37
A handheld Xbox? Microsoft’s gaming chief can’t stop thinking about it
(www.polygon.com)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2024
37 points (83.6% liked)
Gaming
19880 readers
174 users here now
Sub for any gaming related content!
Rules:
- 1: No spam or advertising. This basically means no linking to your own content on blogs, YouTube, Twitch, etc.
- 2: No bigotry or gatekeeping. This should be obvious, but neither of those things will be tolerated. This goes for linked content too; if the site has some heavy "anti-woke" energy, you probably shouldn't be posting it here.
- 3: No untagged game spoilers. If the game was recently released or not released at all yet, use the Spoiler tag (the little ⚠️ button) in the body text, and avoid typing spoilers in the title. It should also be avoided to openly talk about major story spoilers, even in old games.
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
I hope whatever they come up with is linux-compatible so it can work on the Steam Deck. I know it almost certainly won't be, but it'd be nice.
It's Microsoft, so it'd be Windows-based, just like the Xbox.
Which is not to say it wouldn't run Linux, but it would probably be a hassle to get all the drivers working for whatever hardware they put in it.
It'll probably be locked down, just like the Xbox.
Valve are the only ones confident enough in their systems to do that. Valve's mindset seems to be that trying to lock people in is a losing strategy, long term. Instead they are just making sure that their offerings are better than anything else available. If done right, it has all the advantages of locking people in, with none of the downsides. It also combines with the perceived openness, which gains you a lot of credit with the geek community.
Microsoft are too reliant on lock-in to risk opening it up.