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Summary by chatGPT​

1. Xbox Prime May Support Steam Games
   
   • Microsoft's next-gen console, "Xbox Prime," is rumored to support Steam games natively.
   • If true, this would allow Xbox users to access not only traditional console-exclusive titles but also a vast library of PC games.
2. The Scale and Trends of the PC Gaming Market
   
   • By 2024, the global PC gaming population is expected to reach approximately 908 million players.
   • 67% of these players still play games that are over six years old, showing a strong demand for retro and classic titles.
   • Many PC gamers rely on old platforms or emulators to enjoy classic games.
3. Xbox’s Competitive Edge and Impact on PlayStation
   
   • If Xbox Prime officially supports Steam games, it could become a more attractive platform for PC gamers.
   • This move would enable players to enjoy previously PC-exclusive titles on Xbox, making it a more versatile gaming console.
   • PlayStation currently lacks a similar feature, which could put it at a disadvantage in the competition.

Conclusion
If Xbox Prime integrates Steam support, it could expand its appeal beyond the traditional console market and attract a large portion of PC gamers. This could make Xbox a go-to platform for retro and classic game enthusiasts, potentially threatening PlayStation’s market dominance.

One Rumored Feature of Xbox Prime Can Kill Sony by Attracting 908 Million PC Users Living on Pure Nostalgia With Old-Gen Games

Xbox is rumored to bring one particular aspect of PC gaming that could very well overthrow PlayStation's dominance.

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Xbox has been making some big moves lately, acquiring studios and pushing for the complete eradication of platform exclusivity – ensuring that their games are available on all platforms, day one.

This has also been accompanied by major quality of life improvements as well as additions to Xbox’s overall ‘ecosystem’, with Microsoft going for an ‘everything is an Xbox’ approach – breaking down the conventional barriers of consoles by incorporating PC ports and streaming devices.

Indeed, the PC gaming market is poised to grow to even greater heights, and the next generation of Xbox consoles could capitalize on the same to leave PlayStation in the dust.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

and 2% of China's population

 

[Digital-Aftertaste]

 

[intbal]

WTH is Xbox Prime?

Was there an announcement I missed?

 

[Coloress_Kafka]

I plug my Steam Deck into my TV and my husband has his PC connected directly to the living room TV.

Why the hell do I need to involve Microsoft in this process???

 

[Ronin_7]

 

[Kilau]

This thread.

 

[ResilientBanana]

I plug my Steam Deck into my TV and my husband has his PC connected directly to the living room TV.

Why the hell do I need to involve Microsoft in this process???

YOU don’t. But you also have a PC which is likely running Windows.

 

[bitbydeath]

It’s over, give it up.

 

[HRK69]

Here come the 'I hAvE a PlAyStAtIoN sO xBoX iS tRaSh' posts

 

[Mr Hyde]

The "one billion player"- dream. It's not gonna happen. Ever. Just give up.

 

[gothmog]

Nice try Xbox, but you can't kill Sony because it will always live on in the hearts and minds of true video gamers.

 

[Nankatsu]

I doubt it. Wait until you guys hear about Playstation's Megatron project.

 

[SplunkyMunkey]

How would xbox prime beat sonys console? Wouldn't that just make xbox prime a glorified pc? Since pc has xbox games aswell as steam? If Sony wanted to they could have steam aswell and have EA included with ps premiem?

 

[jm89]

 

[bitbydeath]

How would xbox prime beat sonys console? Wouldn't that just make xbox prime a glorified pc? Since pc has xbox games aswell as steam? If Sony wanted to they could have steam aswell and have EA included with ps premiem?

Some people can’t give up on a war.
Hopefully most move on from it soon, there’s better discussions to be had.

 

[Topher]

Ahhh.....the console wars.....

 

[HYDE]

Would be better if it was a XBox Series S console instead of the canister

 

[EverydayBeast]

Steam on Xbox makes sense.

 

[adamsapple]

Why does OP need a half page echatGPT summary for the 3 line blurb?

 

[HYDE]

Steam on Xbox makes sense.

Other way around. Why would Steam want to join a dying platform?

 

[Sooner]

Lol, "nostalgia" is what Xbox of all companies will use to beat Sony and Nintendo.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Steam on Xbox

 

[Loomy]

Okay, I'll play along.

Imagine the average casual gamer buys an 'Xbox Prime' in 2028. Capable of playing whatever latest AAA game is on steam at the time. 3 years later, someone releases some high spec unoptimized piece of shit that they want to play. It's on Steam for $20 less than it is on Xbox Marketplace, but it's barely optimized for PC let alone Xbox Prime. What happens then?

