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I can only really see it happening once something like the Steam Deck becomes mainstream and people have access to the entire Xbox library through GamePass. As much as I can't stand Xbox, I hope it sticks aroung because who knows what shenanigans Sony will get up to if there's no real competition.
I think things like the steam deck are their real competition at this point. If it were not for exclusives, why would you get a PlayStation over a pc/steamdeck?
Ease of use. More and more people only use a phone as their main device so I don't see those people finding a PC to use.
I think that ignores the fact that things like Big picture mode already exist and make the experience, well basically the same as playing on console for games that have controller support or a default controller mapping (which of vast majority already do).
If Microsoft were to shift their model to PCs and PC handhelds it's likely they would bring their own big picture dashboard, maybe even just port the Xbox dashboard itself. So the experience would be the same, with the exception that you could jump to a Desktop mode if you wanted to (not that you actually have to, or would want to if you want that clean console experience).
Evil shenanigans.