Click this link https://boot.dev/?promo=LTT and use my code LTT to get 25% off your first payment for boot.dev. After decades of dreaming, Windows is FINALLY getting the diet it needs! With Microsoft’s newly released Xbox Mode for desktop finally out in the wild, let’s take a look at what it is, what it isn’t, and how much bloat they actually managed to remove. Labs Companion Article: https://www.lttlabs.com/articles/2026/06/13/we-tried-xbox-mode Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1639214-gaming-on-windows-just-changed-forever/ Check out our Channel Partners: Secretlab - Grab a TITAN Evo ergonomic gaming chair: https://lmg.gg/secretlabltt PIA - Get the VPN of our choice: https://www.piavpn.com/ltt dbrand - Buy a "Circuit" series skin for your device: https://dbrand.com/pcb ► SHOP LTT PRODUCTS: https://lttstore.com ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► DIVE DEEPER ON THE LTT LABS WEBSITE: https://lmg.gg/labs ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Affiliate links powered in part by https://affilimate.com/?aid=ghz1izbpb Linus Sebastian is an investor in Framework Computer, Inc and HexOS by Eshtek. CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 2:00 Exploring Xbox Mode 2:57 Can we ditch the keyboard? 5:59 Internal panik. 7:37 Booting up a game 8:12 This should be easy... Right? 8:23 Dear Microsoft, 10:10 Is Xbox Mode seamless? 11:13 Performance gains? 14:03 The silver lining 15:20 Xbox mode vs. Steam Big Picture? 19:10 Outro
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I'm glad this wasn't just a talking head video. I really enjoyed the challenge.
Sat through a 17 minute XBox ad to watch the Coding Chronicles finale. Worth.
Riley's ads are genius. In a few years I want to see a best of compilation
Linus 4 Days Ago: I don't think I can go back to Windows... ⛔⛔ Linus When Getting Paid: 🤑🤑🙏🙏🏃♂🏃♂
Microslop being microslop, solving something, fixing nothing while being exactly the same, with a different layout.
Nice video and editing 👍
came for the thumbnail, stayed for the final ad segment
id like to see a wireshark capture of both modes to see if it really is debloated
Office users have known this for decades: Microsoft is all spaghetti code at this point and they can't "fix" anything for fear of breaking backwards capability
I love when Linus talks about Windows Features
linus really giving that "How do you do, fellow kids?" vibe today
LTT stuff is still great. its vanilla ice cream... but anything Riley touches is gold man. GOLD
Finally, a sponsor ad I actually watched! and enjoyed it :)!
U are the best showing all this they def need to perfect this a ton more
Having your default system eating 6gb from the start is a crime against humanity. Focus on that first.
Ah, the video I've been waiting for. The final episode of the Coding Chronicles! Also, I would have liked to know what the labs way to do the tasks were.
Anything but actually making a brand new os that isnt just a reskin of windows again
That sponsor bit at the end was honestly legend.
14:02 Date is wrong it says december 4 2026? we arent in december yet
Love seeing improvements and performance optimizations from Microsoft and Steam keep it up!