We know that Microsoft’s situation with Xbox is quite complicated. With four generations, they were only with their favorite and remembered Xbox 360 was able to resist Sony, which for decades for decades has been hegeman in the consoles market. Xbox One was an error cluster while the X series | S could not completely change their predecessor’s problems. Now, though at one time it seemed possible, now Microsoft seeks to make sure they didn’t give up And, moreover, they have more ideas, plans and ambitions than if you are.
The ambitions, in fact, have been preparing for a while. No accident that Phil Spencer, led by Xbox for over ten years, repeated again and again Open the ecosystem to break artificial barriers between platforms And think about players rather than devices. For many years, he left the clues, almost always veiled that the couple – yes, Steam – took place in this vision. What seemed unlikely, even a utopian dream, begins to be a form today.
The Xbox transition on a more open platform did not start yesterday. Integration between Xbox and PC was fixed with Game Pass as Spearhead, Cross Game, usually and services such as Xbox Cloud, which will completely divorce the border between the console and the computer. The fact that only the generation was perceived as a closed ecosystem -oriented equipment turned into an increasingly hybrid and software space.
Now filtration published by Verge, with A picture that shows the new Xbox interface, clearly mentioning SteamMark the turning point. Although Microsoft quickly recalled the image, the damage – or the message you look – has already been done. Nearest sources confirm that the company works in a new launch facility capable of detecting and integrating Steam Games, Epic Games store and other platforms, obliging centralize all gaming experience in a single Xbox space.
This, if confirmed, will mean a complete rethinking of the traditional console concept. Xbox will no longer be a machine to run your own or available games in your store but A combined center from which you can get almost any game you ownWherever you bought. Microsoft’s strategy will be greater than if -no, turn Xbox into a service or interface rather than simple equipment.
And these are the consequences of a huge project for the industry. What would you mean that you can play steam headlines directly with Xbox? Where would be the exclusivity, closed ecosystems, iron management, imposed by other brands about what you can and what can not run in your equipment? Microsoft not only open the door to other platforms but also He would have launched a direct statement by Sony and Nintendo: The Future is multiple, they like it or notAt least according to your vision.
Of course, there are still many questions that can be answered. Are we talking about a simple visual or real list of compatibility with Steam in Xbox? Will the achievements, preserved games, cross technical support? How will it affect the relationship between Microsoft and its current partners, or developers who are still thinking about exclusivity? The road is guessed as exciting.
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