I don’t know how licensing would work, but maybe they could do something like the store is “automatic” like games that are available on xbox always come from the xbox store, games that aren’t come from steam.
Xbox + AMD: Powering the Next Generation of Xbox console hardware
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MoshpitMazi
Moshpit Gxng/ Anti Fash
Day one when they ann
Bryan Danielson
Jmare007 x Bryan Danielson x JLova = King Ghidorah
YALL care about Nintendo, the only reason they not a threat or on Sony Stans radar is because Xbox exist.
But moment Xbox hypothetically dies….. yall would focus on Nintendo and attempt to destroy them too.
No one cares about PC
aint no yall.
this faux concern about a Sony console monopoly. Meanwhile Nintendo has had handhelds on lock forever and not a peep.
blaming Sony for Xbox leadership incompetence.
I share similar sentimonies. I don't see MS with its arm stretched out to get an Xbox handheld to have none of its services used, losing on the sales cuts, especially at the current handheld price tag. They make money off the OS and licensing, but there's a good enough chance no one uses the Xbox oriented stuff...
...unless there's something to the OS we don't know yet.
At best they link accounts and MS does the heavy lifting in the OS and Xbox app to keep Steam in the background. Otherwise, they're handcuffed by Steam funnily enough. Valve will not do them the solid and publish an UWP variant, so any Steam stuff will have to take on Steam entirely if you want to use it.
you can already link your Steam account to the Xbox app on PC. it mentions sharing friends, but I'm not sure what else it does
but all these things are just conveniences, that save you a few clicks, and/or make it easier to navigate with a controller. it doesn't really fundamentally change how these stores work
I don't think Valve would throw them a bone like that
CoolinInTheCut
Superstar
I mean obviously putting these storefronts on console is a big deal, it's going to allow for PS and PC games to be played on a Xbox branded next gen console, but ultimately, yeah its just QoL for PC and handheld since theyre already getting these games.
I assume all Xbox "official" hardware will just have a windows gaming OS and a Xbox console OS, I'd guess Xbox games can install run or launch from either OS. While everything else would launch the windows 11 gaming OS and launch from that storefront.
So yeah like you said a bunch of "shortcuts" basically lol.
Don’t know why they wouldn’t.
They should want their store on as many devices as possible.
Don’t see any downside to them allowing something like this to work.
I think it will be more difficult getting publishers to be ok with one copy of their game working across so many different platforms.
I think it's still going to matter what storefront you buy it from, if you want the console vs over the PC version better buy it from steam.
If you want the PC crowd over the console crowd for a competitive game better buy it on steam, epic or windows.
So truthfully I'd think steam and epic would only really stand to gain from this, if it works anything like this.
The stores will compete on consumer rights and benefits, not what piece of hardware they are on.
Xbox games will offer play anywhere, cloud, etc.
Consumers will be the winners in all this.
Console warriors all fukked up
"console that plays PC games" just leaves me with more questions than answers
I'm excited for something different in the console space, much like with the switch 1
What are bruhs arguing about now? Didn’t Phil already confirmed some months back. That the Xbox hardware is here to stay for hardcore fans. So them releasing another console next gen isn’t surprising. Seems like it’s Microsoft’s take on a Steam Machine/Box. 
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer: "We want Xbox hardware to win."
In a new interview, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer described Microsoft's efforts to bring in more success to Xbox, even if it includes PlayStation.
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