I can see these plans but I think there are mistakes about them.Valve's true plans starting to come together.
If I were Microsoft, I'd start making plans for the next Xbox are damn good and involve Windows in some major capacity. A big chunk of Window's continued market share is due to PC gamers.
So to say, if a large segment of those PC gamers switch to SteamOS and supporting devices for their gaming fix, there goes a substantial chunk of Windows market share potentially out the window (no pun intended). Or at least a large swath of people who won't use Windows as their main OS in the PC space (I already know among OSes in general iOS and Android had long surpassed Windows in market share).
I'm interested to see how this all works out for Valve; imagining it'll go pretty well at least in most ways. The pressure's actually on Microsoft to see if they can make Windows a more overtly friendly gaming UI/package, or to open up Xbox OS to natively support more Windows applications (though the latter would bring major changes to their business model, something MS are probably more than fine with considering the dismal sales Xbox Series currently have).
Slowly but surely Valve will kill if not significantly harm MS & Sony/PS market share in the operating space & gaming storefront/gaming hardware & it’s been solely on MS & Sony both bolstering the Steam platform/storefront by releasing there games on that platform/storefront.Valve's true plans starting to come together.
If I were Microsoft, I'd start making plans for the next Xbox are damn good and involve Windows in some major capacity. A big chunk of Window's continued market share is due to PC gamers.
So to say, if a large segment of those PC gamers switch to SteamOS and supporting devices for their gaming fix, there goes a substantial chunk of Windows market share potentially out the window (no pun intended). Or at least a large swath of people who won't use Windows as their main OS in the PC space (I already know among OSes in general iOS and Android had long surpassed Windows in market share).
I'm interested to see how this all works out for Valve; imagining it'll go pretty well at least in most ways. The pressure's actually on Microsoft to see if they can make Windows a more overtly friendly gaming UI/package, or to open up Xbox OS to natively support more Windows applications (though the latter would bring major changes to their business model, something MS are probably more than fine with considering the dismal sales Xbox Series currently have).
This hurts Microsoft not Sony, Sony has a closed platform with the PlayStation and certainly wont allow other operating systems or storefronts on their platform. Steam OS on PC handhelds only hurts Microsoft, let's not bring Sony and Nintendo into this, it does not effect them at all.Slowly but surely Valve will kill if not significantly harm MS & Sony/PS market share in the operating space & gaming storefront/gaming hardware & it’s been solely on MS & Sony both bolstering the Steam platform/storefront by releasing there games on that platform/storefront.
Not sure why MS release there game on Steam knowing just how big of a threat Valve is. It would make sense for MS to revamp the MS window storefront & fold the Xbox storefront to a windows storefront folding everything MS gaming/MS PC under windows. Should’ve folded battlenet onto windows made existing games to make 1 big windows storefront/ecosystem. I’d say at this point valve is a bigger threat to MS & Sony/PS then Nintendo, Apple, Android or Meta
They've had almost a decade to make a decent handheld-focused front-end for Windows PCs and they failed. This is 100% on them.MS' "handheld" rumored console in more problems with this. Good luck to them, I guess.
Haha, you must really hate Xbox fans if you want them to have to deal with console windows and the modern MS interface.Valve's true plans starting to come together.
If I were Microsoft, I'd start making plans for the next Xbox are damn good and involve Windows in some major capacity. A big chunk of Window's continued market share is due to PC gamers.
So to say, if a large segment of those PC gamers switch to SteamOS and supporting devices for their gaming fix, there goes a substantial chunk of Windows market share potentially out the window (no pun intended). Or at least a large swath of people who won't use Windows as their main OS in the PC space (I already know among OSes in general iOS and Android had long surpassed Windows in market share).
I'm interested to see how this all works out for Valve; imagining it'll go pretty well at least in most ways. The pressure's actually on Microsoft to see if they can make Windows a more overtly friendly gaming UI/package, or to open up Xbox OS to natively support more Windows applications (though the latter would bring major changes to their business model, something MS are probably more than fine with considering the dismal sales Xbox Series currently have).
Valve once imagined that every PC maker could have their own "Steam Machine," a PC game console running the company's Linux-based SteamOS. It took a decade for that dream to evolve into the company's own internally developed Steam Deck gaming handheld, but the original dream isn't dead.
The company's long said it plans to let other companies use SteamOS, too — and that means explicitly supporting the rival Asus ROG Ally gaming handheld, Valve designer Lawrence Yang now confirms to The Verge.
A few days ago, some spotted an intriguing line in Valve's latest SteamOS release notes: “Added support for extra ROG Ally keys.” We didn't know Valve was supporting any ROG Ally keys at all, let alone extras!
Genuinely looking forward to the day when things blow up in Sonys face. It’s only a matter of time now....remember: this is the storefront and company Sony is constantly fortifying with tentpole releases
Valve's true plans starting to come together.
If I were Microsoft, I'd start making plans for the next Xbox are damn good and involve Windows in some major capacity. A big chunk of Window's continued market share is due to PC gamers.
So to say, if a large segment of those PC gamers switch to SteamOS and supporting devices for their gaming fix, there goes a substantial chunk of Windows market share potentially out the window (no pun intended). Or at least a large swath of people who won't use Windows as their main OS in the PC space (I already know among OSes in general iOS and Android had long surpassed Windows in market share).
I'm interested to see how this all works out for Valve; imagining it'll go pretty well at least in most ways. The pressure's actually on Microsoft to see if they can make Windows a more overtly friendly gaming UI/package, or to open up Xbox OS to natively support more Windows applications (though the latter would bring major changes to their business model, something MS are probably more than fine with considering the dismal sales Xbox Series currently have).
remember: this is the storefront and company Sony is constantly fortifying with tentpole releases
Yep, imagine once anti-cheats stop having issues with Linux, it's game over for Windows PC gaming. Windows will obviously still dominate the work PC space, but not gaming.Genuinely looking forward to the day when things blow up in Sonys face
Sony has a closed platform but there software is available on direct competitors platform/storefront. And don’t worry about Nintendo, there platform & storefront is completely locked w the only exception for live service mobile game which those itself are mainly spin offs & don’t give the true console experience of there ten pole. Mario kart mobile is a gacha & I even think it has pay to win elements with upgradable & other games like Fire emblem mobile or Pikmin bloom are gatcha type spin offs. If Nintendo ever expands to PC it will be w there own storefront like Riot & unlike PS or Xbox who release ten pole games on Steam & even in that cause where Nintendo expands to PC it will likely be limited to live service mobile games getting a PC port under & exclusively on a Nintendo launcherThis hurts Microsoft not Sony, Sony has a closed platform with the PlayStation and certainly wont allow other operating systems or storefronts on their platform. Steam OS on PC handhelds only hurts Microsoft, let's not bring Sony and Nintendo into this, it does not effect them at all.