Microsoft mentioned Wednesday that it could be merging options from the Xbox Game Pass app to the Xbox app on cell platforms this week. The brand new streamlined Xbox app with Recreation Cross options can be obtainable on iOS, Android and iPadOS. Microsoft will even halt all downloads of the Xbox Recreation Cross app from November. Moreover, the corporate introduced a couple of different Xbox-related options for PC and consoles, together with Recreation Bar Compact Mode and enhancements to the Xbox app on PC.
Xbox App to Get Recreation Cross Options
Options of the Xbox Recreation Cross app can be mixed with the Xbox app as a part of an replace obtainable for Xbox beta members on cell this week. The brand new all-in-one Xbox app can be obtainable to all customers quickly. Beginning November, Microsoft will now not assist new downloads of the Xbox Recreation Cross app.
Among the options coming to the Xbox app will embrace the flexibility to discover Microsoft’s sport subscription service and handle your membership. “You can browse the complete Recreation Cross catalog to search out your favourite video games and keep within the loop with alerts for brand new video games coming to the service,” the corporate mentioned in an Xbox Wire post Wednesday.
Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will even have the ability to view and declare their perks, and stream choose video games by way of Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS or Android.
The common options of the Xbox app will stay the identical for all customers, together with its social options, updates on video games, celebration chat whereas gaming, the flexibility to verify achievements and remotely putting in video games in your console, and extra.
Xbox Updates on PC
As a part of its September replace, Microsoft additionally confirmed that Recreation Bar Compact Mode, first introduced in August, was now obtainable for all PC gamers. Initially obtainable to Xbox Insiders, the brand new mode optimizes Xbox Recreation Bar for smaller screens and Home windows-based gaming handhelds.
Recreation Bar lets gamers on Windows view just lately performed video games, entry sport launchers, seize gameplay footage and extra. The Compact Mode brings simplified entry to Recreation Bar widgets on smaller screens. A brand new function in Recreation Bar Compact Mode now permits customers to stop a sport instantly from the House widget.
To activate Recreation Bar Compact Mode, customers can head to Recreation Bar Settings and change on the Compact Mode toggle discovered within the Basic tab.
Customers can view and handle add-ons at one place
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The Xbox guardian additionally rolled out an replace to the Xbox app on PC that improves the sport administration expertise on the app. Customers can now view and set up associated add-ons for a sport, whereas putting in that title, as a substitute of looking for obtainable add-ons on the app. Customers may handle add-ons or further content material for a sport by right-clicking on an put in title, choosing “Handle,” and heading to the “Add-ons” part.
Improved Recreation Administration on Xbox Consoles
On Xbox consoles, gamers can now pre-download sport updates and begin enjoying as quickly because the replace is dwell. This may be achieved by heading to My Video games & Apps on an Xbox console, then choosing Handle, after which Updates. Right here, customers will have the ability to see all obtainable pre-downloads for his or her video games. This function is at present supported by choose video games and can be obtainable for extra titles later.
Lastly, Xbox customers will now get notified when a want listed sport is launched, joins Recreation Cross, or turns into obtainable as a part of a Free Play Day promotion.
