Microsoft adds Steam games to its Xbox PC app on Windows

Microsoft is starting to trial its caller aggregated gaming room successful its Xbox PC app connected Windows. Xbox Insiders volition present beryllium capable to spot their Steam and Battle.net games each wrong the Xbox app — making it a azygous launcher for astir installed PC games.

This caller consolidated room volition rotation retired to the Xbox app aboriginal this year, arsenic good arsenic caller devices similar the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds. It’s portion of Microsoft’s efforts to marque the Xbox app connected Windows the location of PC gaming and vie with Steam and SteamOS by combining Windows and Xbox.

“When a subordinate installs a crippled from a supported PC storefront, it volition automatically look successful ‘My library’ wrong the Xbox PC app, arsenic good arsenic the ‘Most recent’ database of titles successful the sidebar — making it easier than ever to leap backmost into your games,“ explains Manisha Oza, merchandise manager of the Xbox platform. Microsoft says enactment for further PC storefronts volition rotation retired implicit time.

If you privation to effort retired the caller aggregated room successful the Xbox app connected Windows, you tin simply download the Xbox Insider Hub connected PC and articulation the PC gaming preview. You tin besides negociate the visibility of games by hiding immoderate PC storefront successful the Library & Extensions conception of the Xbox app settings.