[–] 4544201? 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Able or not, it is what they are trying to do. Making certain pivotal features exclusive to Windows 10. At any rate, i'm a consumer, not a game dev. It won't be up to me if the platform becomes widely used or not.
What matters to me is the level of control i have over a product i purchase. I steer away from consoles because it limits my choices, and the level of control i have over my games. Both Quantum Break and Killer Instincts are getting PC releases. Basing myself on the current big releases on the Windows Store, i will end up buying watered down versions of games that could have been. I won't be able to apply fixes if the game's been coded like shit. I won't be able to inject any social overlay to facilitate online play.
From a consumer, PC gamer point of view, none of this is good.
Edit : Of any and all companies to be able to pull something like this, Microsoft does not exactly have the best track record. Games for Windows Live was a major failure, that not only served no purpose and required constant community fix to even be able to play their games, but once they pulled the platform appart, it broke many games released under that mantle.
A lot of these games have yet to be fixed and are unplayable, all thanks to one of their "Pc Gamer 4 Lyfe" initiative. I don't trust anything they do.
[–] Enigmius1 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
That's a cynical assumption on your part, not based in fact. Interoperability requires certain restrictions and controls in order to work properly. You're making it out like it's just some money grab scheme to dominate the industry and I haven't got time to argue that kind of bottom rung logic.
[–] 4545671? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Then don't argue. This is a forum to voice our opinions. If you don't have time, just don't reply. It absolutely is a money grab, nobody is doubting that. Now if Microsoft will, or won't dominate the industry, or fundamentaly change the way games are published on pc is ultimately what every rational consumer is afraid of.