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Microsoft is turning any internet-connected screen into an Xbox-enabled gaming platform.
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More blockbuster Xbox first-party games could be coming to Steam and Windows soon.
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The next Xbox could just be an OEM Windows PC, blurring the line between console and PC.
Microsoft is doing some exciting things in the gaming scene. I still don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, but absolutely exciting. The company was once strong on the Xbox console and its exclusive products, but has since stepped back from the console wars and instead focused on the console transformation. everything else to the console. Essentially, Microsoft wants to ensure that as long as you have a screen and an internet connection, you can run games on it, even if it’s a cloud-based game.
We’ve also seen Microsoft start shipping previously exclusive titles to its former competitors, resulting in a surprising era in which six of the top 10 best-selling PS5 games are Microsoft-owned titles. Now we’re hearing claims that Microsoft wants to do something similar with Xbox titles, and things are getting very exciting.
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Microsoft will reportedly bring more Xbox ‘hit’ titles to Steam
But we don’t know exactly what will arrive and when.
In an article published by windows central, Executive editor Jez Corden makes a pretty great point. They start with a report that says 80% of game developers develop titles for PC, 40% for PS5 and Switch 2, and 20% for Xbox. This sounds like a bad thing for Microsoft, until you remember PCs. teeth Next Xbox:
But this is exactly why Xbox’s next-gen strategy is so important. The next Xbox will be a PC, and with that the publishing platform will become more PC-like.
With core gamers migrating to Steam at a steady pace, Microsoft also wants to bring its experience to Windows and Steam alike. We’ve heard that several blockbuster Xbox first-party experiences that aren’t currently on Steam will be coming to Steam in the coming months.
We haven’t heard anything official from Steam, Xbox, or game developers about moving titles from Xbox to PC. So I hope Jez Corden’s sources are good. I mean, there’s already a great Halo Master Chief collection on Steam, so anything Microsoft owns is fine for now. Maybe Minecraft will finally come to Steam.
Jez also mentions something we’ve heard before. They say the next Xbox will beJust an OEM PC It’s similar to Razer’s laptops and Lenovo Legion Go. ” The Xbox will run Windows with additional code for backwards compatibility, which, if true, essentially confirms that Microsoft wants Windows 11 to be a “one-size-fits-all” OS that can be put on any device and turned into an Xbox. Let’s see if these claims come true. Personally, I think Jez has a very good chance of making a lot of money.