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Now that Microsoft is releasing MCC on Steam, can we expect other games as well?
- Thread starter mrglcs
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I hope it means 4 does get onto steam, that would make me get it day 1.
I think Microsoft is going to put MCC on Steam and Windows store and then they're going to try and sell you on why you should buy the Windows store version.
Their goal is still to hey people paying for Game Pass. MCC buys them good will by releasing in Steam day 1. But I wouldn't expect the back catalogue or all future games to be on Steam unless they announce it.
There's a lot of testing the waters going on.
Their goal is still to hey people paying for Game Pass. MCC buys them good will by releasing in Steam day 1. But I wouldn't expect the back catalogue or all future games to be on Steam unless they announce it.
There's a lot of testing the waters going on.
I never thought a day like this would come, but i guess MS is going into it full steam ahead. I'd love to see these games come to other platforms as well, i havent played Halo for years, but being able to play it on a platform i own would be a big draw
If we are in the best timeline MS probably decided that they want to "sell" Windows 10 using games
im waiting for confirmation if is uwp or win32, if is uwp probably will skip, is one of the main reasons i dont use the win store app
Windows Store for Gamepass only. Steam/other launchers for individual game purchases? maybe.
I would guess that buying on MS store gets you the Xbox version, which includes project Xcloud. If it isn't at least a play anywhere title then something has gone very wrong.
But getting it on Steam alleviates one of Windows Store's biggest problems - incomplete/corrupted downloads with no option to verify the game files and repair broken installations without deleting the whole thing and starting again. (But I also am about to give away my Xbone so Play Anywhere is no longer a selling point to me.)
They could of course still screw this up by putting the encrypted UWP folders on Steam but I'm not sure Valve will like that. The games should conform to the Steam library folder structures and allow things like Family Sharing, etc.
It will be UWP, or maybe some sort of win32 and UWP hybrid. Biggest hint that MCC will be unlike previous MS releases on Steam is this:
MS obviously wants this to be fully XBL compatible with possible cross play and maybe even Play Anywhere working.
They releasing a new store halo is their biggest franchise ..they want their store to work
But I'm happy that also steam only players (for how crazy this sound and mean!!!) Can enjoy the titles
So do you think the game will latch on to the Xbox APIs and use Xbox achievements instead of Steam achievements and Xbox cloud saving instead of Steam cloud saving?
I would like to see Rare Replay, but I can't imagine it being a huge priority given current popularity and the many different kinds of emulation involved. Not unless there's a one size fits all, press a single button to port kind of solution in place.
At most I could see justification for bringing over Banjo, Conker and Perfect Dark to PC, and potentially Switch as well. Battletoads and Killer Instinct could be included with future releases of their respective series.
If I were in Phil's shoes, I'd go for the Gears series first. Still popular enough and the style of gameplay is still in vogue. There's new entries in the series coming up as well, and they all run in Unreal so would be relatively easy to port and optimize.
It will be UWP, or maybe some sort of win32 and UWP hybrid. Biggest hint that MCC will be unlike previous MS releases on Steam is this:
MS obviously wants this to be fully XBL compatible with possible cross play and maybe even Play Anywhere working.
The fact that you need to login using an Xbox Live account has nothing to do with UWP. Steam has added support for the Xbox Live API in their client, which is still win32.
To me it seems like MS is becoming platform agnostic, they don't care where you play it as long as you play their games and is part of their ecosystem.
Never before has a MS game required you to use an Xbox LIVE account on Steam.
I think this is just the start.
Yes I believe this is what will happen. That's the only way MS can assure parity and deliver fully fleshed out version on Steam. If they were to strip out XBL from Steam version half the features wouldn't work, including multiplayer because XBL infrastructure is deeply integrated into Halo and other MS first party titles (Forza, Gears etc.).
Uhm Let's see I suspect it will be like this until the new store
I think it is possible that all releases moving forward could get this treatment. I think it would be less likely that previous releases would be released on steam.
Asked already in another thread but I did not get an answer so here er Go: is there a way to circumvent the steam cut for ms ?
I hope its exactly the same version like on windows store -> xbox features and not steam stuff. Honestly I would rather have them fix the store and Fileformat instead of releasing everything on steam.
