feed.igeek.gamer-geek-news.com.ap.brid.gy

🎮 **The new 'Xbox mode' for Windows 11 has arrived, but don't get your hopes up for performance improvements: it's just a new UI** The "dedicated gaming experience" for WIndows 11 is now rolling out in "select markets." 📰 Source: Latest from PC […] [Original post on igeek.gamer-geek-news.com]

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90d ago

Windows Update

@windowsupdate.bsky.social

Highlights for Windows 11, version 25H2: • Xbox mode is now available on Windows 11 PCs, including laptops, desktops, and tablets. You can enter Xbox mode from the Xbox app, Game Bar settings, or by pressing the Windows logo key + F11. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0... (🧵2/8)

90d ago

graphics pecking unit

@bondi-bluebird.bsky.social

doesn't look like i'm in the initial rollout for Xbox Mode. let me in

90d ago

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