Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant is coming to current

Xbox is getting ready to launch its Gaming Copilot AI assistant on "current-generation consoles" this year, according to a report from GamesRadar. Sonali Yadav, Xbox's product manager for gaming AI, revealed the news during a panel at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), adding that the company will also add the assistant to "more services that […]

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• March 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM

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After bringing the AI assistant to the Xbox mobile app, Windows 11, and the Xbox Ally, Microsoft is ready to launch it on the Xbox.

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Xbox is getting ready to launch its Gaming Copilot AI assistant on “current-generation consoles” this year, according toa report fromGamesRadar.

Sonali Yadav, Xbox’s product manager for gaming AI, revealed the news during a panel at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), adding that the company will also add the assistant to “more services that players are playing.”
Microsoft has been working on itsgaming-focused Copilot assistantfor months now, with the company launching it in beta on the Xbox mobile app,Windows 11, andXbox Ally handhelds.

Players can use their voice to call upon the Gaming Copilot if they get stuck in a game, and the AI assistant is supposed to reply with suggestions about what to do next.

It can also answer questions about a player’s gaming history, offer up tips or strategies, and provide game recommendations.

Inexamples shared by Xbox, players can ask Gaming Copilot how to beat a particular boss or which materials they need to craft a sword inMinecraft.

Though Yadav didn’t confirm which consoles that Copilot is coming to, the company’s current lineup includes the Xbox Series X | S.

It alsohas a Project Helix Xbox in the pipeline— the company’s first major launch in years withoutformer Xbox chief Phil Spencer at the helm.

Asha Sharma, Microsoft’s previous head of AI development for enterprise teams, tookover as CEO of Microsoft Gaming in February, while former Xbox president Sarah Bond also left.

Project Helix isn’t expected to reach alpha until 2027 andwill play PC games, too.

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