After watching this video some days ago titled "How The Steam Deck Is Changing Console Gaming".
quoting @Newguy from another thread: "The video talks about about the Steam Deck's flexibility, how it's a "PC Switch" (handheld + home console) with a library of PC, Xbox and certain PS exclusives. Along with how a handheld/console fits their changing taste over the years allowing them to play more games, being a pick up and briefly play experience."
The video's author also details that he is more likely to complete a game with this kind of hardware, although the sentence that struck most with me is when he says that he, as a console gamer mainly, is playing once deemed PC only games on a console, it's like a dream.
That leads me to the point that, If Microsoft wanted, they could create a great handheld with a exclusive Windows OS that could use Steam, PC Gamepass, Ubisoft, GoG, Rockstar, Epic Store, etc etc etc etc, but made to run all those stores without any hassle for the user.
This is an unique opportunity for MS to make some extra money in games, imho, creating a Windows console that can be used as a regular PC if need be, but it'd be a triumph, without the limitations of emulation and hacks here and there the Steam Deck must use to work properly.
Tbh I like devices like the GPD Win 2 more than Steam Deck, but the Steam Deck is soooo appealing and this is something ideal for MS, a mix of a console and their native PC background.
quoting @Newguy from another thread: "The video talks about about the Steam Deck's flexibility, how it's a "PC Switch" (handheld + home console) with a library of PC, Xbox and certain PS exclusives. Along with how a handheld/console fits their changing taste over the years allowing them to play more games, being a pick up and briefly play experience."
The video's author also details that he is more likely to complete a game with this kind of hardware, although the sentence that struck most with me is when he says that he, as a console gamer mainly, is playing once deemed PC only games on a console, it's like a dream.
That leads me to the point that, If Microsoft wanted, they could create a great handheld with a exclusive Windows OS that could use Steam, PC Gamepass, Ubisoft, GoG, Rockstar, Epic Store, etc etc etc etc, but made to run all those stores without any hassle for the user.
This is an unique opportunity for MS to make some extra money in games, imho, creating a Windows console that can be used as a regular PC if need be, but it'd be a triumph, without the limitations of emulation and hacks here and there the Steam Deck must use to work properly.
Tbh I like devices like the GPD Win 2 more than Steam Deck, but the Steam Deck is soooo appealing and this is something ideal for MS, a mix of a console and their native PC background.