| 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. They'd be forced to either allow these Xbox PC consoles to run their games, or go against making more profit on PC releases by going fully exclusive on PS6 again, possibly angering shareholders. |
See, this is what I was thinking. If MS really want to upset the market, forget the closed Xbox console concept and build an open gamer box that allows you to play all PC games, including steam but have a very much stripped down version of windows that allow hardware upgrades to whatever you want, then allow all the PC manufacture to be able to bring out their own system and customized them however they want. MS would of course license the stripped down windows to make some cash off of the sales but think about all the PC guys out there who would love a high powered PC where Windows isn't running a host of gunk and geared to totally take advantage of their high end cards. I believe that would sell very well and it gives MS the diversity they really looking to achieve with ABK and Bethesda studios. Hell if you could side load steam OS that would be a bonus like no other though I am sure MS probably would not be up for anything official like that.
This would allow MS to have a low cost/Mid and High End gaming system running their OS that also plays Sony games that come to PC. It would be an extremely bold move but it might be the move they need to do if they really want to upset the current console ecosystem as it stands today.
