@Nonstop-Madness: I don't even know why people are focusing on revenue. It's about engagement. That's the report I'm waiting for.

@Antwan3K: That is only your inference, you keep talking about what Xbox would not do, but they are saying the opposite in the interview. They say they want to reach more people in more places than what they are currently doing, and these are potential avenues they may take that would help them achieve that goal when dropping the walled garden and red lines. You keep going back to only what Xbox is currently doing, and only talk about some lines they would not cross with nothing to support any red lines. They're saying the opposite here.

Sounds like they will further increase margins, sounds good! Unfortunately it doesn't sound like storage card prices will come down any time soon.

@Antwan3K: Talking about where Xbox already is, is irrelevant here. They want to reach more gamers and expand engagement. This means they are looking at ways to go beyond what they are currently doing, so it makes no sense to assume they would limit themselves.

"We're not going to put walls up where people can engage with the great games our studios are building. Whether it's cloud, whether it's PC, whether it's handheld, whether it's phone, whether it's PlayStation. Not just PlayStation, even Nintendo, we love what we do on Steam. So, expect our games absolutely to show up in more and more places."

He's not saying to only expect the games in the same places as today and the same ways as today. He's taking down walls and expanding. Nobody should expect them to introduce red lines.

...just you trolling...

I've been nothing but serious, giving serious responses based in what MS has been saying, and have again done so this time. But this is like the third time you're gaslighting about trolling so you have your own built in excuse to bail on a discussion that you wanted to have. Do whatever you like.

@ghostofgolden: It seems like with the support of policies that align with the Open App Markets Act, MS wants a scenario where every store can be on every device, and have an independent payment system. It sounds like MS is pushing for a future where every store is on every platform for free.

Notably, they don’t just cover Windows, where Microsoft has already made concessions like letting developers use their own payment systems and opening up its Windows store to third-party app stores as well as reducing its cut of Windows games. Microsoft is now hinting that it will eventually open up its Xbox store as well: "Just as Windows has evolved to an open and broadly used platform, we see the future of gaming following a similar path."

@ghostofgolden: Ok, understood. I guess we'll have to see what happens.

I don't see why Steam wouldn't want to be on Xbox, Steam could use a friendly way to reach the living room, and it would benefit Xbox to have Steam. Recently Alex Battaglia said "no multiplatform developer would implement something that only works on Xbox as that is the worst selling version." That means maybe more games would come to Steam and this could benefit Xbox. It would also benefit Game Pass to deliver games through Steam due to this, it would open it up to more developer support. Maybe this would be attractive to Valve if someone could make such a service work through Steam. They could benefit each other.

You bought a recliner?

Sounds good, other publishers should do the same

It does, because this is part of the ways Xbox can reach more players.

There was nothing in the interview to make those distinctions. For example, the Xbox ecosystem includes all devices that play Xbox games, but you are limiting that scope in ways that are not mentioned in that interview.

incorrect..

"This is an Xbox" is a marketing campaign illustrating the fact that Day One Xbox first party software is available on various devices via Game Pass, the Xbox Store, or Steam.. Game Pass, the Xbox Store, and/or Steam do not exist on PlayStation or Nintendo hardware and likely never will..

That's an assumption, but a strange one to make if Microsoft wants to reach gamers where they are and be able to sell everything they have to every gamer.

beyond advertising and marketing, the actual "Xbox ecosystem" includes the Xbox Store, Game Pass, Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Xbox Mobile gaming.. none of the parts of the Xbox ecosystem i just listed exist on PlayStation or Nintendo hardware and likely never will..

Again, assumptions. People didn't think Microsoft games would be on those platforms before, but they have been proven wrong. There's no reason to think Microsoft would limit themselves.

PlayStation and Nintendo will receive some Xbox software within their respective stores.. but again, outside of live service games, that software will be silo'd within the respective PlayStation and Nintendo ecosystems (of which Xbox has no control over)..

Again, no reason to think Microsoft would want to limit engagement that way.

It seems like Sony will have to start competing with Steam on consoles. One way to do that is to match what Xbox is doing.

There was nothing in the interview to make those distinctions. For example, the Xbox ecosystem includes all devices that play Xbox games, but you are limiting that scope in ways that are not mentioned in that interview.