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Game console systems are insanely closed and locked down platforms. I consider anything console manufacturers do to be an antipattern, so the fact that their fe
by ronsor 4y ago
Game console systems are insanely closed and locked down platforms. I consider anything console manufacturers do to be an antipattern, so the fact that their fees are comparable to Apple's only shows that Apple needs to loosen the purse strings a little.
- Hellion 4y agoIt’s easier to run your own binaries on an Xbox than it is an iPhone.
- musicale 4y ago> I consider anything console manufacturers do to be an antipattern Perhaps. On the other hand, Nintendo is a beloved company and the Switch is an incredibly successful system with fantastic games. So the walled garden seems to have worked out reasonably well. I'm not sure why you're responding to my parent comment though, as it was descriptive and not prescriptive.
- userbinator 4y agoGaming is different because you normally don't expect much freedom on the platform nor use it for anything other than entertainment.
- dkonofalski 4y agoThis assumes all users have the same expectation. That would never hold water in a legal sense.
- ItsMonkk 4y agoBut this is why the Steam Deck is such a breath of fresh air. Do whatever you want with it.