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[Draugoth]

According to Jez Corden (Windows Central) Steam will be coming to the next Xbox.

This is unrelated to the buyout rumor, rather Xbox will allow other stores on the console:

100% steam is on the next xbox

 

[StereoVsn]

And it's only $16 billion! What a bargain!

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

 

[DenchDeckard]

Wild.

 

[Deft Beck]

Your Steam console, everybody.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

ok. Xbox can finally die for good.

I bet this is one of his "educated guesses" because in his little mind this just make sense.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Jez stated as if he knows. He's just speculating what we all suspect

 

[MisterXDTV]

Yeah, Jez we know that Steam runs on PCs

 

[Pop]

Yea thats called a PC

 

[SappYoda]

So next xbox is going to be a windows pc?

 

[Magic Carpet]

I guess If I can't get my hands on the Nvidia 5090 I might be able to find the Series Steam.

 

[N0S]

Return of the Steambox

 

[feynoob]

Wait, Am I forced to buy the next Xbox console now?

 

[Nydius]

The absolute death of Xbox as a brand. Why would anyone buy from the Xbox storefront when everything will be on Steam, cheaper? This just turns the next Xbox into a prebuilt midrange PC with none of the upsides of being a PC (modular/individual component upgrades, etc.).

Gabe is a master, I guess.
After the Steam Machine idea died he just sat back and let Xbox implode until they willingly chose to become a Steam Machine.

 

[Topher]

Keep up, Jez. Some of us have been saying that for a while now.

Edit: Aw shit......he just ruined it, didn't he?

 

[Leonidas]

Next Xbox to play PlayStation games

 

[RiccochetJ]

That would be an instant buy from me to have access to both my Xbox and Steam game libraries.

 

[Bry0]

Still waiting to see how that works at the technical level

 

[mitch1971]

60% of the time it works 100% of the time.

 

[feynoob]

I guess If I can't get my hands on the Nvidia 5090 I might be able to find the Series Steam.

I would hope the next Xbox console is a good handheld device.

It would allow me to play steam and game pass native games without having to buy a dedicated PC handheld.

 

[REDRZA MWS]

Just salivating what Gears 6 is gonna like on my 4090 and 77" LG GX. Remember when games used to be fun?

 

[Ozriel]

I have no idea how this could work without completely destroying the Xbox brand.

No confidence that Phil knows what he's doing, tbh.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

Just salivating what Gears 6 is gonna like on my 4090 and 77" LG GX. Remember when games used to be fun?

It will be on PC either way, all xbox games launch on PC day one.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Curious to know how Steam will work on ARM devices. I guess Valve is already preparing Proton port or something similar for ARM anyway.

 

[Boglin]

Does this mean we'll finally get a good PC interface from Microsoft designed so that it can be operated using just a controller?

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

I have no idea how this could work without completely destroying the Xbox brand.

No confidence that Phil knows what he's doing, tbh.

Which is why its actually smart for them to partner with steam.

 

[GHG]

The next "Xbox" isn't a console, that's why.

 

[Ozriel]

The next "Xbox" isn't a console, that's why.

Even if it's a PC of some sort, They won't make a cent from third party games sold on Steam.

 

[MH3M3D]

Who's gonna use the MS store when Steam is there? People would only get the machine to buy from Valve? Do they get royalties from Valve when a game is sold on the Xbox?

 

[Iced Arcade]

would be massive. but its Jez right

 

[DAHGAMING]

See them goals ? If not you should have a Look man .

 

[SJRB]

lol.

lmao, even.

 

[feynoob]

Finally some good news. Was tired of their shit.

 

[jroc74]

Is this MS at the last stages of throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks?

 

[Mercador]

Well, no more Moonlight needed on the TV. That would be great.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Even if it's a PC of some sort, They won't make a cent from third party games sold on Steam.

Who cares? If they're subsidizing an affordable HTPC with a good UI that I can access steam from I'm so in. This sounds so much better than more closed garden junk.

If MSI is slapping an Xbox logo on a $1,000 HTPC I'm out.

 

[iHaunter]

And it's only $16 billion! What a bargain!

Time to close 4 more studios to pay for it.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Does this mean we'll finally get a good PC interface from Microsoft designed so that it can be operated using just a controller?

They really should find a way to somehow move Xbox OS features to Xbox Store at least.

Who cares? If they're subsidizing an affordable HTPC with a good UI that I can access steam from I'm so in. This sounds so much better than more closed garden junk.

If MSI is slapping an Xbox logo on a $1,000 HTPC I'm out.

Nobody is going to subsidize anything. The consoles are at 499$ right now and prices for the next gen will continue to grow.

 

[Spukc]

I would fucking buy it in a hearth beat..
High end steam deck console

Yes fucking please

 

[squidilix]

Next Xbox to play PlayStation games

Nah, Sony gonna block this.

PC version of 'Death Stranding' is blocked from streaming on Xbox

The PC version of PlayStation exclusive 'Death Stranding' appears to be blocked on Xbox.

www.nme.com

 

[rm082e]

Is this MS at the last stages of throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks?

Well, they can't exactly shut down a division that's bringing in a big revenue number just because it's not making a big enough profit margin. Let's just assume for a minute they've decided they want to get out of being a walled-garden hardware company. How do they migrate towards being a third party publisher? One way to do that is to transition to an open gaming platform that's basically a PC. If they do that, they may be able to carry their existing player base forward for one more generation as they ramp up investment in their big IPs to try and make more money off of them.

 

[marjo]

Even if it's a PC of some sort, They won't make a cent from third party games sold on Steam.

Yes, but it does give them a box to sell Game Pass subscriptions, which is what they really want. I think this could turn out to be a pretty great move. Valve finally gets a Steambox with standardized hardware. Consumers get a probably cheap 'living room' PC, and Microsoft gets another device that plays Game Pass games natively (not cloud based). Hopefully this means they would make Game Pass games run through Steam which would allow for easy Steam Deck use as well.

 

[Gamezone]

Why would anyone buy something from Microsoft on Xbox if they can grab it cheaper on Steam instead?

 

[GHG]

Even if it's a PC of some sort, They won't make a cent from third party games sold on Steam.

If they decide to go down the Steam Deck route then it will simply be a "transitional" device for the Xbox console userbase.

It will signal that they are no longer specifically interested in making their store the primary means of making money from the device.

 

[DeVeAn]

As long as I keep my games tied to my Xbox account I'm fine with it.

 

[BoxFresh123]

Leverkusen got cooked

 

[T4keD0wN]

Like hell Gabe would even want to have any serious business with microsoft.
Did we really need a thread out of some unserious comment?

 

[Topher]

Plot twist: next Xbox runs on Linux

 

[diffusionx]

How much is Jez paid by MS to just post obvious bait like this to distract from the fact that Xbox is a failed platform and undergoing major and painful restructuring?

This is like a combination of DX12 secret sauce and next year will be year of Xbox all rolled into one.

 

[Little Chicken]

This destroys any kind of playstation third-party exclusivity