Microsoft forms Xbox Labs to explore AI-powered game ports

Microsoft is forming a new Xbox Labs group to explore the rapid emergence of AI-powered game mods and ports. The move marks Microsoft officially embracing the AI-driven remixing wave, after players used AI to mod skateboarding into Call of Duty and play Halo in a browser.

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