A Microsoft blog post about the future of Xbox titled "opening a billion doors" briefly held an image of multiple devices from consoles to phones and a PC that showed off a new Xbox UI. The image was spotted by The Verge who inquired about it. When pressed, Microsoft quickly deleted the Xbox UI picture.

It's been a few years—around three, to be precise—since PC Gamer's own Tyler Wilde wrote these prophetic words on our site: "They really all came crawlin' back to Steam, didn't they?" He's asleep as I'm writing this, but I'm sure he's currently at GDC, feeling pleased as punch to be vindicated once more.

A recently posted (and quickly removed) image from Microsoft has fueled speculation that Steam integration could be coming to Xbox, a move that would dramatically shift the gaming landscape. A New Direction for Xbox For some time now,