Microsoft first debuted its full screen Xbox experience for Windows in the ROG Ally Xbox handheld, in a bid to compete with Steam’s nearly 15-year-old Big Picture Mode. That Xbox interface eventually made its way to other Windows 11 gaming portables last year. Today at GDC, Microsoft revealed that its big screen Xbox UI is headed to all Windows 11 devices (including laptops and desktops) in April. Oh yah, and it’s now simply called “Xbox Mode.”
Xbox Mode will only be available in select markets at first, and Microsoft describes it as bringing “a controller-optimized experience to your Windows 11 device, letting players browse their library, launch games, use Game
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