| SamLeheny said: Meanwhile PCs... well... Windows 10, basically. Windows 10 is happening. Microsoft's long term goal may be to monopolise software distribution, and their new UWP format is locked down and un-alterable. You play it how they envisioned, or you don't play at all - the antithesis of the flexible appeal of PC gaming. Did a dev release a buggy game? Do they have no intention of fixing it? No problem, Durente or someone else will come along and fix it just for kicks. Oh no... it's a UWP. Now the devs won't fix it, and they won't let you try either. |
I was more worried that UWP would be the norm for games before, but MS is screwing things a bit since Quantum Break for PC, so Valve got some room to breath. I've said before on this forum and people didn't believe on it: MS wants to put Valve down. Steam OS was a panic response to the biggest threat Valve has ever seen.
I know people really like Valve and Steam and they have their reasons. But MS has infinite money and, well, they own Windows. They can bribe publishers for exclusivity, put it right on the main menu on W10 or simply make Steam do not work correctly on Windows and blame Valve for it. It's like playing a soccer game with another team on their stadium, 90% of the fans against you and a corrupt referee. Damn it, they could go as far as press everyone to use UWP to pack apps and sell it exclusively on Windows Store, removing compatibility with Win32.
