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Greenberg about Xbox games coming to the Epic store. "Were open but the key there is a broader connected community with player priority over business"
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Microsoft's entire company philosophy is that they want to be as platform agnostic as possible, has been since like 2015
Cross platform, cross save, cross buy, cross play, etc etc, as long as you buy their products or pay the subscription.
It's a boon for their company and is a very forward facing idea
Cross platform, cross save, cross buy, cross play, etc etc, as long as you buy their products or pay the subscription.
It's a boon for their company and is a very forward facing idea
I wonder how much money Epic tried to throw at MS for MCC, to CD Projekt RED for Cyberpunk and to Activision for Sekiro. I hope that information leaks someday lmao, it'd be hilarous.
If only they'd include Linux in that idea. :(
I mean, if you ignore gaming, they kind of are.
Microsoft of ten years ago would have never put the Linux kernel in any piece of their os. They also, I think, didn't support Linux azure instances. I think they released some version of visual studio for it. And Microsoft edge
Online tools for their Office stuff, but asking that for their exclusive games is a pipe dream. Linux gaming is sub 5% of the market, and Microsoft still really really really wants you to have Windows.
.Net Core and SQL Server are on Linux now, which is pretty nuts, lol.
I mean sorta did with the windows bash shell
I'd say MCC got a heft $100 million offer upfront to put it on EGS, and probably the same for the other 2.
Sadly Microsoft's Steam releases are not very helpful in Europe with their bonkers €69.99 price.
Eh this beta one for GamePass has been fine. Not Steam-good obviously theres features that need to be added to it, but I'm way happier with it than I was having to go through the WIndows Store
Im being sarcastic. My point was MS doesn't rely solely on one store for their PC efforts anymore.
User Warned: Platform Warring
It's easier to do that when you are not the market leader and your product is 50€ cheaper than that of the direct competitor...
Possibly the monthly gamepass sub compared to the price of a new game.
That's a bit hypocritical of them considering they won't lower the print amount they require for physical editions. That's putting business over players imo.
It kinda confirms what I was thinking. Microsoft wants to get on people's good sides, and staying out of proximity of Epic's PC efforts is an easy way to do that.
It's weird that Epic wouldn't make an exception for Microsoft's games like they have with other huge games like Cyberpunk and Masquerade. I guess they didn't see MCC as a big deal, though I can understand that.
It's weird that Epic wouldn't make an exception for Microsoft's games like they have with other huge games like Cyberpunk and Masquerade. I guess they didn't see MCC as a big deal, though I can understand that.
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MS doesnt need the money also. They indeed stay this way on the "good side" and if Epic comes knocking to have their games also they will happily agree as it will broaden the places to get the games.
Treating the consumer like shit? Give me a break with the hyperbole, please.
