console mode

About this tag
The console mode tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Microsoft's efforts to bring a console-like experience to Windows PCs. Recent threads highlight features such as Xbox mode on Windows 11, which provides a full-screen, controller-first interface for gaming, and Project Helix, a next-generation Xbox console that blurs the line between console and PC by running a Windows-based system. Topics include the convergence of Xbox and Windows ecosystems, handheld gaming devices like the ROG Ally, and tools for developers. The tag focuses on how Microsoft is integrating console-style interfaces and hardware into the Windows platform.
  1. Xbox Mode on Windows 11: A Console‑Style PC Convergence

    Microsoft is pushing its console DNA deeper into Windows: starting in April, the full‑screen, controller‑first Xbox experience that launched on the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds will be available as a native “Xbox mode” on every Windows 11 PC — laptops, desktops, and tablets — and it arrives alongside...
  2. Project Helix: Microsoft's Converged Xbox and Windows Console

    Microsoft's Xbox division quietly flipped a strategic switch on March 5: the next-generation console now carries an internal codename — Project Helix — and Microsoft's new gaming CEO, Asha Sharma, has publicly signalled the company is moving forward with first‑party hardware that blurs the line...