{"id":194400,"date":"2022-06-17T11:14:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T09:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=194400"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:38:38","slug":"xbox-app-for-pc-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/xbox-app-for-pc-new-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox App for PC releases new features, including performance fit indicator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apart from making improvements to the back end of the Xbox app for PC, <strong>Microsoft also announced a few new features<\/strong> that will be coming with the June update. These improvements and new features are all aimed at <strong>improving how the app runs<\/strong>, seeing how well games will run on your system and making it easier to find games.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/29cd10f4-b3a3-4285-9ac1-f837137115a6\/373564342\/xbox-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first new feature is called the <strong>Performance Fit Indicator<\/strong>, an extremely useful feature to the Xbox app for PC. Nothing is more frustrating than downloading a game you\u2019re dying to try only to find that your computer can\u2019t run it. With the Performance Fit Indicator, you\u2019ll immediately see <strong>if the game can run on your computer<\/strong> and how well it runs on computers with similar specs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your computer can\u2019t run the game, you can click on it to <strong>see more info<\/strong>, including what your current computer will need to run the game. Whether this is a higher graphics card, more memory or just more storage space, this is very useful as sometimes all you need to do is remove some games or programs you no longer use <strong>to run the game<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since this feature is still relatively new, you might not yet see a performance check <strong>for every game listed<\/strong> in the library. But as more games are being checked, you should soon see this feature on all the games in the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More improvements were made to <strong>how you navigate the app<\/strong>, making it easier to find games. All the navigation now takes place in the sidebar, and there is a queue showing the progress of all your downloads. You\u2019ll also receive a notification when a <strong>game finishes downloading.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>search feature has been improved <\/strong>to be more accurate, making it easier to find the games you care about. The search result will also <strong>show games from EA Play and Ubisoft Connect<\/strong>. The \u2018Home\u2019 page has also been improved. It now shows more collections for you to get started with, along with casual adventures and games to play with friends, which you can explore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These improvements should go a long way to improving the usability and convenience of the Xbox PC app. For more on the games, you can look forward to, read <a href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/articles\/games-summer-game-fest\">this article<\/a> on Summer Game Fest 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"All PC and Mobile games at Summer Game Fest 2022\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/f_auto,t_article_cover_xl\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Summer-Game-Fest-2022.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">All PC and Mobile games at Summer Game Fest 2022<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/articles\/games-summer-game-fest\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/articles\/games-summer-game-fest\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apart from making improvements to the back end of the Xbox app for PC, Microsoft also announced a few new features that will be coming with the June update. These improvements and new features are all aimed at improving how the app runs, seeing how well games will run on your system and making it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/xbox-app-for-pc-new-features\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Xbox App for PC releases new features, including performance fit indicator&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9221,"featured_media":194404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[2366,1617],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-194400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionxbox","tag-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323679,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194400\/revisions\/323679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194400"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=194400"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=194400"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=194400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}