Yes...that's what I was saying. A way to buy on Windows Store and use on Steam. Perhaps they can generate a key that can be used on Steam. Maybe Steam doesn't list the games for purchase, but then they'd still want a cut. Maybe they list them but redirect you to the Windows Store for a bigger cut. Maybe this is for a Steam app on Windows Store that streams your Steam games to Xbox One. There's quite a few things that can happen, but either way it'd be smart if Microsoft and Steam would form a partnership of some kind, Phil said Steam is important to Windows 10.
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Xbox.steampowered.com subdomain found
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ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Thats what the windows 10 store is for.
VolticArchangel
Member
This was registered last year, a week before WIN10 launched...
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
I dont think even a steam key is possible but yes, I cant see a disadvantage for Xbox live and Steam integration. Its win win for both parties.
Valve sells to people who buy on console soley to tie achievements to gamertags, and Microsoft gives PC gamers more reasons to value their Windows/Xbl account and gamertag, which in turn leads to upsells to the windows store.
Crayon
Member
This sounds like we're in agreement. Valve's cross platfor strategy is only detriment to an outfit like ms who is trying to wall in users.
You say:
You prefer the microsoft deal but that doesn't make it a detriment to users in general. Playstation users can enjoy crossplay with windows, mac, linux or any other other system or service. The fact that xbox users have a different deal is not down to manipulation on valve's part but a decision on microsoft's.
If you prefer microsoft's offer, then you are free to go there, but to suggest that valve is negatively impacting users in a direct way is off base.
If the way I've phrased my posts makes it sound like it's a universal negative, rather than something that applies to some users (including myself), then I've probably not done a good job of putting my thoughts across. There's very little that I ever view as being that black and white.. I just want to put across that this works both ways, and that simply having crossplay between console and Steam isn't universally positive either. Many are resistant of other distribution services on PC (such as Origin) specifically because they like their current standardisation, and the reliability of having all their gaming in one place... for a similar reason someone that favors the console experience may not be receptive to the inclusion of PC players in their otherwise console ecosystem, without it being handled in way that makes it seamless.
I'm not really sure how the conversation even ended up here tbh. I was initially replaying to a post that stated that Valve allowing competitive stores only helped them, and that MS and Sony should realise this. This should logically make the conversation about the service providers, and not the users directly. I disagreed with that poster for the reasons outlined in the part of my previous post that you snipped because you don't disagree. The way I see it, more users on the PC side benefit from the games releasing on Steam, but MS doesn't as it essentially relegates them to a simple publisher, whilst sabotaging their own ecosystem. On the console side, there's not a lot for the typical user to benefit from a Steam release, as Steam is a separate ecosystem, and its popularity on the PC side simply lessens the reliability of core Live functionality, as many of Steam's userbase would likely simply not use them. Windows 10 itself is more of a limiting factor than the Windows Store vs Steam imo. If I have a friend irl that doesn't own an Xbox, but I wanna play Killer Instinct with them, I doubt having to download it off the Windows Store is going to be a dealbreaker... unless of course they're not running Windows 10 at all.
Green Yoshi
Member
If you can't beat them, join them.
thomastehbest
Banned
Wow this could be huge if it's a steam link app or even better if it were a service like EA acess and let us install games on the Xbox and log in to steam. I think gaf would probably explode if Microsoft bought steam haha
Amazon would do that first.
Ah I remember it. I looked for it after I first found it in 2014. The domain was set up when HL2 released for the first Xbox. The link is in the manual (for support purposes). If someone has it, it would be nice to have it confirmed. It could also be in the Orange Box 360 version.
Subdomains don't get registered. They are basically telling the server "steampowered.com" to serve up the page at "xbox" instead of the one at "www." It means someone at Valve set this up. But it doesn't mean it will get used.
Doug Heffernan
Member
Oh man, if they made Steam purchases crossbuy with Xbox One...
Pay $4.99 a month to access your Steam library on Xbox One!
It's probably a Steam Link app.
Except it was people being unknowledgable or overly hopeful with the origin one. Origin for CDNs is something completely different and not related to Origin PCs or EA's storefront.
PendekarRajawali
Member
Wow I never knew Portal 2 has cross play feature. Is it still functional?
Oh, sure...fine. Be that guy and kill our dream.
Why are you bringing facts - and, worse yet, proof - into a conversation on NeoGAF...?
BlazeHedgehog
Member
We don't know how old this subdomain is. For all we know, data for the 360 version of CSGO could be feeding through here.
Possumowner
Member
It's happening...whatever IT is.
Probably nothing whatsoever though
Probably nothing whatsoever though
Wait so you're saying this is actually a Half Life 3 ARG?
JayWood2010
Member
I wonder if we will hear about this in the W10/XB event later this month
Nope. See above.
digitalrelic
Banned
So its still getting updated. Not sure if that a normal thing or we can really expect something.
https://www.robtex.com/?dns=xbox.steampowered.com
https://www.robtex.com/?dns=xbox.steampowered.com
I'm guessing that if there is anything to announce, it will be done at this gaming event thingy in a couple of days. Not exactly holding my breath though.
This might be part of Akamais service to provide changing IP addresses for your domain/subdomains which is probably security related. Not sure though.