The new Xbox app for PC has leaked and it looks like a replacement for the Microsoft Store

We're expecting to hear about Microsoft's new version of the Xbox app for PC during their E3 conference, but thanks to @h0x0d on Twitter we can see the beta version of it sitting on the Microsoft Store right now. It will apparently be a way to "discover and new games with Xbox Game " as well as a social system for connecting with other players. It sounds like a total replacement for the Microsoft Store and, honestly, it's about time.

Features listed include the ability to "browse the library of Xbox Game games on PC" sorted by genre, with reviews and suggestions for similar games alongside the expected info like trailers, screenshots, and system requirements. It'll have a sidebar for installed games, with the most recent ones at the top and a chat system that promises to work "across PC, Xbox One, and mobile". It'll also be compatible with the Xbox Game Bar.

Here's some screenshots so you can see it in action.

Jody Macgregor
Weekend/AU Editor

Jody's first computer was a Commodore 64, so he re having to use a code wheel to play Pool of Radiance. A former music journalist who interviewed everyone from Giorgio Moroder to Trent Reznor, Jody also co-hosted Australia's first radio show about videogames, how weird Lost Ark can get. Jody edited PC Gamer Indie from 2017 to 2018, and he eventually lived up to his promise to play every Warhammer videogame.