[The Verge] Microsoft adds Steam games to its Xbox PC app on Windows

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I hope Gabe keeps on whipping the R&D guys every time he comes ashore so they get SteamOS running flawlessly on the regular ROG Ally X Z2 Extreme. Would be so entertaining having it go toe to toe against Windows big-screen on the ROG Xbox Ally X Z2 AI Extreme later this year.

Give me deep-dives, features and benchmarks.
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proandrad said:
I don't want steam on the Xbox pc app, I want gamepass on steam.
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Exactly, it feels like Microsoft don't want to give Steam any revenue by giving access to GP on steam, but in this precise case, Microsoft is the underdog and would highly benefit from doing it.

Microsoft/Xbox store as is, isn't good enough.

When gaming on PC, Steam is where it's at. There is no other way around. Steam is always open ready to go, friend list opened. On the other hand, I can't recall the last time I opened Xbox app on PC. And when I do, I sigh.
 
Ceadeus said:
Exactly, it feels like Microsoft don't want to give Steam any revenue by giving access to GP on steam, but in this precise case, Microsoft is the underdog and would highly benefit from doing it.

Microsoft/Xbox store as is, isn't good enough.

When gaming on PC, Steam is where it's at. There is no other way around. Steam is always open ready to go, friend list opened. On the other hand, I can't recall the last time I opened Xbox app on PC. And when I do, I sigh.
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Have MS refused an offer to have GP on Steam? Seems like the sort of thing they would jump at.
 
Ceadeus said:
Exactly, it feels like Microsoft don't want to give Steam any revenue by giving access to GP on steam, but in this precise case, Microsoft is the underdog and would highly benefit from doing it.
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Are sure it isn't Valve denying it? Microsoft was trying to get Game Pass on PlayStation and Nintendo.
 
How is the Xbox pc storefront/pc loader?

I cannot imagine it being better than Steam….at anything.

I have a GamePass Ultimate sub and I pay for games on Steam to NOT use their app.

The folks here that use the Xbox pc loader…would you use it over Steam?

If so what are the benefits I'm missing?
 
Somebody needs to try the full screen mode and go controller-only and report back how it feels.

Can you boot into that?

Also, check if any Steam data is pulled in. Playtime, achievements, screens.

And check if games get library art by default or if you have to go dig into folders like when you add non-Steam games to Steam.

Can you access the Steam store through the Xbox app?
 
Kacho said:
Are sure it isn't Valve denying it? Microsoft was trying to get Game Pass on PlayStation and Nintendo.
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adamsapple said:
Yeah, MS wouldn't be putting their games on Steam if they had that kind of beef with them.
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They (MS, Valve) seem quite amicable at the moment. MS gains brownie point with gamers by giving access to Steam and Steam gets a 30% cut either way.

If this friendliness continues down the line is anyone's guess.
 
Ceadeus said:
So they had an offer and refused. I'm surprised because you would think they would jump on the opportunity.
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I don't think we're privy to that, but common sense would say if Microsoft tried with Sony and Nintendo, then they almost certainly did with Valve.

I can only assume Valve denied it because that takes money out of their pocket, with the only benefit to them being a small cut of subscription revenue.
 
Nice work. Can we also do the same thing with movies and music? We own them apparently, when purchased, how about a unified ownership showing in all store fronts and apps of what the consumer owns?

Solid work here from MS. Respect.
 
SomeNorseGuy said:
They (MS, Valve) seem quite amicable at the moment. MS gains brownie point with gamers by giving access to Steam and Steam gets a 30% cut either way.

If this friendliness continues down the line is anyone's guess.
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Yeah, I seem to recall comments from Steam during the Activision acquisition that they didn't need a contract with MS as they always kept their word with their agreements with them, or something along those lines.

I mean, maybe that was just their way of politely declining a formal agreement, lol
 
Hero of Spielberg said:
Yeah, I seem to recall comments from Steam during the Activision acquisition that they didn't need a contract with MS as they always kept their word with their agreements with them, or something along those lines.

