Today, Microsoft announced over on their Xbox Wire blog that they’re rolling out their in-the-works aggregated storefront and games integration to everyone over the coming hours. This update helps the Xbox PC app identify games you own and have downloaded from other storefronts on PC such as Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store and places them within the library of the app for easy launching. Upon detection, the games will look like this in your library:
Note that this update isn’t to be confused with the enhanced “gaming experience” that will launch with the Xbox Ally. You can read more about that experience in our hand-on impressions of the coming PC handheld device. And have a gander below for more details on the latest Xbox PC app update.
Starting today, we’re excited to share that new updates are rolling out for Xbox on PC and handheld that make it easier to launch and manage your games and apps – all in one place.
In response to feedback we’ve heard from Xbox Insiders and our community, we’ve introduced several new features to enhance your gaming experience on Windows PCs and handhelds. The aggregated gaming library, cross-device play history, and updated app functionality give you more control over how and where you play, helping you quickly jump back into the games you love.
Aggregated Gaming Library to Launch Your Games
Bring your game collection together with the new aggregated gaming library that shows your installed games from multiple PC storefronts, including your Xbox library, Xbox Game Pass, Battle.net and other leading PC storefronts, making it easier than ever to access your games in one place, whether you’re on a Windows PC or handheld device.
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.
Control What You See in Your Library
Games installed from supported PC storefronts will automatically appear in My Library and in the Most Recent section of the Xbox PC app.
Prefer a more simplified view?
Select your profile picture
Head to Settings
Go to Library & Extensions
Find the storefronts listed
Toggle any listings you’d prefer not to see
Once disabled, those titles will no longer appear in your library, giving you full control over how your library looks and feels.
Get to other PC Storefronts Faster with My Apps
This new tab in my library brings third-party apps and storefronts together in one convenient place, supporting the aggregated gaming library so you can find, download, and launch games from multiple locations, without switching between apps or your desktop.
Just Pick Up and Play
Coming later in September your cloud-playable games and game play history will follow you across all your devices.
To find out which games are cloud playable, select the “cloud playable” filter in “My games” to view your catalog of supported titles.
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.
Help Shape the Future of Xbox
Stay tuned to Xbox Wire for future updates and the latest and greatest Xbox news. For support related to Xbox updates, visit the official Xbox Support site.
