Microsoft has recently announced that they will be bringing more Xbox Game Studios titles to Steam, breaking them away from the exclusivity of the Microsoft Store. The way the store functioned largely made them unpopular with the PC community as games bought from it are run through the Windows Apps, which are not as kind to the likes of modding.
After this announcement, Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, wrote: "Our intent is to make our Xbox Game Studios PC games available in multiple stores, including our own Microsoft store on Windows, at their launch. We believe you should have choice in where you buy your PC games."
At the current time, only Gears 5 and Age of Empires 1-3 have been listed, however, a different statement from Spencer claiming that cross-platform play between Windows 10 and console is of vital importance, leads the belief that we will likely see current exclusives such as Forza take the leap soon.
This announcement lines up perfectly with the news that Games Pass will soon be making its way to the Windows Store on PC. Granted this is limited to the Windows Store, it still shows how Microsoft is pushing forward with how it grows its PC platform.
Spencer rounded everything off by stating: "When I think about the role we play as a company to support and evolve gaming on Windows, it's critical that we make decisions that reinforce the open nature of the PC, focusing on how best to unite players on all devices around the games they love. That Philosophy will guide us as we introduce new ways to discover and play games on Windows."
Would you be more inclined to purchase Xbox games through Steam?