I mean, maybe that was just their way of politely declining a formal agreement, lol
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Yeah, I remember that one. Very non-commital, but not hostile. Gloves might come off if the Store-Wars kick off at a later date. 😅
 
Hero of Spielberg said:
Yeah, I seem to recall comments from Steam during the Activision acquisition that they didn't need a contract with MS as they always kept their word with their agreements with them, or something along those lines.

I mean, maybe that was just their way of politely declining a formal agreement, lol
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Never forget



A friendship forged in the fires of Mount Doom
 
It's trying to be like Apple TV an aggregate for all your services.
 
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GHG said:
And why exactly would you want to do that?
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Really the only reason is that MS make their store inter-operate pretty shitily with everyone else. So even though their game launcher is the worst it might still be worthwhile making it your primary. Its like back in the streaming wars days where you would buy a Roku because it was the only one that could access all the different streaming services.
 
poppabk said:
Really the only reason is that MS make their store inter-operate pretty shitily with everyone else. So even though their game launcher is the worst it might still be worthwhile making it your primary. Its like back in the streaming wars days where you would buy a Roku because it was the only one that could access all the different streaming services.
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But that's not the case here. Far from it in fact.
 
GHG said:
But that's not the case here. Far from it in fact.
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Technically you can add gamepass games to Steam but it is a pain in the ass. Compare that to how heroic launcher integrates Epic, GoG and Amazon into Steam.
 
Microsoft...

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I don't want Steam in the broken PC app, I want GamePass in Steam. Everything else is a no go.

Why would I use a worse launcher...?
 
Lmao, that headline.

Not clicking on your bait, tom warren. The one moron in the industry who would make Jez Corden and Colin Moriarty look like saints of Xbox and Playstation.
 
The Money that MS invests in Astroturfing showing results... "bomb, MS app for Windows has SHORTCUT to Steam"

Without the "noise" of Astroturfing, these MS "initiatives" wouldn't even make any noise.
 
I don't care about this. Cool for the people who are 100% invested in the Xbox ecosystem but completely useless otherwise. My only fear is that they will force this crap somehow with their windows monopoly. As long as they don't do that I have no issues.
 
What happens if it's a modded Steam game using script extenders etc like a Fallout and do you still have access to the game files, i see a conflict here between Steam and Microsoft's way of doing things.
 
Hari Seldon said:
I don't care about this. Cool for the people who are 100% invested in the Xbox ecosystem but completely useless otherwise. My only fear is that they will force this crap somehow with their windows monopoly. As long as they don't do that I have no issues.
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If that happens Valve should see it as an opportunity. MS trying to use Windows to manipulate the PC game market is literally why SteamOS exists.

Like you say though, I don't know anyone who plays PC as their main gaming platform that actually wants this MS "launcher" over just using Steam in one of its various forms.
 
I'm still waiting for Microsoft to integrate the controller accessories app into the xbox app.
Also Microsoft, would you kindly stop changing the Xbox taskbar icon to hide after every update? That would be great.
 
Welp, it is the end for them. If they are this desperate it means the next Xbox will be just W11 with nothing of value in front of a good PC.

Like 5-10 years ago (times flies) I would never have guessed that I could say I owned the last good MS console: the Xbox One, at least that had something. Oh Xbox my boy, how they corpos killed you...
 
This flunky is going to bankrupt Microsoft. How this buffoon still has a job after an infinite amount of failures is beyond me.
 
It's what they should have done years ago, and will need with a handheld so people can get all their games.

The problem is their app is worse as a storefront and to sort your library than not just Steam...but GoG and Epic's as well.

Not to mention completely open-source apps like Heroic Games Launcher do a better job. It weirds me out how hard it is to find content on Xbox's own store when that's the thing that makes them money.
 
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Lol, yea let me just make the Xbox app my main gaming hub on PC when they can't even get game pass alone to not be complete trash.
 
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