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1173 points davikr | 4 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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babblingfish ◴[12 Nov 25 18:21 UTC] No.45903751[source]▶
In 2026 we should be getting Windows on a Xbox console with the Xbox skinned version of windows. This would be a direct competitor to that since most PC gamers have the majority of their game library on steam.
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1. ksynwa ◴[12 Nov 25 18:24 UTC] No.45903815[source]▶
> the Xbox skinned version of windows

Isn't that what the ROG Xbox Ally devices have? At least that's what it looked like to me. Something like a SteamOS's gaming mode counterpart for Windows.

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2. babblingfish ◴[12 Nov 25 18:36 UTC] No.45903998[source]▶
Yes, the xbox skinned version of windows is in the ROG Xbox Ally
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3. robotnikman ◴[12 Nov 25 20:39 UTC] No.45906300[source]▶
And iirc it performed worse than SteamOS due to all the Windows bloat.
4. SchemaLoad ◴[12 Nov 25 23:32 UTC] No.45908437[source]▶
From what I could tell, the ROG Xbox device was just Windows desktop mode with a full screen "Xbox" application open, which you can minimise and see the normal desktop behind it.