Sweeney: Microsoft wants to monopolise games development on PC

[Raynor.Z]

Microsoft wants to monopolise games development on PC. We must fight it

http://www.theguardian.com/technolo...-pc-games-development-epic-games-gears-of-war

I think this is very interesting read that could potentially affect large number of PC gamers in the future.

Here, Microsoft is moving against the entire PC industry – including consumers (and gamers in particular), software developers such as Epic Games, publishers like EA and Activision, and distributors like Valve and Good Old Games.

Microsoft has launched new PC Windows features exclusively in UWP, and is effectively telling developers you can use these Windows features only if you submit to the control of our locked-down UWP ecosystem. They’re curtailing users’ freedom to install full-featured PC software, and subverting the rights of developers and publishers to maintain a direct relationship with their customers.

 

[Vaskadar]

Microsuck can go eat a dick.

 

[Godfrey.Payans]

Funnily enough Microsoft supports games on Linux more than Epic does, with a number of games published by MS for that platform, compared to the drawn-out lie that was UT3. My guess is that Microsoft's position on this will evolve when they discover that they can't lock out Steam.

 

[Manticore]

Microsuck can go eat a dick.

I would have said that M$ can go fuck themselves........... but o.k.

 

[Sir_Brizz]

Funnily enough Microsoft supports games on Linux more than Epic does, with a number of games published by MS for that platform, compared to the drawn-out lie that was UT3. My guess is that Microsoft's position on this will evolve when they discover that they can't lock out Steam.

What games does MS have for Linux? I think criticism of Epic is fair. They tied their horse to Apple/OSX who doesn't even have a computer that can run UE4 well and already does the things Microsoft is moving toward.

 

[Manticore]

Haven't heard much more about this..... Steam wins.

 

[Sir_Brizz]

MS is still locking several games into the Windows Store which is overall bad for the ecosystem. Also, the Windows Store is a pile of crap.

 

[Al]

Word. I would've bought Gears if it was on Steam or anywhere other than the Windows store.

 

[Manticore]

Also, the Windows Store is a pile of crap.

Quoted for truth.