Xbox overhauls its PC, web, and cloud apps with a faster design

<figure> <img alt="A view of the new Xbox PC app showcases various titles, including Grand Theft Auto VI." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Microsoft" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/ApplicationFrameHost_463qT9deYw.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Microsoft is unveiling a new Xbox PC app that launches "up to 60 percent faster" than before, with an overhauled design to match new updates to Xbox Cloud Gaming on the web and smart TVs. Xbox Insiders will be able to start testing the updated Xbox PC app today, and the updated Xbox Cloud Gaming interface will start rolling out over the next few weeks.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ever since Microsoft launched its Xbox Ally handheld devices last year, it was clear the Xbox PC app still <a href="https://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/763357/microsoft-asus-xbox-ally-handheld-hands-on-notepad">needed a lot of work</a> to feel more like an Xbox console experience on Windows. Microsoft has greatly simplified the app now, with a design that no longer feels like you're clicking a mous …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1027353/microsoft-new-xbox-pc-app-redesign">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>