Alright, so here’s the deal. Microsoft is playing around with this fancy idea — a one-stop-shop type thing for its Xbox app on PC. Basically, they want to show off all the games you’ve got installed from other game stores, all in one place. They spilled the beans in an Xbox blog — insiders are already poking and prodding at it, opening later on those ROG gadgets and such.
Imagine having a magic portal, where all your gaming treasures are just… there. Piled up like a messy but delightfully chaotic heap — all thanks to third-party stores they’re bringing in, like Battle.net, EA, and Riot. Though, Battle.net’s the real deal here ’cause EA and Riot are already cozy with Game Pass. More stores on the way, they teased. Betting Steam, Epic Games, and GoG are gonna join the bandwagon, but who knows?
Now, picture this — all these crazy different stores, sorted into one pretty (or not-so-pretty) box. You’d see gamers frolicking like they’re at a gaming buffet. True, GoG Galaxy kinda cooks up the same thing, but Xbox app’s the popular kid on the block, y’know? Especially when it’s baked into Windows 11 like grandma’s secret pie recipe.
Oh, and here’s something. Microsoft’s been chasing this idea of Xbox as a service rather than some box in your living room collecting dust. Kinda makes sense, doesn’t it? Proposed the notion first with Game Pass — now they’re shuffling hardware steps with Xbox-branded handheld PCs. Windows 11’s getting all these new Xbox-branded toys, too. They even tossed their own Xbox handheld project out the window. Wild times.
They’ve been mum on when everyone gets to dance with this new feature. But starting with the ROG Ally handhelds during the festive season? Sounds like mainstream’s gonna wait till end of the year, maybe next, right?
Anyway, for all the real gritty details, you might wanna keep your eyeballs peeled on Tom’s Hardware — that’s where you’ll get your fix. RSS feeds and all that. Just sayin’.
