The new functionality lets you see and launch your Steam games in the Xbox app, which will be important for those new Windows-based PC gaming handhelds and their streamlined interface.

Microsoft's new Xbox experience app goes into beta testing this week, allowing users to launch PC games from any store: Steam, Epic Store, Windows, etc.

Forward-looking: It appears Microsoft is gearing up to overhaul the Xbox app on PC to integrate Steam and other game launchers. A leaked mockup image briefly posted by the company showed the new Xbox ...