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Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Yeah but allowing players to have steam games would mean not recovering the money invested in subsidizing the console since there is no money made on selling them.

That only works when Xbox is only gonna be a brand and not console makers.

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chiliedogg@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Their console strategy is squarely aimed at Gamepass, which is a good deal for many gamers even with Steam. My ROG Ally has both Xbox and Steam games on it, and I probably do split time between them 50/50.

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- Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Yeah but don’t forget that GamePass is also costing them a lot of money.
  
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cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Yeah, but Xbox fans keep saying it’s coming despite reasonable arguments like that and I’m starting to wonder if they’re right? But also I’ll believe it when I see it. They’re also selling it for like 30% more than before so they’re no longer selling it at a loss which is why I suggested it. But they probably won’t.

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- yermaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Something like that could be coming. Microsoft seem pretty weird with their decision making.
  
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- Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Yeah but you forgot chip prices and tariffs so I don’t think their margins have improved by so much…
  
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