Steam games now appear in the Xbox app
The Xbox app becomes the central point of contact for all installed PC games: Titles from Steam and the Epic Games Store can also be launched.
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Microsoft is making the Xbox app the central point of contact for all installed PC games. Microsoft is currently distributing an update for the Xbox app, after the installation of which games installed via other platforms will also appear in the Xbox library. Supported stores include Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store.
Microsoft announced this innovation back in June, and the new features have been tested since then. The revised Xbox app has now been released for all users. The update can already be downloaded in Germany. To achieve this, click on the bell in the Xbox app and initiate the download of the new version, if it has not already been downloaded automatically.
After the update, the app needs a brief moment to register all the games installed on the PC from the various stores. This step is done automatically. The most recently played titles appear in the left-hand bar, while a complete overview is available via the library tab.
Games that are not currently installed and have been purchased from other stores cannot be managed via the Xbox app. The integration of installed games is primarily limited to launching the titles – for everything else you have to switch to the app of the respective platform.
Developed for Xbox Ally
By default, the Xbox app indexes games from all supported apps. If you want to disable individual apps or deactivate the feature completely, you have to take action: By clicking on the username and "Settings", you can navigate to "Library and Extensions". There you can activate or deactivate the integration for each individual platform.
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The feature was primarily developed for the Xbox Ally: Users of the upcoming handheld from Asus and Microsoft will get a new interface built around the Xbox app, which pushes many functions that are less important for gaming into the background. Microsoft has worked on integrating games from other stores so that handheld users do not have to constantly switch back and forth between different apps. All other PC systems now also benefit from this.
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