The Xbox app has a new compact mode for Windows handhelds

/ Microsoft’s compact mode is now available in the Xbox PC app.

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Here’s a photo of compact mode on a ROG Ally. Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge

Microsoft’s new “compact mode” that makes the Xbox PC app a little easier to use on handheld gaming PCs is now available. The company had been testing the compact mode, but thanks to an update to the Xbox PC app, you can now try it for yourself, according to an Xbox Wire blog post.

The big change

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