Xbox (Beta) store on PC starts adding mod support for games, includes design tweaks

The Xbox (Beta) app on PC has switched architecture and has started adding the framework for supporting mods on games delivered via the Microsoft Store.

The Xbox (Beta) app on PC is how you access Xbox Game Pass on PC, and a range of Microsoft titles that haven't yet made the leap to Steam.

One long-standing complaint about PC games on the Microsoft Store is the lack of support for mods. Many games have vibrant modding communities of hobby developers who create content that ranges from random bug fixes to entire gameplay expansions, and much more. Mods can breathe life into games that are no longer in development or fix ones that perhaps never actually finished development. The Steam Workshop for gaming mods on PC is a major advantage of PC gaming in general, and it's one aspect of UWP and the Microsoft Store that always made it feel archaic.

Microsoft announced a while ago that it was building mods into its store delivery system, and with this latest update to the Xbox (Beta) app on PC, we're starting to see the first shades of that.