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Hardstuck-Platinum on 17 July 2025
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Kyuu said:
Hardstuck-Platinum said:

It will sell below Wii U for sure but because it won't be a closed platform like the XBSS/X, it means that big sales aren't required for success. Steamdeck has been a huge success even though it sold a tiny fraction of Switch. Different business models entirely.  

It won't necessarily mean success in Xbox's context. Valve has a major platform in Steam that is actually assisted by the SteamDeck. Whereas Xbox going PC could end Xbox as a distinct platform and have the majority of its users move to Steam.

I wouldn't call SteamDeck a "huge" success. But both it and "Xbox-PC" increase the popularity of Steam. For Xbox-PC to be successful, it'll need to retain a large userbase and generate a ton of money from platform fees.

MS's equivalent of Steam is Gamepass though? You could argue that is also a major platform/service? I disagree with it needing a large userbase to be successful. It's job is to be a compliment to Gamepass, exactly how the Steamdeck is a compliment to Steam. If steam deck fails Steam still stays alive but, it's just not as successful as it would have been without Steam deck success. If the next Xbox-PC fails, Gamepass stays alive too, just not as successful as before. See? It's very different to current sales model where, if the console dies the online store dies with too.