Microsoft's Gaming Problem

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Leisher wrote: There are some decent suggestions at that site, and some shitty ones.

I don't like the idea of a gaming only Windows or a Windows that shuts down random processes because you're gaming. For example, I'm at work, have Steam launched and I'm running Soda Dungeon and Shakes & Fidget, but those are hands off games running in the background while I work. I don't need Windows deciding what needs to be running and what doesn't.
There should be 'gaming mode' that you can enable, or disable, easily that does some number of things automatically, and advanced users can tune themselves.
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X-Box Game Studios.

Microsoft just doesn't get it.
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X-Box App to replace terrible MS Store.

Hooray, yet ANOTHER launcher!
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On the heels of Google's announcement about their gaming platform comes MS's offering.

Far more titles, half the cost, and an introductory price at 10% the cost.
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Microsoft buys Bethesta.

This is a big deal.
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MS cuts Store cut to 12%.

This is proof that many C suite people have no fucking clue what they're doing. Your store sucks ass. It's almost completely devoid of features and it's confusing. Lowering your cut to developers isn't going to do shit to draw in actual users.
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Leisher wrote: Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:04 pm MS cuts Store cut to 12%.

This is proof that many C suite people have no fucking clue what they're doing. Your store sucks ass. It's almost completely devoid of features and it's confusing. Lowering your cut to developers isn't going to do shit to draw in actual users.
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