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Yup - physical stores such as GameStop, Bestbuy, Target, etc have been selling Xbox media for quite sometime.
by ameen 6y ago
Yup - physical stores such as GameStop, Bestbuy, Target, etc have been selling Xbox media for quite sometime.
- djsumdog 6y agoThat's true for games distributed via disc (I'm very glad the PS5 still has a disc option; I do not want to lose the used game market), but that's only for the big titles. Independent developers don't have used game sales and still dependent on xbox, PS Store, Steam, Humble, GoG, etc.
- criddell 6y agoThat's not a very meaningful distinction. Microsoft still gets their cut and till approves every title. An independent XBox store would remove Microsoft from the loop. If Epic wins in court (and I hope they do), then the consoles are next in line to be forced open.
- RealStickman_ 6y agoConsoles have a very different purpose from phones. Niche gaming-focused item vs general purpose computer (that was apple's ipad marketing at least)
- criddell 6y agoDoes it really matter how it's marketed? We know that an XBox is mostly a Windows PC. There's all kinds of software I'd like to load onto an XBox-like device. A PC in the living room connected to a large TV has a lot of potential. I'd like to write software for it and I'm sure I'm not alone.