
“With great PC games like Back 4 Blood, Age of Empires IV, Forza Horizon 5, and Halo Infinite on day one with Game Pass, we wanted to provide players with more options to customize their experience in the Xbox app."īeaumont added that new features would be announced as they're available, so it's not exactly clear when users can try out these new features on their Windows machines. Jason Beaumont, partner director of program management for Xbox experiences at Microsoft, said: In response to The Verge, Microsoft actually confirmed that it's taking a more open approach to games on the Xbox.

By installing games outside the confines of the restricted WindowsApps folder, users can more easily alter game files to mod the game. However, it's still a somewhat controlled ecosystem.

Fans have been modding games to include different assets and whole new content for years, and Microsoft started to embrace this community by allowing modding support in some games on the Xbox app. Another benefit may have to do with the modding community.
