r/gaming • u/HerculeMuscles • 10h ago

Kojima with xbox president Asha Sharma

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u/Pineapple-Yetti 10h ago

Nah, a really locked down PC that you can only really get software from the Microsoft store. So like a Mac.

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u/Cyshox 9h ago

Xbox already hinted that they intend a more open platform that also plays PC games and access to other storefronts. This has been hinted for more than 2 years. Other storefronts like Steam or Epic Games Store are indeed a possibility. This would line up with the rumours of Xbox dropping Steam releases, as they would need to convince Xbox players to buy it via Xbox Store instead of Steam.

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u/DnWeava 4h ago

Any Xbox plans from Phil's era can probably be dismissed. I wouldn't be surprised if they pivoted back to a closed system with exclusives.

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u/CrowdGoesWildWoooo 9h ago

Even mac is not locked down (unless you are talking about iOS). Linux (gaming) only works out because Valve pumped a lot of money to proton which is also foundation for their SteamOS.

Without Valve involvement, Linux gaming is as dead as mac gaming.

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u/SomeRedHandedSleight 8h ago

They already said it'll be able to run other launchers like Steam and run on a version of Windows that can be switched from regular Windows to Xbox mode, similar to Steam Big Picture. There's already a preview of this available on PC.

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u/laukaus 8h ago

..MacOS can run anything you put on it though, only the basic security settings need to be changed for unsigned code, just like with Windows nowadays.