Your Windows 11 PC is about to feel a lot more like an Xbox

Starting April 2026, Microsoft will roll out Xbox Mode to all Windows 11 PCs for console-like gaming, a full-screen interface, and easy controller use.
Rock Paper Shotgun

Xbox Full Screen Experience shows a potential glimpse of how Project Helix will work – though right now, it’s a flawed PC platform

I regret to announce that I have a theory. It involves handheld PCs, Project Helix – Microsoft’s next, PC game-running Xbox console – and least likely of all, an apparently sincere attempt at making ...

Microsoft confirms 'Xbox Mode' rollout for Windows 11 and reveals more plans for PC-console hybrid Project Helix

Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Mode gaming layer to Windows 11 next month, and confirms devs will get hands-on with Project Helix in 2027.

‘Project Hail Mary’ Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Have ‘a Chip’ on Their Shoulders — but Not About This Film

The filmmakers tell IndieWire about returning to directing, the fear inherent to all creativity, and the adorable new alien Rocky.
XDA Developers on MSN

This projector gives me a 120-inch 4K screen for gaming that's cheaper than most high-end monitors

Gaming in 4K60 for that superior immersion.
Opinion

A teen says his father saw Minecraft open on his computer and beat him for two minutes while his brother pleaded “it’s just a background window”

In early 2024, a post on Reddit’s r/relationship_advice described a scene that thousands of commenters found disturbingly familiar: a teenager said his father walked into his room, saw Minecraft still ...

What if your real computer was a super-sized Lego computer brick?

Worthy of both classic Lego and classic Mac. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, ...

StarTech universal USB4 dock review: Perfect for 2 displays, tricky for 4

StarTech's Universal USB4 & Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station (132N-TB4USB4DOCK) is an affordable monster of a Thunderbolt 4 ...
Psychology Today

Screen Time Isn't the Problem

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a new policy statement, Digital Ecosystems, Children, and Adolescents, that represents a significant shift in how the medical community views screen ...
PC Gamer

'What a disappointment': Arc Raiders players aren't happy with the latest Trophy Display project, namely because there's no trophy at the end of it

Third Person Shooter Embark explains why it jacked up the cost of crafting Wolfpacks in Arc Raiders, concedes some players aren't happy about it Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders' Shrouded Sky added ...