The Xbox application on PC now allows access to Steam, Epic Games games and more

More than ever, Xbox is betting on the PC to install its game ecosystem. An update deployed today for the Xbox application, available on Windows 11, allows you to unify its toy library installed on its interface. The application thus becomes a real centralized launcher, a function already present on Steam for several years, but also offered by third -party software like Heroic or Lutris. The advantage of this centralization via Xbox is immediate access to the games offered by the PC Game Pass.

Previously the only prerogative of users who opted for the Preview Xbox Insiders program, the new application is now available to the general public. To activate the unified toy library, you must go through the “Settings” menu and activate the display of third -party games. Three platforms are natively integrated: Steam, Epic Store and Battle.net. A new “My Applications” tab makes it possible, logically, to quickly access software or demineralized third -party shops; Everything is good to keep the player in the Xbox shackles; And to transform the PC into a real versatile game platform.

In addition to this application overhaul, Microsoft has also added a new feature for Xbox controllers connected to the PC. It is now possible to go from one application to another via a menu accessible by a long pressure on the Xbox button. A ” Switcher app »That we have already seen on the Full Screen Experience interface of the Xbox Rog Ally, whose release is still expected for October 16. Xbox also announces the arrival at the end of September of the game history in late September via Cloud Gaming to resume its game immediately.

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