GDK

I wouldn't bother with UWP in that case. Now with GDK, the XBox has made quite clear that UWP is on the death row. https://github.com/microsoft/GDK => How does the GDK compare to the Microsoft Universal Windows Platform (UWP)? "UWP apps and games are community-supported only; partners inside Xbox managed programs (Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Game Streaming) should use Microsoft Win32 + GDK." I expect a fate similar to XNA, given that HoloLens also deprecated UWP.

You can see the signs of this happening live, UWP dropped from WinUI roadmap and desktop focus, https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/blob/main/doc... While Project Reunion gets renamed into Windows App SDK https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2021/06/24/what-w... C++/WinRT also does COM anyway, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/cpp-and-winrt-a... All Language/WinRT SDKs become /windows, https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2021/05/06/announ... https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2021/01/21/making... Microsoft Game Development Kit makes it clear that for AAA titles, the Win32 + GDK model is the future, while WinRT APIs are being deprecated, and only community support is planned for UWP, not from Microft XBox teams. https://github.com/microsoft/GDK So one just needs to read between the lines, combine