Because all Game Pass/Windows Store games are UWP apps, the Xbox app is as well. It's very tightly integrated with Windows Store - if you press download on the Xbox app, you'll see the download start in Windows Store.
For real this is what needs to be fixed, some consolidation. Same for iOS apps and I don't use android but probably there too. Just have a single Xbox app with all of the functionality of whatever apps you currently offer on said platform. It's not like having a music app and a movie app it's all Xbox functionality one way or another.I also fail to see why we need about five or so different apps for Xbox-things:
MS does this for years now. Back when Windows 8 released you could already develop native Windows 8 apps using HTML and Javascript :)
Oh I know they give people lots of flexibility. But, I guess it's "new MS" with 1st party devs moving to C++ of all things lol. But then again, if they can open source Calc.exe, what can't they do :p
But there's no reason they can't be integrated into one app that covers all areas, that's what we're saying.
Microsoft wraps all of their new apps in those type of uwp containers. MSIX is I believe what its called. Before that it was appx I believe, that only supported uwp api apps I think. MSIX supports all kinds of applications, Win32, UWP etc.... That new Windows 10 X OS will only run apps in containers like these, so Microsoft is all in.
90% of the functionality between the two apps (and the gamebar for that matter) is literally the same thing with a different layout.
Afaik the console companion app is being dropped and is on life support because of a few remaining features (local streaming, clubs, etc). Messaging barely works on it now and is always mentioned on a banner up top when one tries to use that feature.
Yes. Xbox app is a more streamlined experience tho for PC gaming.
What is MSIX? - MSIX
This topic introduces the basics of the MSIX packaging format; a modern packaging experience for Windows apps.docs.microsoft.com
I remember reading this https://www.quora.com/How-is-JavaSc...as-and-when-needed-What-JavaScript-VM-is-used
I have a co-worker that tried to push our team on to Blazor from React when we moved to the newest .net core, and every time I see something come up like this where Microsoft is using React or a form of internally I have a nice hearty chuckle and send him the link.
i dont think youve actually used these apps honestly. the only thing significantly different for the xbox app is the gamepass library and skipping over using the windows store for installs/updates.
then you would know the console companion app barely has to do with console use and the differences between the beta app for its primary functions are minimal
what is there to disagree with? the only console specific feature to the companion app is the connectivity feature that is absolutely buried in terms of importance.
Vid about the new one
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With the new capabilities it's pretty much unchanged from win32 if the developer desires.
You dont need to be UWP to be delivered by the store now (at least according to them or be totally unchanged from win32). I would have hoped they had moved from UWP on this complete redesign but otherwise it is an overall improvment ye.
Apps (both uwp and win32) now can expose the files they want to allow to be modified (devs can even split the main executable and allow for example scripting mods but the core executable with checks to be protected) . I think the only hold up is that developers are making their games available on gamepass /winstore with minimal code changes so they don't support the platform features.
But why would the app need to be win32? And what would be the benefit for the user?
