Xbox One users are in for a treat when Steam releases its own app called “Steam Controller” later this year. This app will allow gamers to control their games with a controller, making it an ideal way to play more demanding titles. However, there are some issues that need to be addressed before “Steam Controller” can be successful on the Xbox One. For one, the app is not yet available on the Xbox One’s store. This means that gamers who want to use it must first download and install the game’s official update. Additionally, there is no support for controllers other than the standard Xbox One controller. Despite these limitations, “Steam Controller” is an exciting project that could help make gaming on the Xbox One more fun and convenient. If Valve can make this app a success on Microsoft’s console, it could lead to other developers creating similar apps for other platforms.
Microsoft is beta testing a new feature for the Xbox app on PC that seems so obvious that it’s incredible it hasn’t come to every PC gaming storefront. The app’s beta will now tell you right away if a game will run well on your PC, making it infinitely easier to make purchasing decisions.
When you go to a supported game, as reported by The Verge, you’ll see a simple area near the top of the screen that says, “Should play great on this PC.” That means you can buy the game (or download it through Game Pass) and not have to worry about whether it’ll run or not.
The feature is definitely in the early stages of testing, and you’ll need to download the Xbox Insider app to try it, but it seems promising. We hope Steam, Epic, and other PC game stores borrow it. Lots of games don’t even have labels yet, but if this takes off, it could lower the barrier to entry for PC gaming for some people.
Of course, Steam and the Xbox app have long shown the minimum and recommended system requirements of a game. And you could compare these against the specs of your PC to see if a game is playable, but not everyone knows what GPU or they have or how much RAM their PC is running. Having a quick little feature that says this game will or won’t run is incredibly helpful.
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