Microsoft wants to make Steam and Epic Games Store part of its new Windows store – review addiction

Microsoft assures that the future Windows 11 is for gamers, and games are the most important part of what the company does in general. And a completely redesigned store is being prepared for the new version. Microsoft Store

As is already known, thanks to the connection with Amazon Android games and applications will be available in the Microsoft store – and they will run on the new Windows. In addition, all developers who decide to add their games to the store are promised to reduce the percentage of payments from 30% to 12%, and those who have their own payment system will keep all 100% of their income.

As reported in an interview The verge Panos Panay, head of Windows and Devices, wants other app stores to become part of the new Windows store, in particular Steam and Epic Games Store
Windows already supports these stores in many ways, and if we can host them through the Microsoft Store, we will definitely do so. Of course, if others want to use our site, they will be happy. In particular, we are developing a number of new rules for this.

I really want to make it so that you can go to the store, type the name of any application and immediately get what you need.

Panos Panay

It has not yet been explained how this will look for Steam and other stores. In the case of Android apps, Microsoft simply displays the range of the Amazon store by linking to it. Probably the same scenario is planned for the integration of Steam: without direct placement of applications and games in the Microsoft store.

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