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Microsoft is improving its Xbox app for Windows handheld gaming PCs (www.theverge.com)
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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Microsoft has started testing new updates to its Xbox app on Windows 11 that improve the experience on handheld devices and smaller screens.

In an Xbox test app released earlier this week, Microsoft has introduced a new compact mode that greatly reduces the sidebar on the left-hand side.

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Early “Windows handheld mode” concepts leaked from a hackathon project inside Microsoft earlier this year, including a floating taskbar, an improved game launcher, and changes to the Xbox app.

This gaming shell was simply a prototype, built before devices like the ROG Ally and Lenovo’s Legion Go were announced.

Asus’ ROG Ally is now emerging as the portable Xbox for PC Game Pass.

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“We are focused on making the Xbox and GP experience great on devices like the Ally ... More to do,” admitted Spencer in a tweet in July.

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