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Machiavellian on 18 June 2025
Ryuu96 said:

PC with the OS of Xbox, the ease of use of consoles, with access to Steam, PC exclusives, PS exclusives, Game Pass, and my Xbox 360/Xbox One library (though that will definitely be digital only but I'll take it) sounds like a dream. And basically eliminate every single fear I could think of about the future of my Xbox library, because it would all be PC now.

If Sarah pulls this off then she'll instantly become the next CEO of Microsoft Gaming

If Sarah pulls this off she will become Machiavellian's wife.  You heard it here first.!!



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G2ThaUNiT on 18 June 2025

For those wanting to play Wukong, get it on a discount!



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DroidKnight on 19 June 2025



...to avoid getting banned for inactivity, I may have to resort to comments that are of a lower overall quality and or beneath my moral standards.

coolbeans on 19 June 2025

We're #1! We're #1! We're #1!

Coincidentally, this momentous occasion lines up with an informal giveaway I've planned for my American Arcadia review. Here's a quick rundown for those who're unfamiliar:

-One raffle entry per user (# of comments doesn't matter)
-Keep within the guidelines (obviously)
-Don't need to ass-kiss or anything

Winner gets an Xbox or Steam gift code of American Arcadia! I'd like to keep it between those two platforms for the sake of ease. I don't see any means of directly purchasing a code on PlayStation Store or EShop atm. I'll probably close the raffle this coming Sunday.

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I LOVE GIGGS on 19 June 2025
Ryuu96 said:
Angelus said:

I wouldn't be super shocked if the new console just releases at the end of next year tbh

That would be amazing but I actually think it wouldn't be the hardware that won't be ready but the software, if it all matches likely speculation then the first major hurdle would be full emulation on Windows PCs for Xbox titles, the next major hurdle would be license negotiations and the final major hurdle would be a custom gaming focused Windows with Xbox UI/UX on Desktop PCs.

I don't know if we'll get all 3 of those things within a year and a bit. You could probably have hardware ready for 2026 but there's going to have to be major changes and updates to the software side of things, so I'm leaning more towards 2027.

The job started years ago with the “Play Anywhere” initiative. Thousands of games already compatible. Add to that the hundreds if not thousands of games that the backward compatibility team already worked on for Xbox One era. I think those games would be easier to work on.



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I LOVE GIGGS on 19 June 2025

Would Sony pull their games off steam and other stores? If done right, Xbox hardware with Game Pass and Sony games suddenly becomes more attractive than a Playstation. Can they withstand the revenue loss? Would they create their own store on PC and refuse to be part of Xbox Hardware? What if ASUS or Huawei came up with a hardware using Xbox OS? Would they still refuse to be part of it?

This could be Xbox way into markets like China, Spain and other markets where Playstation dominates.



G2ThaUNiT on 19 June 2025

Extas playing with fire these days. He’s saying that the Xenia Canary emulator team (360 emulator on PC, which is mediocre at best in its current state) is working with Xbox to bring “Xbox Classics” from the OG Xbox and 360 to Game Pass, PC, and Cloud streaming with enhancements.

That may explain why Xenia has been a lot slower in bringing updates lately, but that’s a helluva claim!



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G2ThaUNiT on 19 June 2025
I LOVE GIGGS said:

Would Sony pull their games off steam and other stores? If done right, Xbox hardware with Game Pass and Sony games suddenly becomes more attractive than a Playstation. Can they withstand the revenue loss? Would they create their own store on PC and refuse to be part of Xbox Hardware? What if ASUS or Huawei came up with a hardware using Xbox OS? Would they still refuse to be part of it?

This could be Xbox way into markets like China, Spain and other markets where Playstation dominates.

That is the ultimate question! Sony only has direct ability to ban if an Xbox device connects to PSN. Otherwise, they would need to work with Valve, Epic, and even GOG on a solution. Which would be a difficult one considering all Xbox devices at their core will be Windows, and I doubt those storefronts would have any interest in helping Sony with a solution.

I mean, I know I’m planning on swapping the version of Windows on my gaming PC to this new Xbox version when it becomes available, and what is Sony going to do? It’s a PC I built myself.

Yoshida described as Sony games on PC as “almost like printing money” there’s no going back for them. And unless Sony decides to make their storefront and games only available on Linux and Mac there’s nothing they can do about it. 



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Angelus on 19 June 2025
G2ThaUNiT said:
I LOVE GIGGS said:

Would Sony pull their games off steam and other stores? If done right, Xbox hardware with Game Pass and Sony games suddenly becomes more attractive than a Playstation. Can they withstand the revenue loss? Would they create their own store on PC and refuse to be part of Xbox Hardware? What if ASUS or Huawei came up with a hardware using Xbox OS? Would they still refuse to be part of it?

This could be Xbox way into markets like China, Spain and other markets where Playstation dominates.

That is the ultimate question! Sony only has direct ability to ban if an Xbox device connects to PSN. Otherwise, they would need to work with Valve, Epic, and even GOG on a solution. Which would be a difficult one considering all Xbox devices at their core will be Windows, and I doubt those storefronts would have any interest in helping Sony with a solution.

I mean, I know I’m planning on swapping the version of Windows on my gaming PC to this new Xbox version when it becomes available, and what is Sony going to do? It’s a PC I built myself.

Yoshida described as Sony games on PC as “almost like printing money” there’s no going back for them. And unless Sony decides to make their storefront and games only available on Linux and Mac there’s nothing they can do about it. 

And they're not likely to make their own store, because that's quite an investment in and of itself, plus PC gamers HATE every time a new store gets introduced lol. Literally the only reason the Epic store is even still around is Fortnite and a crazy amount of spending on epic store exclusives.



Imaginedvl on 19 June 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kprpRvsOua0&ab_channel=AMD

I mean AMD is insisting a LOT on that "backward compatibility"...

I really wonder if there is something there... Are they working on a chip that will actually be backward compatible with the Xbox consoles for the future devices (including handlded and PC)? I'm intrigued by that and the fact that they are insisting on this backward compatibility thingy esp. with the rumor that the next Xbox will also be able to run Windows games from other stores.