Tuesday, May 5th 2026
Xbox Axes Copilot on Consoles, Winds Down Copilot Mobile Development
In a recent post on X, Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma, announced that Copilot on console will officially exit active development, while Copilot on mobile will also be wound down. Copilot for Gaming was previously announced in March 2025, with the feature first making its way to mobile and later announcements predicting that Copilot would be coming to Xbox Series consoles sometime in 2026. Copilot was slated to land on Xbox consoles in the form of an AI that effectively watches you game by taking screenshots and monitoring inputs and then providing suggestions and recommendations based on that data. Judging by the wording in the announcement, this appears to be another move by Xbox Gaming CEO, Asha Sharma, to earn back the trust of gamers in what she calls "a return to Xbox." It's unclear what this means for the rest of the Xbox Gaming software suite, especially when it comes to devices like the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally and its Xbox Game Bar, but it seems likely at this point that those integrations may also eventually be removed.
The full post by Sharma reads:
Previously, Xbox Gaming, under Sharma, has started re-evaluating how it approaches exclusive games and Game Pass, dropped the price of Game Pass, and axed the maligned "This is an Xbox" ad campaign. This latest move has largely been positively received by the online gaming community, although the same was true when Microsoft announced that it would be walking back many of its Copilot integrations, so that is to be expected. Overall, it seems as though Microsoft has started to realize that it has strong competition in the gaming space now, especially in the handheld gaming space, where SteamOS is largely regarded as the superior choice.
Source:
Asha Sharma on X
The full post by Sharma reads:
Xbox needs to move faster, deepen our connection with the community, and address friction for both players and developers.
Today, we promoted leaders who helped build Xbox, while also bringing in new voices to help push us forward. This balance is important as we get the business back on track.
As part of this shift, you'll see us begin to retire features that don't align with where we're headed. We will begin winding down Copilot on mobile and will stop development of Copilot on console.
17 Comments on Xbox Axes Copilot on Consoles, Winds Down Copilot Mobile Development
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Regards,
Fred.
Regards,
Fred.
Now we need to see how that all works out in practice. So far, they've done absolutely jack shit on that front. And honestly what has really changed?
- They are still promoting the next version of the console
- They still haven't got anything remotely interesting in upcoming first party titles that aren't sequels of the same shit we have
- They are still pushing on demand gaming over anything else
-Tech websites are reporting on any mention of the next console, because that's what generates clicks, but Xbox socials barely mention the next gen. The last mention of project Helix is from March 11. They haven't talked about it since.
- Four months is super short to already have anything interesting to share about a potential new IP. To this day, we still don't have a single clue about the new IP that CDPR is working on. And they've been working on it since 2022.
I've understood that you don't care about Xbox that much, but getting Xbox news from tech outlets is certainly skewing a few aspects of what they are doing. Xbox is actually doing a lot of content about their past days of glory, lots of TBT, references to the OG or the 360. They've posted more about the old gen than project Helix.
Copilot is okay. Edge is usable, Onedrive has merits, and Office365 is trying so hard to be shit with every new change but it's fundamentally an acceptable alternative to Google/Libre etc. The problem is that we all hate these products because they are forced into places they don't belong and they are so irritatingly naggy, or do absolutely evil, borderline-illegal BS behind your back without telling you.
Microsoft would get a lot more love from their customers if they stopped treating their customers like absolute shit with no agency, choice, freedom, control, or privacy rights. No means no, don't ask again means don't ask again, and installing something optional without consent and stealing associations or overwriting previous user choices with Microsoft's choices is akin to illegal data destruction; Cybercriminals get jail time for the same behaviour.
It would be best if you get rid of Copilot completely. You didn't learn from the lessons of Cortana and now you are seeing the very negative public reception of Copilot.
Do you get it yet? We DON'T want digital assistants installed on our personal systems. We DON'T want quasi-AI installed on our personal systems. We DON'T want ANYTHING like them installed on our systems!
It's like you're deliberately trying to emulate elemental Osmium..Right? That would be cool.
What would be truly excellent is if they offered a version of Windows to the consumer that didn't include anything extra at all. I mean, wouldn't choice be great? Install Windows and then pick and choose what to install after as we need and not have any useless and needless bloat.. LTSC and IoT versions are like that but...
But honestly, not holding my breath here for actual new IP beyond the next AI infused copypasta. If they prove me wrong, heck they might even open my wallet at some point.But mate, you HAVE to do something with it because the spreadsheet boys spent 80+ billion on hardware and marketing to make this happen. Fuck the purpose, just do it already dammit, the fairy tale needs exposure to keep itself alive!
Srsly you should see the AI push at my workplace. Its mental. And its going to backfire like a boss. I have my popcorn ready. I see managers 'using Copilot to write their email' and then having to double check and correct the better half of the whole thing; net result they spent an equal or larger amount of effort on the same thing. Yay.
There are places where AI can work. But you have to have some semblance of intelligence to make it work. For everyone else? It denies them the ability to gain that intelligence, ever. If anything, AI will further enforce the gap between the haves and the have nots. Truly a recipe for success, as history points out. /s
Regards,
Fred.