Microsoft’s Xbox PC app provides Steam video games and entry to different shops

Microsoft is rolling out a brand new aggregated gaming library inside its Xbox PC app as we speak on Windows. The up to date app will now listing video games from Steam, Battle.web, and different PC storefronts — making it a launcher for video games you have got put in in your PC.

Microsoft has been testing this aggregated library in current months with Xbox Insiders, nevertheless it’s now obtainable to all Xbox PC app customers. It’s designed primarily for the brand new fullscreen Xbox expertise that may ship on the Xbox Ally gadgets, nevertheless it’s additionally a part of Microsoft’s efforts to make the Xbox app on Windows the house of PC gaming.

“When you install a game from a supported PC storefront, it automatically appears in ‘My Library’ within the Xbox PC app, as well as the ‘Most Recent’ list of titles in the sidebar, so you can jump back into your favorite games with just a click,” explains Jason Beaumont, vp of experiences at Xbox.

Alongside the library integration, Microsoft can be rolling out a brand new My Apps part within the Xbox PC app that permits PC avid gamers to rapidly set up and launch third-party apps like browsers, gaming utilities, and rival storefronts. This new function can be designed primarily for handhelds, to assist folks obtain and launch video games from a number of shops.

Later this month, Microsoft may even add cloud-playable video games and recreation historical past to the Xbox app that syncs your current video games listing on Xbox consoles, PC, or handheld. Microsoft already began rolling this out on Xbox consoles final month. “Once this feature is released, look for the ‘Jump back in’ list on the Home screen of your console, PC, or handheld to find your recent play history and pick up where you left off,” says Beaumont.