I've been using Windows almost daily for 30 years. I know my way around its idiosyncrasies and foibles. Will upgrading Xbox fans be caught off guard?

A startling pivot is in store for Microsoft’s gaming hardware: the next-generation Xbox will run a full Windows operating system, in a blurring of console and PC lines that no previous Xbox has ...

New reports indicate that Microsoft has not set in stone a 2027 release window for its next-gen Xbox PC Windows-console ...

Microsoft is reportedly deprioritizing work on a native Xbox handheld. Instead, it will focus on improving Windows on third-party handhelds. The native Xbox handheld was expected in 2027 alongside ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is looking to bring the Xbox experience to PC and handheld gaming. Speaking at an AMD and Lenovo event at CES 2025, Microsoft's VP of "Next Generation," Jason Ronald, said that the ...

Microsoft may delay its next-gen Xbox until Windows 11 is stable for gaming, as performance issues and OS reliability now ...

At CES 2025, Microsoft VP of Next Generation Jason Ronald teased a refreshed user experience for Windows handheld gaming PCs: one that could combine the best aspects of its operating system and Xbox.

TL;DR: Microsoft's new Xbox Fullscreen Experience app, designed for handheld Windows 11 25H2 gaming PCs, optimizes system resources by disabling non-gaming functions, freeing up about 1GB of RAM.

I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but ...