With upcoming updates and products, Microsoft aims to bring the best of Xbox and Windows together. How far this plan goes may have been hinted at by a temporarily released image showing, among other things, Steam.
What kind of image is this? In a new blog post on microsoft.com regarding the currently ongoing Game Developers Conference 2025 (GDC), Leo Olebe, VP of Global Partnerships at Xbox, reveals how they plan to bring billions of new players into the Xbox ecosystem in the future.
The exciting part: In the first version of the article, there was an image featuring the new Xbox user interface, through which you could access all your games on your TV, tablet, or handheld. A tab for Steam was also visible. Could there be access to your Steam library in the Xbox ecosystem for the first time?
Shortly after the article was published, journalist Tom Warren from The Verge contacted a Microsoft source to check exactly that. The response from Team Xbox: The image was immediately taken offline. However, the internet forgets nothing. You can view the original, for example, on theverge.com.
The PlayStation 5 has clearly beaten the Xbox Series:
Steam via Xbox
Was that a mistake or a premature announcement? The well-connected Tom Warren continues in his article that he has spoken with several sources within Microsoft, who stated that the plan is indeed to display all installed PC games through the new Xbox app. It doesn’t matter whether they belong to Steam or the Epic Games Store.
This aligns with an earlier statement from Xbox chief Phil Spencer, who hinted that PC distribution platforms like the Epic Games Store would eventually be brought to Xbox consoles (via theverge.com).
However, Tom Warren’s sources also report that the new Xbox app is still in a relatively early stage and much could change. By the way, there has been no substantive comment from Microsoft regarding the incident. It’s already clear since November 2024 that Microsoft is working on a competitor to the successful Steam Deck. Phil Spencer confirms: There will be an Xbox handheld, and it is already in development
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