Microsoft: ROG Xbox Ally Will Play All Games Available For PC – Including PlayStation’s Games

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All the people trashing this question, we literally had people telling us on here over and over that Sony would step in and stop this. I read this probably 20x at least on here. Here we have a journalist that got access to someone and asked so we could get the answer. And we got it. This means Xbox PC will also load the Xbox Store app, Steam, Epic, Gog, and play anything on it. Tons of people tried to speculate otherwise.

If you guys think it's a stupid question to ask, imagine how stupid it was for the many people on here that didn't even ask the question but stated over and over that Sony would stop it and were completely wrong.

Who are the people who said Sony would block their games from running on a PC if that PC had "Xbox" in the name?
 
Apples and Oranges, mate.

PS Portal is a streaming-only device and is advertised as such. This device is not a streaming-only device. It is marketed as a device that can download and play games natively.

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And you can download and play all PC games natvely, but you cannot download and play all Xbox games natively.
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What a loaded bullshit question. Nonstop gaslighting. Enjoy moving your goalpost with your friends. I am not arguing with you further about it.

The goalposts haven't moved, but the coop was forcibly removed:


Sorry for your backfire.
 
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The goalposts haven't moved, but the coop was forcibly removed:


Sorry for your backfire.

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All the people trashing this question, we literally had people telling us on here over and over that Sony would step in and stop this. I read this probably 20x at least on here. Here we have a journalist that got access to someone and asked so we could get the answer. And we got it. This means Xbox PC will also load the Xbox Store app, Steam, Epic, Gog, and play anything on it. Tons of people tried to speculate otherwise.

If you guys think it's a stupid question to ask, imagine how stupid it was for the many people on here that didn't even ask the question but stated over and over that Sony would stop it and were completely wrong.
It's a Xbox branded windows handheld, windows was in the reveal video. Not really sure why this would even need to be asked unless there is confusion that it's an actual portable Xbox.
 
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Sorry for your backfire.

Ah....I was wrong then. Someone did say that.

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The more I think about this device, the more this strategy makes sense. Offering all stores and keeping it open like Windows but with a streamlined interface makes it obvious to see what they're going to do with their next console. Having a one-stop shop which sits under the TV but also with their games and services front and centre. Also having this same platform on handhelds really opens things up. I can see why they're adopting this "Play Anywhere" strategy between devices. So far the general reception seems to be quite positive. It all comes down to price and I think if they can hit a £699 then it will be met quite favourably. Any higher than that and then it will be cutting their sales in half or more. There's also ROG to consider given they already offer more or less the same thing for a £100 more. I imagine there will be a bit of bargaining involved in the upcoming months.
 
Dude, it would have been far easier for you to take it on the chin instead of getting all in your feelings.
I posted what I wanted to say. I can't argue with the 3 of you at once or I get banned. I don't want to dig through the last year of posts on this site to prove something to people who don't listen to me anyway. I have nothing to gain from engaging further so I'm not going to.

Nothing personal about it. Nothing to take on the chin. Of course multiple people on here said Sony would block PS games. I'm honestly surprised you guys are actually acting like you can't remember when we're all on here every day. It was repeated numerous times and that's why someone asked about it. If you guys want to make some big deal about someone asking MS a question about it, go for it. It's just so ridiculous. Acting like it's somehow different because it's a ROG is just gaslighting. Everyone has known it's going to be PC OEM devices with Xbox branding for over a year. Surface team and 3rd party hardware were the rumors since last February.
 
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You'd think that, don't forget they also specifically blocked the Edge browsers running on Xbox from streaming Geforce now for playstation published games back in the day.

Stranger things have happened. If it's possible, Sony will probably look into it.
 
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I posted what I wanted to say. I can't argue with the 3 of you at once or I get banned. I don't want to dig through the last year of posts on this site to prove something to people who don't listen to me anyway. I have nothing to gain from engaging further so I'm not going to.

Nothing personal about it. Nothing to take on the chin. Of course multiple people on here said Sony would block PS games. I'm honestly surprised you guys are actually acting like you can't remember when we're all on here every day. It was repeated numerous times and that's why someone asked about it. If you guys want to make some big deal about someone asking MS a question about it, go for it. It's just so ridiculous.

I don't remember? Oh don't you worry, I remember very well, there's even a link I posted for you to explore. Who was it that you said was supposed to be gaslighting again?

Sorry that the people who said those things weren't who you thought they were.

You'd think that, don't forget they also specifically blocked the Edge browsers running on Xbox from streaming Geforce now for playstation published games back in the day.

Stranger things have happened. If it's possible, Sony will probably look into it.

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I mean, let's be honest.

