The Xbox app for Windows 10 is the tip of the spear as Microsoft tries to re-engage PC gamers. As the primary client for Xbox Game Pass for PC, the Xbox app for Windows 10 also sports nifty voice chat functions, a cross-platform friends list, and a PC gaming store vastly superior to the default Microsoft Store client.
As part of Microsoft's Gamescom 2019 festivities, the company announced a wealth of new features hitting the Xbox app both now, and in the near future.
Since launching Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta) alongside the new Xbox (Beta) app at E3 2019, we've been listening closely to your ideas on how to make your PC gaming experience better and are excited to share some updates, driven by your feedback. In addition to delivering more great games, we've made some updates to the Xbox Game Pass for PC experience to make it easier for you to discover and manage the titles in your library, as well as connect with your gaming community. Some of these features are available today, and others will release in the coming weeks.
So, what's new? Turns out, it's quite a lot.
- Connect social accounts: Microsoft is going to allow Xbox app users to connect several additional accounts to the system, including YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, Discord, Reddit, Facebook, and Steam. Friends that also connect their social platforms will be able to quickly and easily find other friends that also have Xbox Live gamertags.
- New filtering options: Microsoft noted that users want improvements to the way you can search through games in the app, which should make managing your favorite games and their DLC packages easier.
- Download management: When you select a drive for game installs, the Xbox app will now show how much disk space is required.
- Game Pass for PC on mobile: You will be able to take your Xbox Game Pass for PC experience on mobile (Xbox Game Pass for PC for Mobile?) allowing you to find PC titles from within the Xbox Game Pass app on Android and iOS.
In addition to the new features, Microsoft announced a range of new titles heading to Xbox Game Pass for PC, including Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Blair Witch, Age of Empires Definitive Edition, and later, Stellaris too.
Related: List of games for Xbox Game Pass for PC
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