Epic Games is already in talks with Microsoft to bring its Store to the next Xbox

Epic confirms contacts with Microsoft to integrate its store in the next-generation Xbox planned for 2027.

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Microsoft is taking steps towards a much more open console model, and one of the most interesting moves is starting to take shape for the next generation. According to recent reports, Epic Games is already in talks with Microsoft to bring the Epic Games Store to the future Xbox, a system that is expected to arrive starting in 2027.

The information has come to light through Windows Central, which quotes direct statements from Steve Allison, vice president and head of the Epic Games Store. In them, the executive confirms that contacts exist and that the scenario is realistic if Microsoft finally opens the door to third-party stores in its console ecosystem.

Epic Games confirms talks with Microsoft for the next Xbox

“We’ve been talking a lot about these things,” Allison explains, referring to the future of Xbox. The head of Epic goes further and makes it clear that the company would be willing to take the step if Microsoft allows it: “If they really allow Steam and Epic Games Store on the next generation of Xbox consoles, we’ll be there.”

However, Allison also notes that it wouldn’t be an automatic integration. According to his words, Epic would have to develop a specific application adapted to the Xbox platform for its store to work correctly within the system’s environment. An important detail that reinforces the idea of an Xbox that’s increasingly close to a Windows PC, something that fits with the rumors surrounding the next-generation console.

For now, there’s no official confirmation from Microsoft, but these statements reinforce an idea that’s been gaining weight for months: the next Xbox could become a unified access point to multiple digital stores, definitively breaking away from the traditional closed model of consoles.