[PC Gamer] Why PC games should never become universal 'apps' (Or the problems with Microsoft UWP/UWAs

[JEMC]

Synesthesia said:

I Just hope this doesn't end up leading to Microsoft making 3rd party deals with publishers to release their games "Windows 10 and Windows Store" exclusive. Would end up forcing Valve and GoG to start doing their own deals making a complete seperation and fragmentation. I also feel that GoG wouldn't survive in such an environment... Praise Gaben that Valve has actually been quite open and havent done anything like that, despite clearly being able.

I don't know allot about some of the stuff Durante talks about in this article to have my own opinion on some of the things Microsoft is doing, but I'll beleive what he says over anyone else. Especially over Microsoft.

JEMC said:

Yeah, they just needed some time to think of a way to make it much worse.

If I rememebr right, Phil was asked at one point about GFWL and his reaction was that people were not ready for it... Yet.

I doubt MSoft will pay for Win10 & Win Store exclusives, unless they are also XboxOne exclusives too. Their current PC market is too small to make evena a small part of the money back.

At least, that's what I hope!

 

Also, Tim Sweeney has done another article about UWP and how to make it open

http://venturebeat.com/2016/03/10/epics-tim-sweeney-heres-how-to-keep-windows-an-open-platform/