> Exclusive to Xbox
> Looks inside
> On PC
Xbox games on Windows, and most if not all Microsoft Store apps, have some abstraction layer -I’m not certain of the technical details and actual implementation- that make them virtually unrunnable using Wine.
Note: My experience may be outdated and not reflective of the current state of Wine.
I have yet to be introduced to a game so good that I can’t just play something else (or hell, read a book or something more fulfilling)
I can’t even think of the last AAA game that I played through. Maybe Ghost of Yotei, which was fine but nothing to sing praises over (though the cast was fantastic, I’ll give it that).
Indie and AA games have been far more interesting than any AAA slop for years now, especially console exclusive slop. PoE2 and Warframe are dominating the AA live service market, Deltarune’s back in conversations with the new chapter release, so many weird little obscure titles that are just far more interesting than whatever Sony and MS are pumping out. Hell, over the past year some of my favorite single player games have been super oddballs like Cruelty Squad, Funi Raccoon Game, and Fuck’s Quest II
Rambling aside, I don’t see myself ever caring about a game enough to buy a new console for it at this point. Even Nintendo’s lost my interest ages ago and I grew up obsessed with their games.
I can’t even make time for all the PC games I want to play. Just recently I had to remove Deltarune, Void Stranger, Ghostland Yard, and Blacksmith Song of Two Kings from my wishlist and boy has that been giving me an existential crisis.
It would be an absolute nightmare if I added console exclusives to the mix.
too bad, i’m not buying another (locked) computer just because microsoft thinks it’s losing money by supporting their own operating systems.
Fuck 'em. I have my computer and that’s where I’ll stay.
They are gutting their Xbox division so you can be sure that most games coming to Xbox will be AI slop.
Except Gears of War and Clockwork Revolution never were actual exclusives. The showcase might’ve said they are but those games have been on Steam ever since. You can even pre-order Gears on Steam.
I guess their exclusivity just means no PS5.
Considering Xbox is a subsidiary of Microsoft, being on PC (using Steam as a distributor) is still technically within their ecosystem, as Microsoft is primarily a PC software company.
So, yes, it pretty much means “not on PS5”.
within their ecosystem
Only if you use windows. Steam runs on linux as well, and the majority of the same games play perfectly.
I’m certain the moment Microslop feels threatened by Linux they’ll come out with some new standard (like UWP but even worse) that is deliberately made as hard as possible to get it running on Linux and then force all their games to use that. They’ll get to sell on Steam and still lock you into Windows.
You guys still play xbox games?
…they still make xbox games?
I haven’t had an Xbox since the 360, and never will again. Fuck that company in the ass with a morning star.
I wanted to play clockwork revolution, but not even remotely enough to buy a $1k+ Xbox. And I’m fairly certain that sharma will be gone before ES6 or Fallout 5 appear on the market.
Clockwork Revolution is still going to be on Steam. You don’t need an Xbox console for it.
Well that’s good but I doubt my computer will handle that unfortunately. And I’m not in the market for a new one at the moment, I’m sure you can understand why lol.
Unfortunately, I’m in the same boat. I’ll be lucky to run it on the lowest settings.
“What’s going on?” is a rhetorical question.
