Xbox PC App to Get Major Overhaul With Faster Loading and Simpler Navigation

Microsoft is reportedly testing a major redesign of the Xbox PC app, with a stronger focus on performance, simpler navigation, and better backing for controller-based gaming.

Key points

• Microsoft Just Unveiled Two New Surface Devices With Snapdragon Chip and AI.
• Nevertheless, the new version could reportedly reach Xbox Insiders in the coming weeks, potentially before the end of 2026.
• While Warren stated performance is noticeably better than in the existing app, screenshots shared separately by The Verge's Tom Warren additionally show a cleaner layout.
• Users will reportedly additionally be able to set the Xbox app as the default home interface when entering Windows 11's new gaming-focused mode.
• Microsoft is additionally making it clearer whether a game can be installed locally or is only available through Xbox Cloud Gaming.

In practice, the rebuilt app is internally codenamed Garrison and is at present being tested in an early form. Much Faster For Sizeable Game Libraries.

One of the biggest improvements appears to be performance. Windows Central's Jez Corden tested an early build with a library containing more than 1, 400 games and documented significantly faster loading and navigation compared with the current Xbox PC app.

There are no detailed benchmark numbers yet, but early impressions suggest Microsoft has substantially improved responsiveness, particularly when browsing sizeable libraries.

That could address one of the most common complaints regarding the existing Xbox app. It has often been criticized for slow navigation and sluggish library loading. Xbox Clarifies GTA 6 Will Not Stream to PC at Launch. The new app additionally reorganizes how games are displayed.

For context, the current Xbox PC app separates game listings from their individual store pages.

In the redesigned version, Microsoft reportedly combines the two into a single interface, reducing the number of pages users need to open when browsing games, checking details or managing purchases.

This should create substantial libraries easier to understand, particularly when they contain games from multiple generations or different Xbox services. The redesigned Xbox PC app supports both mouse-and-keyboard and controller navigation.

For context, the interface can automatically adjust its scaling when applied with a controller, making it better suited to gaming handhelds and living-room setups.

That could create the app particularly useful on handheld gaming PCs such as the ROG Xbox Ally.

Microsoft Just Unveiled Two New Surface Devices With Snapdragon Chip and AI. Still Missing Some Steam Features.

Meanwhile, the current overhaul appears to focus mainly on speed, navigation, and usability rather than adding plenty of new features.

Microsoft still trails Steam in areas such as community features, user reviews, developer interaction, and store discovery.

Those areas are not remarked to be major parts of the current Garrison build. Release Could Come Before the End of 2026.

Microsoft has not confirmed an official release date for the redesigned Xbox PC app.

Nevertheless, the new version could reportedly reach Xbox Insiders in the coming weeks, potentially before the end of 2026. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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