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| shikamaru317 said: Now that I've had some time to think about it, I think that the next-gen Xbox basically just being a gaming PC running a special stripped down version of Windows, might be a good thing. As long as these Xbox consoles can run Steam as well as Microsoft's own PC store client, this Xbox hardware will have access to every game imaginable just about (save for Nintendo exclusives, and even then you may be able to install a Switch 2 emulator if you feel like breaking piracy laws), because Sony is putting everything on Steam, and I doubt they will pull their games from Steam when some of them are making alot of money there. Maybe Sony would try and pressure Valve to not allow Steam running on this stripped down version of Windows to run Sony games, but I doubt Valve would agree to that, and I doubt Sony would have a legal leg to stand on. |
Lord Gaben would laugh in Sony's face, it ain't much different to SteamDeck being able to play Xbox IP and Sony IP except SteamDeck runs on SteamOS. Gabe would never block Steam from a Xbox/Windows device because that ain't how the dude thinks. So Xbox's would basically be the same as SteamDeck except running Windows and maybe not a handheld but a more Console-like experience.
