If you're seeing a black screen when streaming your PS5 to Discord, the most likely culprit is hardware acceleration. While this feature can improve performance by offloading certain tasks to the GPU, ...

There's finally one gaming app to rule them all, or so Microsoft hopes, thanks to a new Xbox app update on Windows 11. From today, the Xbox app now shows you all of your installed games, no matter ...

Everyone personalizes their Windows PC in their own way, and I prefer to keep mine as clean and minimal as possible. I hide ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's updated Xbox app for Windows PCs and handhelds unifies game libraries from Xbox, Steam, Epic Games Store, Battle.net, and GOG into a single interface. It enables seamless browsing, ...

Microsoft and Asus are bringing forth the new Asus ROG Xbox Ally handheld next month, and it’s kind of a big deal. Arguably the most noteworthy Xbox device to emerge in over a decade, it’s also ...

The Xbox app is now a launcher for all of your PC games. The Xbox app is now a launcher for all of your PC games. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, ...

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.

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth said last May that he would “love” for Quest to have some sort of Discord integration, although it seemed it was up to Discord to make the first move. At Connect this week, ...

A new update for Microsoft’s Xbox app for PC and handhelds sees it become the ultimate launcher for all your device's installed titles. Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred ...

Microsoft's Gaming Copilot AI assistant is officially coming to Windows PCs and the Xbox mobile app. The company has been testing the tool for PCs with Xbox Insiders, but now it's getting a broader ...

The Microsoft Gaming Copilot AI is now expanding to more users in the Windows PC platform and Xbox Mobile app, bringing generative AI experiences to the world of video games. The feature was first ...

Microsoft is hoping to turn the Xbox app into the one-stop destination for players to launch games on PC and Windows handheld devices, pushing an update that integrates titles from other major gaming ...