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Microsoft Windows Store Exclusives Coming To Steam - SteelCrysis - 06-20-2016
http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-exclusive-titles-are-finally-coming-to-steam
Well, that will kill the gaming portion of the Windows Store.
RE: Microsoft Windows Store Exclusives Coming To Steam - SteelCrysis - 07-27-2016
The above fact doesn't stop Tim Sweeney from being paranoid, but ExtremeTech isn't buying his paranoia: http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/232423-tim-sweeney-claims-microsoft-will-destroy-steam-gradually-using-windows-10
RE: Microsoft Windows Store Exclusives Coming To Steam - SteelCrysis - 07-27-2016
http://www.neowin.net/news/tim-sweeney-says-microsoft-will-break-steam-and-force-you-to-use-the-windows-store
This says it all:
Quote:Nevertheless, there is no actual evidence that Microsoft will break Steam over the next five years, or that the company will make a move to push all UWP apps into the Windows Store. As it currently stands, Sweeney's words are nothing more than a conspiracy theory.
RE: Microsoft Windows Store Exclusives Coming To Steam - SteelCrysis - 07-28-2016
The biggest demolition of Sweeney yet: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/07/now-tim-sweeney-thinks-that-microsoft-will-use-windows-10-to-break-steam/
RE: Microsoft Windows Store Exclusives Coming To Steam - SteelCrysis - 07-28-2016
This comment provides a likely motive for Sweeney's FUD: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/07/now-tim-sweeney-thinks-that-microsoft-will-use-windows-10-to-break-steam/?comments=1&post=31608995#comment-31608995
Quote:I seem to recall that Tim S was working with Cliffy B many years ago when they imagined the PC platform would be killed by some unrealistic piracy figures they cooked up. He's also the one who dumped all over PCs for being inappropriate for gaming (source http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-features/36390-unreal-creator-tim-sweeney-pcs-are-good-for-anything-just-not-games%E2%80%9D ).
Seriously, Tim, step down. I interpret what he's doing as agenda to undermine PC gaming, again. APIs change from time to time, and Win32 is ready for a modern replacement. I feel like, given Epic's past behavior, Tim is upset that Epic UWP games for XBox One may have to be released on PC in addition to console.