"I Desire the Contrary" – Xbox Application on PC to Incorporate Steam, yet Users Propose Other Options

Steam, GOG, Epic Games, EA, Ubisoft, Blizzard: PC gamers must utilize a variety of launchers to access their games. Wouldn’t it be much simpler to gather all games in one location? Microsoft aims to accomplish this in the Xbox app. However, the community desires something different.

Steam over Xbox

An illustration of what a comprehensive library of all our games might resemble was posted on the Steam Reddit. It’s merely a montage and not an official graphic, yet with 19,000 upvotes, it’s garnering significant attention:

Microsoft has incorporated Steam into the Xbox PC App, and it appears amazing.
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However, a glance at the comments indicates that many gamers have different aspirations. UserKratagon expresses a desire for the opposite: namely, all Xbox games in his Steam library. Kratagon receives substantial support for his proposal in the form of comments and over seven thousand upvotes.

That’s everything I want. I’d subscribe just to have my Game Pass games on the Steam Deck.

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Some gamers indicate they would like to take it a step further. For instance, Low-Knowledge7896 mentions that he would prefer to see a genuine integration of Game Pass games on Steam, rather than just a launcher. In his view, Xbox games should also be manageable and downloadable through Steam, not merely existing in the library as a link to the Xbox app.

MadeByTango envisions the dream even further: “A game license should simply