Xbox should use Battle.net instead of its PC app, says former Blizzard president | Xbox

Here we are finally, 5 months after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard King by Microsoft, Diablo IV is finally available in Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass. As might be expected, it is necessary for users of the service on PC to go through Battle.net in order to play through Sanctuary, which may disappoint some players.

Former Blizzard president thinks Microsoft should use Battle.net instead of Xbox app on PC

You will have understood, since Diablo IV does not exist on the Microsoft Store on PC, it is therefore not possible to earn Xbox achievements via the PC Game Pass version. Of course, saves are still shared using the Battle.net profile.

This situation does not please all players, and Mike Ybarra, former president of Blizzard who left the company during the wave of layoffs in January, rightly gave his opinion on the subject. He believes that forcing PC players to use Xbox achievements would be naive, because the publisher's games have always been offered on Battle.net, a platform which has its own achievements system.

He also says that Xbox needs to offer a more modern revision of its successes. Remember that Microsoft is still working on the subject.

Forcing PC players to use Xbox achievements is a naive decision. Blizzard games have always been on Battle.net, with their own achievement system. Additionally, the achievement system on Xbox needs a v2 and modernization. Steam, Xbox, PS, Battle.net – all different systems.

An a good experience on PC. In the process, the former president of Blizzard approved this opinion.

I agree, they should do it.

Why are PC gamers rejecting the Xbox app?

Available for several years now, the Xbox application on Windows 10 and Windows 11 has not always delighted gamers. And for good reason, many bugs were encountered.

For example, it has happened that users of the platform are unable to install their games, that the download speed is abnormally low or that navigation is simply not smooth enough. Note also that the game categories are often random, for example we will find Need for Speed ​​in the “Action and adventure” category.

Despite everything, Microsoft is working hard to update the platform, and we cannot deny that little by little it is improving. Today, many features are present, but navigation between the different tabs is still a little slow compared to other launchers available on PC.

Also, for French users, it is particularly unpleasant to see that no care is taken in the translations, as you can see in the screenshot below.