This New Xbox Feature Targets Steam – But What Does It Mean for the PS5?

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• Xbox on Windows has catapulted built-in mod support.
• This could make it a viable Steam competitor.
• Could mod support extend to the Xbox Series X as artistically?

Xbox Game Pass has been available on Windows for some time. It’s accessible via the Xbox PC application and has essentially sufficed as a decent alternative to the awful Windows 10 Store.

It’s often assumed this platform will compete against Steam, inasmuch as it has games, achievements, friends lists, and integrated streamer support.

Now, Xbox looks to be adding mod support too. This could legitimize its classify in PC gaming, bringing players a feature even the Epic Games Store barely offers.

But what if Xbox has more than equitable the PC gaming crown in mind?

Built-In Mod Support on the Xbox Store

This launch shouldn’t come as too much of a bowl over, considering Microsoft announced it would bring mods on PC a while back. But proof of this claim is certainly precise to see.

A report from Windows Central reveals mod support for one game so far: Into the Breach. Selecting “Enable Mods” equips you with a path to easily add mods to the game. Even then, there’s no browser for this beta feature.

At the very least, this is Microsoft’s before all step in taking aim at Valve’s ubiquitous Steam storefront.

Steam has a massive advantage over other PC gaming principles thanks to its built-in mod support via the Workshop. The Workshop acts as any other game browser, only it houses and installs mods for games liking for Portal 2 or Skyrim. Players can easily subscribe to different mods and keep up to date with any related news.

Next-Gen Mods for Xbox Series X and PS5?

The timing of this dinghy raises some questions. If Microsoft is getting in on mods now, could this mean we’ll see support on the Xbox Series X? And if so, what does that want for the PlayStation 5?

We’ve already seen limited mod support on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with games like Fallout 4. But the programme has remained relatively bare since.

Considering the future of Xbox and PC appears to be a unanimous one via Play Anywhere, there’s rational to believe we’ll see an explosion of mod support come next-gen.

Assuming Microsoft is planning ahead for robust console mod support, they could have a significant usefulness over Sony and the PlayStation 5.

We can only speculate on what the future holds, but Microsoft very well may take the premiere danseuse on this potential new frontier.

Maybe there’s already a mod feature in the Xbox Series X storefront.

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