Whereas there are some major Xbox releases coming to PS5 this 12 months, the content material sharing is basically nonetheless in a single path. Sony does not appear to be in a rush to let its large franchise video games play within the Xbox sandbox. However due to an replace for the Xbox PC app, you’ll see some prime PlayStation video games… kind of.
Microsoft has unveiled the brand new aggregated gaming library feature of the Xbox PC app, which permits customers to see their video games from all PC storefronts together with Epic and Steam. As reported by the The Verge‘s Tom Warren, meaning PlayStation video games like Spider-Man: Miles Morales that have been ported to PC may also present up within the Xbox app.
This should not be too shocking, since Microsoft already confirmed that the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally handheld devices will be capable to play Sony’s PlayStation titles which have been launched on PC. However there will not be any Xbox achievements or any further performance for these PS ports.
In a separate report, Warren means that what Microsoft “actually desires to do is flip Xbox into Steam.” Microsoft has tried to dethrone Valve’s Steam prior to now with out a lot success, however the firm does not at present look like attempting to exchange Steam as a lot it is co-opting it.
There are nonetheless numerous questions on the way forward for the Xbox model, however Xbox president Sarah Bond just lately shared some particulars about the next generation Xbox console, which does not at present have a reputation. A part of Bond’s pitch to gamers was that their video games will not be locked to a single console or storefront.
A current report instructed that Microsoft canceled its plans for a dedicated Xbox handheld device in favor of supporting the ROG Xbox Ally and different third-party units. Xbox and Meta just lately teamed up for a Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition, which can solely be obtainable for a restricted time.