Microsoft has quietly transformed the Xbox app on Windows 11 from a Game Pass storefront into a unified, controller‑friendly game hub that now aggregates installed PC titles from multiple storefronts—bringing Steam, Epic, GOG, Battle.net and your Xbox/Game Pass library into a single, searchable...
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Microsoft’s Xbox app for Windows has quietly evolved into a single‑surface launcher that pulls installed games from Steam, Epic, GOG, Battle.net and other PC storefronts into one “My Library” — and with the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds arriving in October, the timing could reshape how many Windows...
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Microsoft’s Xbox PC app has quietly shed the role of a one‑trick Game Pass storefront and evolved into a genuine, controller‑friendly hub that now aggregates your installed Windows games across multiple launchers — Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Battle.net and Microsoft’s own libraries — and...
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Microsoft has quietly reshaped the Xbox app on Windows 11 into an aggregated game launcher that can show and launch titles from multiple PC storefronts — Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Battle.net and more — and it now includes a dedicated “My apps” area for third‑party clients and utilities, with...
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Microsoft’s latest update to the Xbox app for Windows 11 and handhelds stitches your scattered PC game libraries into a single, searchable hub — showing installed titles from Xbox, Game Pass, Battle.net and leading third‑party storefronts like Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG, plus a new “My...
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Microsoft’s Xbox app on Windows 11 has quietly evolved from a Game Pass storefront into a genuine, controller-friendly gaming hub capable of listing and launching installed titles from Steam, Epic, GOG, Battle.net and more — and the company is now rolling key pieces of that work out to wider...
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Microsoft has quietly reworked the Xbox app on Windows 11 into a genuine one‑stop hub for PC gaming, and the implications reach well beyond a refreshed launcher: the app now aggregates installed titles from multiple storefronts, lets you launch non‑Microsoft games without opening third‑party...
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Microsoft has begun testing a new “My apps” tab inside the Xbox app for Windows 11 that lets Xbox Insiders install, launch and — in some cases — download third‑party apps and rival storefronts from a single, controller‑friendly launcher aimed at making the Xbox app the central hub for PC gaming...
Microsoft has begun testing a new “My apps” tab inside the Xbox app for Windows 11 that lets Xbox Insiders install, launch and — in some cases — download third‑party apps and rival storefronts from a single, controller‑friendly launcher designed especially for handheld Windows gaming devices...
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Title: Microsoft’s new “My Apps” tab in the Xbox app for Windows: what it changes for handheld PCs and every PC gamer
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What it is: “My Apps” is a new tab inside the Xbox app for Windows that aggregates third‑party gaming apps and utilities in one controller‑friendly place. Think...
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Microsoft’s Xbox app on Windows 11 has quietly started to act less like a storefront front end and more like a full-fledged PC gaming hub, now testing a “My apps” tab that will surface, download, and launch third‑party apps and rival storefronts from within the Xbox UI itself.
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Microsoft has begun testing a new “My apps” tab inside the Xbox PC app for Windows 11 that lets players locate, download, and launch third‑party applications — from browsers and gaming utilities to rival storefronts — without leaving the Xbox experience, a move aimed squarely at improving...
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Microsoft is actively testing the integration of Steam and Battle.net libraries into the Xbox app for Windows 11, aiming to unify the gaming experience for PC users. This initiative, currently available to Xbox Insider members, automatically displays installed games from these platforms...
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Microsoft is making significant strides towards consolidating the gaming experience on Windows 11 by introducing an aggregated gaming library within the Xbox PC app, an ambitious feature previewed for all Windows 11 users and soon to arrive on novel handheld devices like the ROG Xbox Ally and...
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Somewhere along the timeline of modern tech, the idea of a “quiet week” in Windows land became as quaint and fictional as a clippy-free Office. And yet, when Leo Laporte, Richard Campbell, and Paul Thurrott convene for another episode of Windows Weekly—this time titled “The Rice is Done”—what...
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Has anyone out there experienced strange security behavior from IE 10 either from a site like battle.net (World of Warcraft) or any other site?
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hello all. i recently installed diablo 3, and in the process of installing i somehow managed to pin a shortcut to my taskbar. this shortcut says "Battle.net Account Management". the shortcut works, and is actually a link to the battle.net login screen. HOWEVER... i cannot right click or drag on...
I recently bought a HP Laptop. And installed Warcraft ROC and Warcraft FT. Sincec I installed it, I usually receive random intervals of lag spikes while in game. I usually play at battle.net, or just in garena. Still having these lag spikes whenever I play online or offline. I already updated my...
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