One thing that many gamers want to know is how long a game lasts. Now the Xbox app on PC will let you know this thanks to a new partnership with the HowLongToBeat website. And it is that a video game can last 4 hours or more than 300, depending on the genre. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced a handy new tool coming to the Xbox app for PC to help solve this problem: a feature that tells you, on average, how long it takes to beat a game.
The announcement says this partnership with HowLongToBeat for the Xbox app on PC seeks to create a unique feature that will make choosing your next PC game even easier. And best of all, it’s available starting today. If you go into the app on your PC, you can see an estimate of how long it will take to complete a game on the detail pages of most PC Game Pass games. Secondly, This is the new Xbox Video UI currently being tested.
What’s new in the Xbox app on PC
HowLongToBeat is a long-running community project where gamers can submit data about the amount of time it took them to complete a game, taking into account various styles of play. For example, getting through a game’s main quest and beating the final boss can take 20 hours, based on averages based on player submissions; doing all the side quests and unlocking optional paths can take 35, while playing the game to 100% completion can take 50.
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This is a nice quality of life feature, especially since Xbox Game Pass has such a vast library to peruse. Sometimes you feel like playing a 100+ hour role-playing game; other times, you just want something relaxed that you can enjoy over a couple of afternoons. There are other changes to the Xbox app for PC, like easier navigation and a better layout for each game page. The latest update also improves the performance and reliability of the app.