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It's "impossible" to play games on Windows because "you have garbage popping up constantly"? Sorry what are you talking about? I, like millions of people, play

by mdoms 4y ago

It's "impossible" to play games on Windows because "you have garbage popping up constantly"? Sorry what are you talking about? I, like millions of people, play games all the time on my Windows PC and don't encounter this problem. It's most certainly not "impossible". > There’s definitely a demand for windows that can play games and do nothing else. It's called a "games console". Microsoft makes one called XBox.

Shared404 4y ago
I like being able to play without needing a cloud account. Can XBox do that? I like being able to use emulators. Can XBox do that? I like being able to use mod's for any given game. Can XBox do that? I use Linux for my gaming these days because I just don't like Windows, but even Windows is much more powerful for gaming than a console. There's a place for console's, but they don't replace everything.
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
  > I like being able to play without needing a cloud account. Can XBox do that? I suspect XBox isn't good for this, but the Nintendo Switch is actually probably better than a PC for this particular usecase. The general-purpose stuff (emulators, mods) I agree with, though.
  - Shared404 4y ago
    Good point on the Switch, I own both and would agree there. PC is defintely better than XBox (Account on PC is frequently required to purchase, but not to play). XBox I actually called out specifically because when we got an XBox 1, we discovered there is no way to do anything - setup of the console, launching a game, etc - without having an XBox Live account per user of the machine.
- darkteflon 4y ago
  I say this as a console guy since the 1980s: There’s also a huge chunk of PC games that have not and will not find their way across to console. Classic games, indie titles, niche tastes, etc. If I want to play Stalker, CDDA, Cogmind, Caves of Qud, DCS World or even the (extremely popular) Escape from Tarkov, I can’t do any of that on Xbox. PC gaming is a weird and wonderful ocean; console gaming more like a highly curated pond.
heyoni 4y ago
I only have ps5 and a switch. I never knew microsoft got into gaming recently. Cool thanks. /s

by mdoms 4y ago

Shared404 4y ago

I like being able to play without needing a cloud account. Can XBox do that? I like being able to use emulators. Can XBox do that? I like being able to use mod's for any given game. Can XBox do that? I use Linux for my gaming these days because I just don't like Windows, but even Windows is much more powerful for gaming than a console. There's a place for console's, but they don't replace everything.

yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
> I like being able to play without needing a cloud account. Can XBox do that? I suspect XBox isn't good for this, but the Nintendo Switch is actually probably better than a PC for this particular usecase. The general-purpose stuff (emulators, mods) I agree with, though.
- Shared404 4y ago
  Good point on the Switch, I own both and would agree there. PC is defintely better than XBox (Account on PC is frequently required to purchase, but not to play). XBox I actually called out specifically because when we got an XBox 1, we discovered there is no way to do anything - setup of the console, launching a game, etc - without having an XBox Live account per user of the machine.
darkteflon 4y ago
I say this as a console guy since the 1980s: There’s also a huge chunk of PC games that have not and will not find their way across to console. Classic games, indie titles, niche tastes, etc. If I want to play Stalker, CDDA, Cogmind, Caves of Qud, DCS World or even the (extremely popular) Escape from Tarkov, I can’t do any of that on Xbox. PC gaming is a weird and wonderful ocean; console gaming more like a highly curated pond.

heyoni 4y ago

I only have ps5 and a switch. I never knew microsoft got into gaming recently. Cool thanks. /s