News video games 15 September 2022, 14:38

Xbox's PC App Now Shows Games' Estimated Playthrough Time

Microsoft has teamed up with a well-known website to add a new feature to the Xbox PC app.

Source: Microsoft.

Microsoft has introduced a new feature in the Xbox PC app. The company has partnered with HowLongToBeat, so that users can check in the client how long it takes to complete a given game.

HowLongToBeat shows the estimated time it takes to complete a game's main content, or with side activities and for the so-called completionist (that is, getting all the achievements and finding everything the game has to offer) included. Users can also submit their own times.

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Source: Microsoft.

By the way, Microsoft has improved the Game Details tab to make it easier to get to information about a title. Besides, the app and search results load faster, the former's reliability for downloading and installing new games has also been improved.

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