Xbox mode is rolling out to all Windows 11 PCs next month — and some gamers are excited, while others are worried

• A new Xbox mode is coming to all Windows 11 PCs
• That includes laptops and desktops, and it arrives from next month
• Xbox mode offers a streamlined UI as well as resource savings — it's the new name for what was previously called the Xbox Full Screen Experience

Windows 11 is getting an 'Xbox mode' which is a full-screen controller-friendly interface for the operating system, and it's about to arrive for all PCs.

Windows Central flagged that Microsoft announced at GDC 2026 that Xbox mode is going to roll out from April in "select markets" on all form factors of PCs including desktops, laptops and tablets.

Of course, that includes handhelds too, most of which already have this mode (albeit it's previously been known as the Xbox Full Screen Experience, a clunky name if ever there was one).

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