Developers from House House explain their boycott of Microsoft as they skip Xbox in the release of their hit game

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[+] -7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

The reasoning behind why it’s okay to release for Microsoft Windows is intellectually lazy but at least buying video games is now like buying chicken eggs - you can select how much suffering is associated with the grade of the product you buy.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    If someone buys the game om xbox, microsoft gets a direct 30% cut. If someone buys it "on windows", not so much. That is a very distinct difference.

    Yeah it's microsoft's operating system, and they do sell licences for it, but I very much doubt anyone is buying a windows licence just to play the game.

    Could they have done more than skip the smallest console by install base? Sure. Is it performative? Maybe. But it sends out a clear message regardless, a message I am in favour of.

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