--- title: Steam's Big Picture Mode finally has competition, and... description: Microsoft's Xbox Mode for Windows 11 now competes directly with Steam's Big Picture Mode, which has existed since 2012. Xbox Mode's key advantage is library... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/steam-s-big-picture-mode-finally-has-competition-and-it-s-from-microsoft-ohdbyv8z2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Steam's Big Picture Mode finally has competition, and it's from Microsoft | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft's Xbox Mode for Windows 11 now competes directly with Steam's Big Picture Mode, which has existed since 2012. Xbox Mode's key advantage is library... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/steam-s-big-picture-mode-finally-has-competition-and-it-s-from-microsoft-ohdbyv8z2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oHdByV8z2.png og:image:alt: Steam's Big Picture Mode finally has competition, and it's from Microsoft og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Steam's Big Picture Mode finally has competition, and it's from Microsoft **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft's Xbox Mode for Windows 11 now competes directly with Steam's Big Picture Mode, which has existed since 2012. Xbox Mode's key advantage is library aggregation — consolidating Steam, Epic, GOG, and Game Pass titles into a single controller-friendly dashboard. Big Picture Mode remains the more mature option for Steam-only libraries and benefits from deeper settings, but is architecturally limited on Windows since Valve lacks compositor control (unlike on SteamOS/Linux via Gamescope). The verdict: Xbox Mode suits gamers with fragmented libraries across launchers, while Big Picture Mode is better for Steam-exclusive collections, especially on Linux/Steam Deck. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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