According to the YouTuber Deck Ready he had a conversation with Phil Spencer, and the reason Game Pass is not available on the Steam Deck is that Valve is blocking Game Pass login integration on Steam
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My perception on this is that Phil Spencer is conflating "blocking" with "not offering additional resources".
Microsoft probably expects valve to implement some DRM on top that is not on the scope of the steam os development, and the guy is there crying that they're being blocked
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"This conversation was off the record, so I won't reveal exactly what he said, but basically.."
So A says that B sort of says that it is C's fault.
I'm sorry but this seems like it's closer to gossip than relevant news
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The real convo we will never hear about until its revealed in some obscure court case:
Phil Spencer: "We would like kernel level DRM on your Steam Deck in order for Game Pass to work."
Gabe Newell: "Hahahahahaha! Let me know when you retire Game Pass. k thx bye need to print money."
