Microsoft is in the present day perking up the performance of Xbox Game Bar, the in-game overlay baked into Windows 10. Xbox Game Bar is getting its personal widget retailer and it’s precisely what it sounds. You will be capable to set up third-party plugins that allow you to entry extra options from this gaming management heart.

The new Xbox Game Bar widget retailer goes dwell in the present day however there’s a catch. It received’t be accessible to everybody for the time being. Only Windows 10 Insiders can entry the widget retailer by urgent ‘Win+G’ keys on the identical time. If you’re an insider, you will note widgets for XSplit’s Gamecaster (managing your livestream, chats, and extra) and Razer’s Cortex are already obtainable for obtain.

The widget retailer is standalone and it is possible for you to to entry new widgets, replace your current ones, and handle all the pieces associated to them from the in-game overlay itself. The concept right here is to make all important options {that a} gamer wants accessible from the overlay. You don’t have to exit the sport to activate or off a stream, optimize the video games, and extra.

In an official blog post, Eric Hamilton and Kripal Kavi from the Xbox Game Bar Team stated, “We heard your feedback loud and clear: you don’t always want to Alt+Tab to separate apps when gaming on your PC. We thought we’d bring your favorite apps to you right within the Xbox Game Bar where you can access them without ever leaving your game.”

Apart from SplitX and Razer, the Redmond big has discovered one other vital associate in Intel. The American chipmaker will “bring some of the key features available in the Intel Graphics Command Center (IGCC) to the Xbox Game Bar.” Intel’s widget will likely be obtainable in Spring later this yr. It will supply entry to show settings, energy profiles, and recreation streaming and seize options

Well, simply three partnerships can’t outline the widget retailer. Thus, Microsoft in the present day additionally launched the Game Bar SDK in beta for builders to construct widgets for the Xbox Game Bar. You can observe this link if you wish to entry the SDK and learn to port options out of your Windows 10 app to the in-game overlay.