It wouldn't even be a question if there wasn't any precedent. I'd have never thought it were possible to block a specific browser from running a streaming session either.

In an ideal world, this really should be a 'no, duh' thing.
 
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I mean, let's be honest.

It wouldn't even be a question if there wasn't any precedent. I'd have never thought it were possible to block a specific browser from running a streaming session either.

In an ideal world, this really should be a 'no, duh' thing.
Yeah the whole GeForce Now debacle is the biggest nonsense ever, I can't believe it exists
 
You'd think that, don't forget they also specifically blocked the Edge browsers running on Xbox from streaming Geforce now for playstation published games back in the day.

Stranger things have happened. If it's possible, Sony will probably look into it.
Serious question.

Why would Sony waste the effort to stop selling games to a very small niche product in a line of products that is near death anyhow?

This product will never get the amount of traction Geforce Now ever got
 
I mean, let's be honest.

It wouldn't even be a question if there wasn't any precedent. I'd have never thought it were possible to block a specific browser from running a streaming session either.

In an ideal world, this really should be a 'no, duh' thing.

It is a "no, duh" thing the moment you realise how EULAs work and the fact that theres a huge distinction between accessing a purchased game via a 3rd party streaming platform vs on native hardware that it was intended and designed for.

Serious question.

Why would Sony waste the effort to stop selling games to a very small niche product in a line of products that is near death anyhow?

This product will never get the amount of traction Geforce Now ever got

There's nothing they can do to stop people purchasing games via Steam/GOG and then playing them locally on native PC hardware. That's literally what the agreement states you're allowed and supposed to do with the purchased software.
 
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Playing recent PS games on the go done by Microsoft before Sony is wild.
Laptops exist.
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Also, "recent." What like God of War Ragnarok, lol? This may have hit a lot harder if Sony's 1st party offerings were good but Playstation has been coasting on 3rd party and Xbox games this entire gen. Astrobot and Demon's Souls is all we got.
 
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Serious question.

Why would Sony waste the effort to stop selling games to a very small niche product in a line of products that is near death anyhow?

This product will never get the amount of traction Geforce Now ever got

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but GFN also only lets you stream owned games, right? So it's essentially the same situation.

I never thought that'd have been a problem either. Again, this is one of those 'no duh' situations but because something in a similar vein has happened in recent history, it's probably worth confirming all the same.

If it plays everything, as the device intends to, then of course it's all good for the prospective buyers.
 
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Playing recent PS games on the go done by Microsoft before Sony is wild.
Its being done and has been done for years by Asus (and a few others) not Microsoft. This is also an Asus product first and foremost. MS brings a better and optimized OS, thats it for now.
 
You'd think that, don't forget they also specifically blocked the Edge browsers running on Xbox from streaming Geforce now for playstation published games back in the day.

Stranger things have happened. If it's possible, Sony will probably look into it.

Yeah, I recall manabyte rehashing this and it isn't comparable. This is a PC. Not a service running on a console's browser. Geforce Now is 100% optional for every publisher so Sony took advantage of that to prevent their games from on the competition's console.
 
All the people trashing this question, we literally had people telling us on here over and over that Sony would step in and stop this. I read this probably 20x at least on here. Here we have a journalist that got access to someone and asked so we could get the answer. And we got it. This means Xbox PC will also load the Xbox Store app, Steam, Epic, Gog, and play anything on it. Tons of people tried to speculate otherwise.

If you guys think it's a stupid question to ask, imagine how stupid it was for the many people on here that didn't even ask the question but stated over and over that Sony would stop it and were completely wrong.

I remember hearing it a couple of times, but not "over and over" 20x. You made it sound like it was this widespread thing. I didn't perceive it that way. I heard it a couple of times, but it never got any traction, people never took it seriously, because it didn't make sense for Sony to block their games through normal PC channels.

I also believe people thought you were implying that it was Sony fans who were saying it, but it seems the reverse has been demonstrated - that it was Xbox console warrior types that said it, as a way of sneering at "evil Sony."

Just my two cents.
 
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I don't see how you could release PC games but then block them only certain PC's.

It's probably easier to write a licensing agreement that excludes streaming platforms than trying to exclude certain branded PC's.
 
I also believe people thought you were implying that it was Sony fans who were saying it, but it seems the reverse has been demonstrated - that it was Xbox console warrior types that said it, as a way of sneering at "evil Sony."
Which part of my post implies this?
 
I don't remember? Oh don't you worry, I remember very well, there's even a link I posted for you to explore. Who was it that you said was supposed to be gaslighting again?

Sorry that the people who said those things weren't who you thought they were.



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So really the only people who have been bringing this up are Xbox fans?

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