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[–] 13 points 4 months ago*

I always found Microsoft Xbox exclusives insulting as one who used Microsoft's largest gaming platform: Windows. So glad I don't use their stuff on my home computers anymore.


Microsoft doesn't seem to have a coherent vision of how their gaming division will operate. They have been buying up studios, destroying them, spinning them off to go independent, and instituting massive layoffs.

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

    They need to actually release a game for this to matter...

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    Xbox in its death throes.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    So they brought massive Windows AAA games to console gaming, along with all their bloated frameworks and technologies, ruining fun casual gaming on console except for Nintendo, and now they're going to cut off the Windows folks? What a company

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    “What’s going on?”

    Greed.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I can't wait for Xbox to disappear.

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    [–] 44 points 4 months ago

    Fuck 'em. I have my computer and that's where I'll stay.

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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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  • [–] 20 points 4 months ago

    They are gutting their Xbox division so you can be sure that most games coming to Xbox will be AI slop.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I wanted to play clockwork revolution, but not even remotely enough to buy a $1k+ Xbox. And I'm fairly certain that sharma will be gone before ES6 or Fallout 5 appear on the market.

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

    Clockwork Revolution is still going to be on Steam. You don't need an Xbox console for it.

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

    > Exclusive to Xbox

    > Looks inside

    > On PC

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Xbox games on Windows, and most if not all Microsoft Store apps, have some abstraction layer -I'm not certain of the technical details and actual implementation- that make them virtually unrunnable using Wine.

    Note: My experience may be outdated and not reflective of the current state of Wine.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    "What's going on?" is a rhetorical question.

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

    You guys still play xbox games?

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