Xbox and Windows have always been siblings under the Microsoft corporate umbrella. But recently they’ve gotten a lot closer, with the Xbox Game Pass featuring tons of PC games and the Asus ROG Xbox Ally —a Windows-powered device—getting that official Xbox branding. But what’s the next step? Adam asked former Xbox team member Mike Danseglio on the latest PCWorld YouTube video.

To be more specific, Xbox consoles are generally running some kind of Windows software as a base, but with so many layers, optimizations, and interface changes that it’s impossible to tell from a user perspective. And crucially, an Xbox only runs Xbox games—you can’t load up published PC games or other Windows software on the console.

Mike thinks a customizable Xbox console, running Windows with an Xbox interfac

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