Gears 5 severs ties with UWP for Windows 10 PC release

[Windows Central]

Gears 5 will drop Microsoft's UWP platform, highlighting a major shake-up for in-house Xbox titles.
Microsoft continues to revitalize its PC gaming efforts, committing to first-party experiences built around the mouse and keyboard, alongside ancillary services lead with Xbox Game Pass. The accompanying Microsoft Store has evolved with this transition, welcoming a wave of PC games tapping into the Win32 API, as developers failed to embrace Windows 10's Universal Windows Platform (UWP). And with Gears 5 soon headed to Xbox One and PC, it appears Microsoft is among the latest distancing itself from UWP experiences.

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