Microsoft is rolling out a new Xbox full screen experience for Windows 11 PCs, bringing a console-style, controller-friendly interface to desktops, laptops, and tablets. It offers an immersive, distraction-free way to play Xbox, Game Pass, and other PC games.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
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For those wondering, this is the new Xbox Windows Launcher, essentially Microsoft’s answer to Steam Big Picture and Steam OS. It makes your PC behave more like a console in terms of interface, allowing easy controller-based navigation, which is especially useful for TV-connected PCs and handheld devices. It first launched with the ROG Ally, but is now available to anyone enrolled in the Windows 11 Insider program.
According to tests from some tech channels, it even reduces some of Windows’ overhead. Games can get anywhere from 2 to 10 extra FPS compared to running on regular Windows.
Yay. Release the files.
Better late than never. This will make Windows feel at least usable on handheld PC’s even though it’s still an AI bloated OS that snoops on what you do and reports back to the mothership.
IF what @shadowhaxor and @XBManiac say is true, this won't help much.
Windows needs an option at BOOT to go into "GAME" mode, which then doesn't load alll the extra Windows sh*t that 99% of people don't need or want. Just a bare-bones framework that will run games, with network access.
I would be more than happy to reboot my machine into GAME mode each time I wanted to play a game, and then back into "Windows" mode to use my PC for non-gaming.
“Xbox full screen experience” - EXPERIENCE. The ultimate fullscreen experience. Experience gaming like never before on PC, in fullscreen mode. Wow I’m HYPED /s - cool, but there is already steam big picture mode which is undoubtedly superior. And I couldn’t care less for pretentious Microsoft marketing terms “fullscreen experience” give me a f’ing break🙄