Microsoft
announces "Some Cool New Changes to the Xbox App," in an update by Chris
Charla, General Manager of Content Curation and Programs at Xbox. The changes
are largely aimed at PC gamers, as Microsoft remains more convinced than some of
us that it can reposition the Xbox brand despite its console associations.
Almost 400 titles not previously available through the app are now discoverable,
and there are plans to add more. To prove how PC-centric this update is, the
quote below only mentions consoles twice:
Earlier this summer, we began
working with partners to bring all PC games with Xbox features into the Xbox
app. We're super excited to see what Xbox games come to Windows PC from game
creators in the future and to welcome nearly 400 titles that previously weren’t
discoverable or purchasable in the Xbox app.
Among this list are dozens of games from veteran Japanese studios Kemco and
Kairosoft, as well as games such as Shovel Knight Treasure Trove by Yacht Club
the Jackbox Party Pack, The Invincible by Double 11 and many, many more.
Not to mention, more than 100 of these newly added titles are Xbox Play
Anywhere, meaning if players buy the Xbox console version, they can play the
Xbox PC version as well (and vice versa). Universal Xbox ownership, as well as
universal cloud saves on Xbox, and cross-play between Xbox versions on console
and PC (and other platforms, at the developer’s discretion) are awesome features
players love.