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{"id":1535109,"date":"2025-03-20T15:57:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kazushige.run\/?p=1535109"},"modified":"2025-03-20T16:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T21:02:11","slug":"did-microsoft-just-leak-steam-library-integration-coming-to-xbox-it-sure-looks-like-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kazushige.run\/hardware\/news\/did-microsoft-just-leak-steam-library-integration-coming-to-xbox-it-sure-looks-like-it","title":{"rendered":"Did Microsoft just leak Steam library integration coming to Xbox? It sure looks like it"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’ve got a mountain of Steam games to play but somehow just not enough ways and screens to play them on, you may be in luck if you also have an Xbox in the future.<\/p>

The latest and greatest form of Steam integration, heard through Insider Gaming<\/a>, could be your Steam library playable on an Xbox console near you some day soon. And this potential leak may have come from Xbox itself.<\/p>

Do you see it? Image via Insider Gaming<\/figcaption><\/figure>

A new Xbox UI mockup from a blog post<\/a> penned by Xbox’s VP of global partnerships, Leo Olebe, included a very specific one-word platform that also shares the name with what you get what you heat water into vapor.<\/p>

That’s right, plopped right in between “Game Pass” and “Owned” in the concept image is Steam, the PC gaming juggernaut. The blog post has since removed the image, but not before it was nabbed by concerned parties the world over.<\/p>

“The gaming industry continues to evolve, presenting exciting opportunities across numerous fronts. According to a much-cited report by entrepreneur and industry watcher Matthew Ball, PC gaming alone has grown 20% since 2021,” Olebe said, which certainly lends some credence to the idea behind the mockup image. “We’re also witnessing significant traction in emerging playstyles, such as handheld devices and streaming platforms. Cloud gaming, in particular, has expanded rapidly, allowing us to reach players across a variety of screens and devices.”<\/p>

This revelation also piggybacks off of recent news that Xbox is