Can’t wait for them to bleed money on this then come crawling back in a few years.
edparadox on
Xbox and Playstation should stop doing mushrooms.
TheLoneWandererRD on
They will return, they always do
Chinatsez on
Another one goes to their own launcher, we know how that usually ends
Sherool on
It would be mostly their loss, but I guess the new management will have to learn the lessons all over, most PC players do not like their store, like it’s even worse than Epic, and that’s despite all Windows users having it installed by default even if we don’t use it.
kron123456789 on
Good luck to them, but I don’t think it will do them any good.
Somecommentator8008 on
Shoo themselves in the door with that
UISystemError on
Not gunna make me buy an Xbox or PlayStation. Those days are over.
Sapowski_Casts_Quen on
Oh no I can’t play… gears of war… and whatever is left of halo
Formal-Option-4405 on
Oh no! Anyway 🤭
dead97531 on
This isn’t true.
Jez Corden: I never said Xbox is considering pulling out of Steam btw.
salad_tongs_1 on
Did anyone actually read the article?
MS didn’t say that.
A dude from the site Windows Central said in a podcast that MS was going to put themselves in a position where they’d have a window where they COULD walk away from Steam.
But later on this same page he also states he really doubts MS would leave Steam.
ie clickbait title from an online source trying to drive traffic to their site.
thor11600 on
Another anti-consumer, self-serving, move? Shocked. Shocked I tell you.
HaroldSax on
I get the line of logic, but I don’t understand Microsoft’s belief that the Xbox Helix as a bridge device is going to be the main selling point. There’s a very low chance of a massive amount of PC players ditching their computers for the Helix (whatever it releases as) unless it’s just functionally a computer ala the Steam Machine.
The decision seems to be hinged on that specific device doing well and getting a lot of traction. For PC gamers specifically, I just don’t see it.
iggnifyre on
If they end up making their own launcher, *and* that launcher isn’t dogshit, I don’t mind too much. But thus far every time I’ve had to open another launcher (Epic, Battlenet, Boobisoft Connect) it makes me want to avoid those games and avoid buying games there, so the track record isn’t great.
Imbrex on
Gamepass killed xbox really
HisDivineOrder on
You know consoles are planning to have PC-like pricing if they’re suddenly seeing PC as competition. Before, they thought PC was that expensive thing that they were half the price of. Now they’re uncomfortably close and expecting people to buy both is becoming obviously silly for the majority.
TONKAHANAH on
Microsoft is going to try the same fuck’n thing epic did which was throw insane amounts of money at the problem, watch. get ready for more xbox app exclusives, “free” ms store games, timed exclusives etc..
it’ll end the same if not worse cuz xbox doesnt have a fortnite to fall back on. games will get little to no attention until they’re released on steam.
ViolaDavis on
this will never happen
NathanLonghair on
“Customers may walk away from Xbox as they insist on not selling to them”
Luzeryn on
They could call it something like Games for Windows Live or something, sounds like a guaranteed success.
So their hairbrained plan is to move towards PC, but to make sure it stays closed off, basically the EA/Origin, Epic/Epic store, Blizzard / [Battle.net](http://Battle.net) way of thinking which means competing against Steam as opposed to being a part of it. They truly are dooming this brand, such a shame, this only hurts all gamers.
AproposWuin on
I mean… not like Microsoft is a pc company anyways
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And nothing of value was lost.
…Chat is this real?
Good riddance, lol.
Revenue is down! How do we fix it!?
Less…Sales?
Microsoft at their finest
Can’t wait for them to bleed money on this then come crawling back in a few years.
Xbox and Playstation should stop doing mushrooms.
They will return, they always do
Another one goes to their own launcher, we know how that usually ends
It would be mostly their loss, but I guess the new management will have to learn the lessons all over, most PC players do not like their store, like it’s even worse than Epic, and that’s despite all Windows users having it installed by default even if we don’t use it.
Good luck to them, but I don’t think it will do them any good.
Shoo themselves in the door with that
Not gunna make me buy an Xbox or PlayStation. Those days are over.
Oh no I can’t play… gears of war… and whatever is left of halo
Oh no! Anyway 🤭
This isn’t true.
Jez Corden: I never said Xbox is considering pulling out of Steam btw.
Did anyone actually read the article?
MS didn’t say that.
A dude from the site Windows Central said in a podcast that MS was going to put themselves in a position where they’d have a window where they COULD walk away from Steam.
But later on this same page he also states he really doubts MS would leave Steam.
ie clickbait title from an online source trying to drive traffic to their site.
Another anti-consumer, self-serving, move? Shocked. Shocked I tell you.
I get the line of logic, but I don’t understand Microsoft’s belief that the Xbox Helix as a bridge device is going to be the main selling point. There’s a very low chance of a massive amount of PC players ditching their computers for the Helix (whatever it releases as) unless it’s just functionally a computer ala the Steam Machine.
The decision seems to be hinged on that specific device doing well and getting a lot of traction. For PC gamers specifically, I just don’t see it.
If they end up making their own launcher, *and* that launcher isn’t dogshit, I don’t mind too much. But thus far every time I’ve had to open another launcher (Epic, Battlenet, Boobisoft Connect) it makes me want to avoid those games and avoid buying games there, so the track record isn’t great.
Gamepass killed xbox really
You know consoles are planning to have PC-like pricing if they’re suddenly seeing PC as competition. Before, they thought PC was that expensive thing that they were half the price of. Now they’re uncomfortably close and expecting people to buy both is becoming obviously silly for the majority.
Microsoft is going to try the same fuck’n thing epic did which was throw insane amounts of money at the problem, watch. get ready for more xbox app exclusives, “free” ms store games, timed exclusives etc..
it’ll end the same if not worse cuz xbox doesnt have a fortnite to fall back on. games will get little to no attention until they’re released on steam.
this will never happen
“Customers may walk away from Xbox as they insist on not selling to them”
They could call it something like Games for Windows Live or something, sounds like a guaranteed success.
https://i.redd.it/b0gf52y6ftgh1.gif
Hurts even less than Playstation
So their hairbrained plan is to move towards PC, but to make sure it stays closed off, basically the EA/Origin, Epic/Epic store, Blizzard / [Battle.net](http://Battle.net) way of thinking which means competing against Steam as opposed to being a part of it. They truly are dooming this brand, such a shame, this only hurts all gamers.
I mean… not like Microsoft is a pc company anyways
I don’t think Microsoft is that stupid