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The "OS and infrastructure", alongside whatever certification program to call it a "XSX", would require the use of Microsoft's XBOX game store. Microsoft would
by glimshe 2y ago
The "OS and infrastructure", alongside whatever certification program to call it a "XSX", would require the use of Microsoft's XBOX game store. Microsoft would make a cut on any sales plus their own first party titles.
- Narishma 2y agoSo basically the Steam Machines or the 3DO concepts. We know they don't work for the manufacturers because they can't be priced competitively against regular consoles that can subsidize hardware with game sales.
- toast0 2y agoMaybe it could work if you're a registered XSX manufacturer, you get a cut of game sales. Since it'd probably be a digital only system, it's possible to administer in a way that the 3DO couldn't. AFAIK, Valve didn't do this for Steam Machines.