Epic plans to bring its Games Store to the next-gen Xbox on ‘Day-One’

Microsoft has all-but-abandoned the Xbox console in recent years, with many of its first-party releases – past, present and future – being ported over to the likes of the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. This move away from exclusivity is set to be further entrenched with the next generation of Xbox consoles, with Epic Games now officially confirming that their Games Store will arrive on the next Xbox on day-one.

In an interview conducted by Stephen Totilo of Game File, Epic Games Steve Allison spoke on their plans for Xbox in the wake of Microsoft’s continued shift away from exclusivity, stating:

“We definitely plan to be on the new hardware for Xbox, because, unless their policy or stance on it changes, they are telling us they’re going to welcome that. And we’re going [to] be there, like, on day one. That will probably require us to build in whatever their requirements are, some sort of software to support that.”

While Microsoft has welcomed the idea of bringing other storefronts to Xbox consoles, this latest statement is far from concrete confirmation – especially as Microsoft has been particularly fickle in recent years.

Still, assuming Epic does wind up launching its Games Store on the next gen Xbox, it will be highly interesting to see how this will impact the use of Microsoft’s own storefront on the system.

KitGuru says: Are you at all interested in the next-gen Xbox? What are your expectations towards the system? Will this be good or bad for Xbox in the long-term? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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