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game store openness
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Discussions on WindowsForum about game store openness focus on Microsoft's rumored next Xbox, which may function as a full Windows 11 PC in a console shell. This design would allow users to boot into a traditional Xbox TV interface for living-room play or switch to full Windows 11 to access PC storefronts, apps, and tools. The concept highlights a deliberate fusion of console simplicity with PC ecosystem openness, enabling broader store access and flexibility. Threads explore how this approach could reshape console gaming by removing walled-garden restrictions, giving players more choice in where they purchase and play games.
Microsoft's next Xbox, according to a fresh leak and corroborating industry signals, is not only a console upgrade — it is being positioned as a full Windows 11 PC in a console-shaped body, with a console-style TV interface layered on top by default. The result, if executed as described, would...