We’re about to see Lenovo release a handheld PC with SteamOS, which you would think is counterintuitive since Valve has the Steam Deck, but they recently released a “Powered by SteamOS” banner that is to be used on a multitude of devices. MS is clearly trying to take a play out of Valve’s book of using their OS on a variety of devices. Valve attempted it with Steam Machines a decade ago, but we know how that turned out.
Seems like Xbox may be doing the same. Open sourcing the OS to as many third party OEM’s as possible while also still offering their own niche first party hardware. I wouldn’t be surprised if Game Pass gets added to Steam if the rumors are true of some sort incorporation with Steam.
You called down the thunder, now reap the whirlwind