One of the promises of a console is that every game made for it is optimized for it and will run on it.

 

[Loomy]

Steam on Xbox makes sense.

Your steam library available on Xbox makes sense. Steam the platform on Xbox does not.

 

[LazyParrot]

I still don't think they'll actually do this. Not without serious guardrails in place, anyway. There's just so much weird shit on there that MS would never allow on their own store, not to mention that allowing the execution of unvetted code is basically suicide from a security perspective.

 

[Shmunter]

I plug my Steam Deck into my TV and my husband has his PC connected directly to the living room TV.

Why the hell do I need to involve Microsoft in this process???

 

[Perrott]

PC gaming itself hasn't been able to kill Sony, while having a growing catalog of PC games dating back as far as half a century ago -- plus, recently, select PlayStation exclusive games on Steam.

What makes the idiot who wrote that garbage think that a stained brand would now be able to do so, without the modularity of an actual PC?

Going by this same, demented logic, the Steam Deck should've killed Nintendo three years ago.

 

[Javi97]

No matter what they do, Playstation is always one step away from being completely annihilated by Microsoft and disappearing.

 

[Holammer]

Xbox will be a hit if you can hit a Switch to Desktop button and get to Windows 11's desktop. Install Firefox, emulators, discord and VLC like you can on a Steam Deck.
They can still have a somewhat locked down build which restricts Kernel (ring0) access.

It would shake up the industry and redefine what a console is. In fact, they should rename the system while they're at it. I always though the Xbox brand was super lame early 2000's edge.

 

[ZehDon]

"Kill Sony"? No.
Potentially sell more hardware than the PlayStation 6? No.
But re-establish their brand, ushering in a new future for the entire Xbox concept, that will allow it to achieve the potential that has seemingly been squandered with sub-par software and out of touch leadership? Also no.

 

[PauloRoberto]

So pretty much basically... Xbox will be simply one of the many HTPCs on the market... and THAT will attract 100% of the PC users... If MS couldn't attract users of one rival (in this case, Sony), it will atract every possible PC user of every brand that exists ?! Who the f* is the idiot who believes it ?!

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Damn, the Prime Box looks scary. The ecosystem is back, guys.

 

[Sooner]

Steam on Xbox makes sense.

The whole point of being a console manufacturer is to get the cut from every third-party game sold and paying no share for first-party games.

Steam on Xbox would be great.... for Valve.

 

[Humdinger]

If someone is already gaming on PC, why would they need an Xbox-branded hybrid to do it?

 

[XXL]

 

[mayham2199]

lol of course the secret ms plan that is going to change everything. Just need to wait a couple more years guys it’s coming.

 

[fart town usa]

That's actually a brilliant idea and I would absolutely buy the new XBOX.

 

[Fahdis]

Xbros, we're so back!

 

[San Dan Glokta]

I just want the xbox 720 that I read rumors about in 2009

 

[Ritsumei2020]

lol of course the secret ms plan that is going to change everything. Just need to wait a couple more years guys it’s coming.

This. Its always ‘wait until you see what we have in store for you next year’ with Xbox.

Its been like this for a decade,

Then the following year Phil Spencer will say something humble in a random interview like ‘I know this past year we were not able to achieve our goals…’

It’s always like this. The good stuff is always a year out, and when it finally releases they never stick the landing.

 

[gokurho]

Why does OP need a half page echatGPT summary for the 3 line blurb?

Here is the summary you need

 

[coffinbirth]

Okay, I'll play along.

Imagine the average casual gamer buys an 'Xbox Prime' in 2028. Capable of playing whatever latest AAA game is on steam at the time. 3 years later, someone releases some high spec unoptimized piece of shit that they want to play. It's on Steam for $20 less than it is on Xbox Marketplace, but it's barely optimized for PC let alone Xbox Prime. What happens then?

One of the promises of a console is that every game made for it is optimized for it and will run on it.

You answered your own question.

 

[Sooner]

Predicting Xbox is going to kill Sony at this point is as aburd as saying Sega will kill Nintendo.

 

[Blank Space Invader]

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

 

[viveks86]

So you are saying there will be blood?

 

[T4keD0wN]

If nobody got me, i know i can rely on gokurho to scour the internet for 3 hours to find the weirdest and most obscure xbox article just to entertain us.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

" This time, xbox's dominace is for real"

"...stay tuned for the next hot take which is surely gonna devastate MS's opposition"

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

So you are saying there will be blood?