Anyway, on the original topic, it is a bit of an odd move to make. o.O I do agree that Microsoft doesn't see PC as competition, and I also agree that their core franchises, ala Halo, Gears and Forza won't be making the jump anytime soon, if ever. But, speaking personally... those three franchises don't really draw my interest, and the fact that even Ryse is heading to PC has me wondering about both Sunset Overdrive and Quantum Break, which thus far are the only two 'Not Going To PC Yet At Least' games I'm interested in. They're made by third party studios, I know for certain that Sunset Overdrive's IP is owned by Insomniac, and Remedy's last Xbox exclusive game, Alan Wake, went PC eventually.

To be specific, I intend to upgrade my PC at some point, and while previously my planned order of investment was PS4-Wii U-Xbox One-PC, over the course of a few years probably, now I'm starting to think I might bump down the X1 to the bottom of the pile and make PC my third option. It really seems the wiser choice, as the longer it takes me to go from getting a PC to getting an X1, the more likely their titles will end up on PC with shinier visuals and I won't waste money buying what's essentially a limited multi-plat, from a PC and Xbox One gamer's point of view, on less technically capable platform.

Yeah well Kinect is largely responsible for getting 360 from 50 million to 83 million, and those games aren't on PC so it still relied heavily on games that are genuinely exclusive to 360, just not the AAA testosterone fueled shooty games most people associate with non-Nintendo video games.

Lol kinect.

Moderated,

-Mr Khan

So is generalizing fanbases something we can do now on this site? Or is it just an Xbox thing?

This isn't new, gear was '' Microsoft exclusive'' back in 06

Lol wut?
They might not be getting a direct sales cut but they earn so much money indirectly through PC games. So much that they're very eager to stay the main platform for PC gaming.

Nope I think you are right... only xbox fans generalize fanbases :P

....soooo you're saying that people OTHER than Xbox fans are saying, with regards to Ryse and Dead Rising 3 moving, "Well, at least it's still a Microsoft exclusive!" with firm conviction and approval? Because I have to say, the statement reeeeally only makes sense, as a 'Positive,' IF it's Xbox fans saying it. O.o Unless you're saying that Sony and Nintendo fans will also celebrate how it's not coming to their platforms.

That or you're trying to accuse him of saying the entire Xbox fanbase is saying it, which is just plain silly. :3 It'd be like if you mentioned that, prior to the launch of the Xbox One, LOTS of Sony fans were making fun of it, and then I came in and said 'Oh, are we just going to generalize the Sony fanbase now? >:[  ' It's invalid, because, you ARE right, LOTS of Sony fans were making fun of the Xbox One during that time, and you pointing it out doesn't automatically mean you're painting everyone with the same brush. Same case here; he's saying he's seeing a lot of chatter on the Internet trying to minimize the fact that the exclusives are porting to PC, and of course he's right. It's the Internet. It's filled with people who'll desperately try to find silver linings wherever they can.

I mean why not just skip the middle man?
:D

Yeah but, how much money did they make off those 83 million consoles? Next to nothing.