ampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoMicrosoft is combining “the best of Xbox and Windows together” for handheldswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workshardware@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft is combining “the best of Xbox and Windows together” for handheldswww.theverge.comampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workshardware@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.ca
Seemingly confirming the theory that “Xbox” will just be Windows going forward, at least on handhelds.
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·5 months agoI think the timing of this news coming so close after Valve announcing the SteamOS beta shows that Microsoft might actually be afraid.
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·5 months agoThe timing is because CES is happening right now. Microsoft has been eyeing this use case since at least the launch of the Steam Deck.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months agoprobably started more around the switch. it takes microsoft forever to invent copy something.
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoAh, that makes more sense.
minus-squarePhen@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 months agoAnd to think that this all started because Gabe was afraid that microsoft’s “app store” would hurt Steam so he decided to fully embrace Linux to in preparation. I bet not even Gabe expected back then that the situation would be as it is today.
minus-squarezecg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoI was hoping I’d fly under the radar will they have their heads deep in llm ass, but Gaben basically mortally wounded Windows and it’s bleeding out
I think the timing of this news coming so close after Valve announcing the SteamOS beta shows that Microsoft might actually be afraid.
The timing is because CES is happening right now. Microsoft has been eyeing this use case since at least the launch of the Steam Deck.
probably started more around the switch. it takes microsoft forever to
inventcopy something.Ah, that makes more sense.
And to think that this all started because Gabe was afraid that microsoft’s “app store” would hurt Steam so he decided to fully embrace Linux to in preparation. I bet not even Gabe expected back then that the situation would be as it is today.
I was hoping I’d fly under the radar will they have their heads deep in llm ass, but Gaben basically mortally wounded Windows and it’s bleeding out