US EditionYour ARM Windows Laptop Just Became a Gaming Machine
Microsoft enables native play of over 85% of Xbox Game Pass titles on ARM Windows 11 devices while offering cloud streaming for unsupported games.
- Microsoft released the Xbox App for Arm-based Windows 11 PCs, enabling players to download, play, and manage Xbox PC games on Copilot+ Snapdragon X laptops.
- Removing technical blockers has been central to Microsoft's multi-year Windows on Arm efforts, as Prism's updates added AVX and AVX2 support to run x86/x64 games on Arm processors.
- Microsoft reports more than 85% of the Xbox Game Pass catalog runs on Arm PCs, and support for Epic's Easy Anti-Cheat enables multiplayer titles like Fortnite to play as intended.
- For Arm users, the release widens native gaming options and device competitiveness by removing a key barrier, letting thin, battery-efficient ARM laptops and tablets compete while unsupported games stream via Xbox Cloud Gaming.
- The timing aligns with Snapdragon X2 laptop introductions in the near future as Windows on Arm gains from expanded support with rumored Nvidia N1X processor laptops and handheld Windows 11 devices.
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Most games are compatible with Windows, especially Xbox games, but this isn’t as true for Windows PCs running on ARM-based processors. ARM PCs have been able to play some games, but there were a lot of inconsistencies until more recently. That’s changing today, though, at least to some degree, with the arrival of the Xbox app on ARM PCs running Windows 11. This will open up a lot of gaming opportunities for users of devices like Samsung’s Galaxy…
Users of computers with ARM-based processors can now access the Xbox app's game library with all its main features. Xbox has released a new version of the Xbox App for Windows 11, this time with support for computers with ARM-based processors, along with the addition of a new feature for all users. With this new version of the Xbox app, ARM computer users can now access the Xbox PC game library, as well as the cloud gaming catalog, if they have …
Microsoft confirms 85% Game Pass compatibility for Arm-based PCs
Microsoft released the Xbox app for Arm-based Windows 11 personal computers, following a December 2025 update to its Prism emulator. The updated Prism emulator translates x86 and x64 applications to Arm and now supports AVX and AVX2 extensions, which enhance game performance. This development allows Windows on Arm users to purchase, download, and stream PC games through the Xbox app. Microsoft stated that over 85% of the Game Pass catalog operat…
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