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Kelzus said:
Puppyroach said:

Ever since MS released W8, XBox has become their gaming platform on PC, Home console and Touch devices. For example, if a game releases on X1 and PC, I would absolutely count it as an exclusive if it is under the XBox brand, since it is not available on a Sony device. I would also go as far as to say that Shemue 3, if release only on PC and PS4, is a Sony exclusive even if Sony aren´t the ones actually behind the game.

Yes I agree even though I have a PC capable of playing any of these games.

As for the whole xbox thing it's just a name, they call it that because it's already a brand and they may aswell instead of just calling their apps "Games" or some other stuff nobody knows or cares about. I see lots of people here saying Xbox is now everything microsoft gaming, which I don't agree with. I don't think many people will ever see Xbox as PC gaming, it will always be just a console imo. What do you think microsoft are going to do after the XB1? I think they may be moving towards PC because they are planning to move away from or reduce focus on their consoles, though i'm not certain of that.

For my nephew, XBox is not first and foremost a console, but the games he downloads on his dad´s pc. MS knows people want to game with a dedicated gaming device, aswell as multifunctional devices like PCs or touch enabled things. They will cater to all of them since MS first and foremost is a software company. They will become less and less hardware dependent but will still make some hardware themselves like Surface and X1. Since 2001, MS has finally understood how they must act when it comes to gaming, by thinking in a much broader perspective than Sony of Nintendo and focusing on their strengths.