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Report: Microsoft will make even more of its games exclusive to Xbox — as multiplatform strategy totally fails. What's going on? (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Except Gears of War and Clockwork Revolution never were actual exclusives. The showcase might've said they are but those games have been on Steam ever since. You can even pre-order Gears on Steam.

I guess their exclusivity just means no PS5.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Considering Xbox is a subsidiary of Microsoft, being on PC (using Steam as a distributor) is still technically within their ecosystem, as Microsoft is primarily a PC software company.

    So, yes, it pretty much means "not on PS5".

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    within their ecosystem

    Only if you use windows. Steam runs on linux as well, and the majority of the same games play perfectly.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    I'm certain the moment Microslop feels threatened by Linux they'll come out with some new standard (like UWP but even worse) that is deliberately made as hard as possible to get it running on Linux and then force all their games to use that. They'll get to sell on Steam and still lock you into Windows.

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