I hope its exactly the same version like on windows store -> xbox features and not steam stuff. Honestly I would rather have them fix the store and Fileformat instead of releasing everything on steam.
The only way is to release on their own store, which they're already doing.
I wouldn't be surprised. They've made it clear that they don't care where you're playing their games, and only care that you're playing them somewhere. Putting their games on Steam reaches an audience that scoffs any time the Windows Store is brought up.
I wouldn't be surprised if they keep the focus more on older games when it comes to Steam, like maybe Gears of War: Ultimate Edition or Gears of War 4. But I do think we'll continue to see them put games out there.
I wouldn't be surprised if they keep the focus more on older games when it comes to Steam, like maybe Gears of War: Ultimate Edition or Gears of War 4. But I do think we'll continue to see them put games out there.
I think they will. Most importantly for MS, this will bring more people into their ecosystem; this will get people on Live, give MS some much needed good PR, bring back PC gamers, make Halo big again in preparation for infinite.
Really hope we get Rare Replay on PC. That Perfect Dark port with 4 player split screen would be amazing :)
I still think it's early to say if games like gears 5 and Halo infinite are coming to steam. Ori
2 is coming tho.
2 is coming tho.
Yes, but it was removed for some reason. Probably showing it next month.
it doesn't really have to tbf. Every W10 owner has it installed on their OS by default. If you want an MS game and have gamepass and it's on pc chances are you can just hit the windows key, type the game into the search bar and hit download.
What does it matter when nobody uses it? I mean we heard plenty of times that the sales on this thing are atrocious.
I noticed ReCore came out on Steam a while back, and of course so did Sunset Overdrive. Killer Instinct is there also. ReCore is actually a Play Anywhere title on the Xbox/MS Store, too.
It would be nice to see Gears 4, Sea of Thieves, Halo Wars 2, Forza 7, Forza Horizon 3 & 4 and Crackdown 3 all on Steam just to bring it up to speed. Then, going forward, I see no reason not to have all MS titles on Steam as well as their own store.
It would be nice to see Gears 4, Sea of Thieves, Halo Wars 2, Forza 7, Forza Horizon 3 & 4 and Crackdown 3 all on Steam just to bring it up to speed. Then, going forward, I see no reason not to have all MS titles on Steam as well as their own store.
The most logical release would be Sea of Thieves, as that's one of their biggest GaaS titles that's receiving a mega update soon. But I'm not expecting it to happen.
I'm sure we'll see more (Ori and the Will of the Wisps for one) but I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being a case-by-case situation. Everything about the MCC is a make good for the community right now and getting it on Steam is a huge win for all involved, but I could see it being a special circumstances compared to everything else.
MS could sell Steam keys while keeping the game off the store, at least for a time. Technically, Valve doesn't allow this, but it's rather loosely enforced.
No Steamworks features are listed on the store page and there'll be some sort of XBL integration. It's safe to say the Steam version is going to be the very same game, just not packaged as a UWA.
I don't own any UWP games but as far as I know there are issues when trying to run UWP games through Steam.
I can see MS ditching the whole "Windows Store only" approach altogether now that they got XBL integration working on Steam, and use game pass and play anywhere to encourage Windows Store version adoption instead.
This is in no way the same situation as Epic, Halo MCC is an older title getting a full introduction to PC gamers with the ability to also play on Steam. Epic is using new third party titles to get people to their store. People would not be nearly as upset if it were Epic games. This is a smart move to do two things. One is to show better commitment to the PC platfrom from Microsoft and two is use something like Halo Infinite to get more of those who will enjoy Halo MCC to the Windows Store.
The only way people are going to see if Windows Store is better is to actually use it and by the time Halo Infinite is out I imagine it will be much better than it is. Of course I can see the eyerolls now after all the years of broken promises but it's not impossible this new renewed interest and the way they are handling Halo MCC will get to that place.
Was it ever an issue before? XBL integration is handled by the game and XBL API, Steam is irrelevant there.
Phil Spencer is probably the best thing that has happened to Microsoft gaming in the last 15 years. He still makes his mistakes like anyone, but had it not been for him doing everything he can to erase the Don Mattrick era off the history books I am pretty sure Microsoft would be absolutely screwed right now.