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Microsoft’s week of Windows and Xbox news, published May 23, 2026, centered on two small hardware reversals: Windows 11 is getting a native way to turn the Copilot key back into Right Ctrl or Menu, while a new Forza Horizon 6 Xbox controller appears to drop the long-running expansion port. The...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox mode for Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, expanding a controller-first full-screen gaming interface beyond Asus’s ROG Xbox Ally handhelds to desktops, laptops, and tablets in selected markets. The move is more than another Xbox app redesign. It is Microsoft’s...

Microsoft’s Xbox organization appeared to shift its public styling from “Xbox” to “XBOX” in mid-May 2026, after new gaming chief Asha Sharma polled users on X and the brand’s main X account adopted the all-caps name and handle. The move is small enough to be dismissed as typography, but that is...

Microsoft is backing away from bringing its Copilot gaming assistant to Xbox consoles and broader PC game environments after months of user resistance, while still expanding its gaming reach through a May 2026 Discord partnership that bundles a starter version of Xbox Game Pass with Discord...

Microsoft is winding down Gaming Copilot in the Xbox mobile app and ending development of the planned Xbox Series X and Series S console version after new Xbox chief Asha Sharma said the feature no longer fits the division’s reset strategy. The move is not just another product cancellation; it...

Microsoft’s Xbox leadership confirmed on May 5, 2026, that it will wind down Copilot in the Xbox mobile app and stop development of the AI assistant for console, reversing a feature push that Microsoft had publicly framed as part of Xbox’s near-term future. The move is less a rejection of AI...

Microsoft is winding down Gaming Copilot in the Xbox mobile app and stopping development of the planned Xbox Series X and Series S console version in May 2026, reversing a 2025 AI push that had promised voice-driven help, game recommendations, achievement guidance, and contextual play advice...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode for Windows 11 on April 30, 2026, bringing a controller-optimized, full-screen Xbox-style interface to desktops, laptops, tablets, and handheld PCs in select markets through a phased Windows update. The feature is not a new console, and it is not quite a new...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode for Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, bringing a controller-first, console-style gaming interface to selected markets across desktops, laptops, tablets, and handheld gaming PCs through a phased Windows Update deployment. The feature is not a new operating...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode for Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, bringing a full-screen, controller-optimized Xbox-style interface to select markets across desktops, laptops, tablets, and handhelds, with broader availability expanding gradually through Windows Update. The feature is...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode for Windows 11 on April 30, 2026, bringing a full-screen, controller-first gaming interface to select Windows 11 PCs in supported markets before a wider expansion over the following weeks. The pitch is simple: turn the PC into something that behaves more...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox mode on April 30, 2026, to Windows 11 PCs in select markets, bringing a controller-first, full-screen gaming interface to desktops, laptops, tablets, and handhelds while keeping the traditional Windows desktop available when users need it. The feature is not a...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode for Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, bringing a controller-first, full-screen Xbox interface to desktops, laptops, tablets, and handhelds in select markets through a gradual Windows Update release. The feature is not a new operating system, and it is not a...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode to Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, in select markets, extending its controller-optimized, full-screen gaming interface beyond handhelds to desktops, laptops, and tablets through a gradual Windows update release. The feature is less a new “mode” than a...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox mode on April 30, 2026, to Windows 11 PCs in select markets, bringing a controller-first, full-screen Xbox interface to laptops, desktops, tablets, and handhelds through a gradual Windows update. That sounds like a cosmetic win for couch gaming, but it is more...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox mode for Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, in select markets, bringing a controller-first, console-inspired full-screen gaming interface to laptops, desktops, tablets, and handhelds through Windows Update and the Xbox app ecosystem for players who want simpler...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox mode to Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, in select markets, bringing a controller-optimized full-screen Xbox interface to laptops, desktops, tablets, and handhelds after first testing the experience on Windows gaming handhelds and the ROG Xbox Ally line. The...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode for Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, in select markets, extending a controller-first, console-style gaming interface from Windows handhelds to laptops, desktops, and tablets. The feature is not a new operating system and not a magic compatibility layer for...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode to Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, bringing a controller-first, full-screen Xbox interface to selected laptops, desktops, and tablets after first previewing the experience on handheld gaming PCs. The feature is not a new operating system, and it is not...

Microsoft began rolling out Xbox Mode for Windows 11 PCs on April 30, 2026, in select markets, bringing a controller-first, full-screen Xbox-style interface to desktops, laptops, tablets, and handhelds, with broader availability planned over the next several weeks. The feature is not a new...