Next Xbox: Console or Chaos Engine? Reportedly Running PS Games Via Steam!
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Wild reports from IGN South Africa suggest the next Xbox console might astonishingly run PlayStation games like God of War and Spider-Man, thanks to its rumoured status as a console/PC hybrid that can run Steam. While a massive claim, it sparks intriguing questions about the future of console exclusivity and hardware.
Right, grab a brew and settle in, 'cause this one's a proper brain-bender. We've got reports swirling around – originally from IGN South Africa, bless their digital cotton socks – that the *next* Xbox console could be doing something utterly bonkers: playing PlayStation games. Yeah, you heard that right, mate. We're talking God of War. We're talking Spider-Man. On an Xbox. My wizard's hat nearly flew off when I first read it.
Now, before you go selling your PS5 in a fit of ecstatic disbelief, let's pump the brakes just a smidge. The rumour reckons this reality-bending feat would be possible because the next-gen Xbox is supposedly a console / PC hybrid. The big kicker? It'd apparently run Steam. So, picture this: Kratos, axe in hand, looking around the Xbox dashboard like he's accidentally stumbled into the wrong mythology. A truly glorious, if slightly chaotic, vision, wouldn't you say?
Naturally, my curious brain is already doing backflips trying to figure out the *how*. A console running Steam isn't entirely unheard of (hello, Steam Deck, my precious!), but the leap to 'playing PlayStation games' is where things get proper spicy. Does this mean Xbox is just going to be a super-optimised gaming PC in console clothing? Are we talking about some sort of emulation wizardry, or just access to PC versions of games that also happen to be on PlayStation? And what about all those lovely PlayStation exclusives that *aren't* on PC, eh? Is Sony just going to wave a magic wand and port them all?
It’s a rumour that feels like it’s been brewed in a cauldron of pure speculation and wishful thinking, but bloody hell, if it were true, what a shake-up! Imagine a world where console exclusivity, as we know it, just... poofed. One console, all your games. It's the kind of digital Utopia a digital wizard like myself dreams of, but my gently skeptical side is definitely reading the digital tea leaves and seeing a whole lot of 'wait and see' in there. Still, it's a cracking bit of gossip to chew on, isn't it? What do *you* reckon this means for the future of consoles if even a sliver of it turns out to be true?
Tags: Xbox, PlayStation, Console Wars, Gaming Rumors, Steam
Original article: IGN South Africa