The guys with all the money, literally, it's their job to hold everyone's money, lobbied for specific laws to "ensure the safety" of commerce. And guess what those laws effectively prevent: Any competition whatsoever!

Too small a pond for that. Though we are apparently getting Steam on The Box

Originally posted by William Shakesman:

The guys with all the money, literally, it's their job to hold everyone's money, lobbied for specific laws to "ensure the safety" of commerce. And guess what those laws effectively prevent: Any competition whatsoever!

Regulation stopping innovation, once again.

Originally posted by xBCxRangers:

Too small a pond for that. Though we are apparently getting Steam on The Box

The what?

Originally posted by _galaxy:

Originally posted by xBCxRangers:

Too small a pond for that. Though we are apparently getting Steam on The Box

The what?

He is confused. The next Xbox is going to be running Windows. So like any windows device you can install Steam, or GoG, or Epic, or minesweeper, or any other piece of software you want on it. Its nothing special.

Originally posted by William Shakesman:

The guys with all the money, literally, it's their job to hold everyone's money, lobbied for specific laws to "ensure the safety" of commerce. And guess what those laws effectively prevent: Any competition whatsoever!

False, it might be expensive, but they don't prevent competition. Just like anyone can make their own cellular network, but the cost will be incredibly high, and not worth it with the companies already well established

Originally posted by Truth:

Originally posted by _galaxy:

The what?

He is confused. The next Xbox is going to be running Windows. So like any windows device you can install Steam, or GoG, or Epic, or minesweeper, or any other piece of software you want on it. Its nothing special.

It's odd to spend two+ years on Steam forums saying steam sucks, not going to upgrade pc, etc. But then shell out for the next Xbox don't you think?

Originally posted by Leonardo Da Pinchi:

Originally posted by Truth:

He is confused. The next Xbox is going to be running Windows. So like any windows device you can install Steam, or GoG, or Epic, or minesweeper, or any other piece of software you want on it. Its nothing special.

It's odd to spend two+ years on Steam forums saying steam sucks, not going to upgrade pc, etc. But then shell out for the next Xbox don't you think?

I did upgrade my PC. And i will upgrade to the Steam Box. And get my Xbox and Steam games on the same outlet.

Great times coming for Xbox, and Steam with the help of Uncle Phil and Mr Newell

Originally posted by Leonardo Da Pinchi:

Originally posted by Truth:

He is confused. The next Xbox is going to be running Windows. So like any windows device you can install Steam, or GoG, or Epic, or minesweeper, or any other piece of software you want on it. Its nothing special.

It's odd to spend two+ years on Steam forums saying steam sucks, not going to upgrade pc, etc. But then shell out for the next Xbox don't you think?

A classic case of "Stop liking what I don't like" and has been unsuccessful in the past 2+ years it seems.

Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:

Originally posted by Leonardo Da Pinchi:

It's odd to spend two+ years on Steam forums saying steam sucks, not going to upgrade pc, etc. But then shell out for the next Xbox don't you think?

A classic case of "Stop liking what I don't like" and has been unsuccessful in the past 2+ years it seems.

Yep, I wouldn't buy the next xbox anytime soon, they are floundering and falling apart. Just fired even more people, closed more studios, canceled more games, etc. They are doing away with consoles and going all in on PC

Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:

Originally posted by Leonardo Da Pinchi:

It's odd to spend two+ years on Steam forums saying steam sucks, not going to upgrade pc, etc. But then shell out for the next Xbox don't you think?

A classic case of "Stop liking what I don't like" and has been unsuccessful in the past 2+ years it seems.

A Steam Xbox partnership or compatibility has been a caper i been planning for years.

And like everything else i predicted, is becoming a reality.

We're gonna be Steam Brothers

Originally posted by _galaxy:

When Microsoft attacked Steam, Steam made SteamOS, Proton, Steam Deck.

So your claim is Valve doesn't do anything unless they're reacting to someone else? Well Valve doesn't do anything significant by their own initiative, only a response to some perceived threat?

What was the "attack" by the way, I must have slept in on that day.

Originally posted by _galaxy:

Now, payment providers attacked steam. So can we get a Steam Pay?

Don't count on it. Not to mention payment systems don't live in a silo, still gonna need to talk to banks and other systems. And if "Steam Pay" is the rape and incest payment system, they'll just decline to interface with it.

North Korea does everything themselves, how's that working out for them? Fortunately Valve doesn't have any delusions about making Steam completely self sufficient.

And it's not like payment providers are the only entity mentioned in the new rule. You gonna call for a Steam ISP yet? Steam should make their own internet too? Lay infrastructure all around the world? When does it get too ridiculous for all the know-nothing busy bodies?

Originally posted by _galaxy:

I would, unironically use Steam Pay. Even Steam Bank perhaps!

What people say and what people do are often dramatically different things.

Originally posted by xBCxRangers:

Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:

A classic case of "Stop liking what I don't like" and has been unsuccessful in the past 2+ years it seems.

A Steam Xbox partnership or compatibility has been a caper i been planning for years.

And like everything else i predicted, is becoming a reality.

Except for the fact that there is no partnership. Steam isn't involved in the new xbox anymore then steam partnered with me when i installed Steam on my Retroid Pocket running linux.

Steam can be installed on any device running windows without a partnership between the manufacturer or steam. Installing software on PC's has been a thing since PC's existed.

But anyways OP, making a financial system is incredibly complex so I wouldn't hold your breath.

We need SteamPay and the ability to buy games with Crypto on Steam. ♥♥♥♥ VISA and Mastercard.

Originally posted by Caesar:

We need SteamPay and the ability to buy games with Crypto on Steam. ♥♥♥♥ VISA and Mastercard.

Steam already said no to crypto due to its unstable nature.

Steam will never become a bank, due to all the regulations they would have to deal with and they already have trouble with people not being able to keep their accounts secure.

Originally posted by HikariLight:

Originally posted by Caesar:

We need SteamPay and the ability to buy games with Crypto on Steam. ♥♥♥♥ VISA and Mastercard.

Steam already said no to crypto due to its unstable nature.

Steam will never become a bank, due to all the regulations they would have to deal with and they already have trouble with people not being able to keep their accounts secure.

Steam can force a "2-factor authentication" like the banks do. Banks require both phone number and email address to verify who you are. With mobile phone verification, steam could send a sms to your phone to access the account. As it stands now, 2-factor authentication is optional not required.