Microsoft is bringing an AI helper to Xbox consoles

Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot AI Assistant is coming to the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles by the end of this year. It will improve your console experience  by adding an AI-powered helper or assistant.

The announcement comes from Xbox’s gaming AI partner group product manager, Sonali Yadav, at the Game Developers Conference panel. While the feature is already available (in beta) on computers, mobile, and the ROG Xbox Ally, it will, for the first time, expand to consoles (via GamesRadar). 

What does Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot AI Assistant do?

For those catching up, the Gaming Copilot AI assistant is like a friend who has already watched all the walkthrough and the mission videos, never gets tired of your silly questions, and doesn’t judge you for being stuck on the same level or mission for hours. 

Apart from answering your questions about the game or the quest you’re currently on, the gaming assistant can pull up personalised player history and Game Pass subscription details (whenever you need them). 

If you’ve been following our news feed, you already know that Google has already begun rolling out a similar feature.

Xbox isn’t the only one doing this

It’s called the Play Games Sidekick — a Gemini-backed in-game assistant for Android games. It can also provide tips, tricks, and real-time guidance about the game you’re playing. 

Whether it is the Gaming Copilot AI Assistant or the Play Games Sidekick: both of them place a live AI inside your game that lives and breathes alongside your character. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that the AI gaming assistant arms race, as it turns out, is pretty much on. 

While Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot has been running in beta on non-console platforms, reaching the Xbox console audience is a significant step. Even though we don’t have a specific launch date, it’s clear that Microsoft wants you to leverage its AI gaming assistant and do better.