A Microsoft announced last Friday (the 28th) that it will discontinue the app Xbox Companion to the Windows, starting on August 28 of this year. The company explained its decision by stating that its main functions are already handled by other software, such as its latest app, simply called Xbox.
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(FYI) Starting August 28, 2023, the Xbox Console Companion app on Windows will no longer be supported. You can still stay connected to Xbox games, services, and communities using the Xbox app for Windows.https://t.co/NkLiLp8Jgd pic.twitter.com/kf91pMVKE3
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Xbox Companion, launched in 2014, allowed users to manage Xbox profiles, access games from the Microsoft Store, and interact with friends and gaming groups. It also offered access to the Game Pass catalog and the console’s Remote Play feature, although the latter hadn’t been working very well for some time.
With the launch of the Xbox app in 2019, Microsoft consolidated all its gaming offerings into a single space, while also introducing cloud gaming features and improved management of the installed game library. Given this, the decision to discontinue the Xbox Companion makes sense, since the newer app offered the same features more efficiently.
Microsoft's social features will be consolidated into the Game Bar, which is accessed by default using the Win + G shortcut, but it remains unclear whether the feature for streaming from consoles to PCs will be added to other apps or has been permanently discontinued.
Source: Idle Sloth | Twitter
