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Microsoft never really got gaming like Sony and Nintendo. Yes, at the end of the day all 3 exist to make as much money as possible, but Microsoft has been the m

Microsoft never really got gaming like Sony and Nintendo. Yes, at the end of the day all 3 exist to make as much money as possible, but Microsoft has been the most consistent in pushing the shittiest stuff into the gaming landscape. Paid online, DLC, live service games, even their dashboard since the 360 era has been all about how they can extract the most amount of money from gamers. Sony and Nintendo have done their fair share of crappy things, but they also have just as many awesome games that "respect" gaming. I can't think of a single recent MS game that hasn't been an absolute flop in terms of just providing a great experience.

Spartan-S63 2y ago
Yeah, I really miss the old 360 Blade UI rather than the New Xbox Experience UI. From then on, it just sort of got worse. It's ironic since Microsoft also has Windows and DirectX and corners the PC gaming market in this regard.
- slowmovintarget 2y ago
  This is the time to switch to Linux for PC gaming. Seriously. Steam on Linux with Proton is really good. I've even played Halo on it. The anti-cheat stuff is even coming around, though there's still work on that front.
- hulitu 2y ago
  The Windows UI is also terrible: 5 s for notepad to start on Win 10, redesign of the Explorer's context menu in Win11.
xboxnolifes 2y ago
All my experience with Microsoft in gaming in the last 5-10 years felt like the "corporate gaming" experience. The Minecraft migration, logging into games using Microsoft accounts, and various small intricacies, all give a corporate user experience compared to others in the (PC) gaming space.
- ado__dev 2y ago
  I think you described it perfectly. "Corporate gaming experience" is what MS is selling.
_imnothere 2y ago
> that "respect" gaming I doubt that's still true for the recent few years.
ffsm8 2y ago
That Xbox subscription has been the by far most affordable way to play games though. Thousands of games for $15/month, on both Xbox and PC is way cheaper and pro-consumer then anything Sony or Nintendo ever did.

Spartan-S63 2y ago

Yeah, I really miss the old 360 Blade UI rather than the New Xbox Experience UI. From then on, it just sort of got worse. It's ironic since Microsoft also has Windows and DirectX and corners the PC gaming market in this regard.

slowmovintarget 2y ago
This is the time to switch to Linux for PC gaming. Seriously. Steam on Linux with Proton is really good. I've even played Halo on it. The anti-cheat stuff is even coming around, though there's still work on that front.
hulitu 2y ago
The Windows UI is also terrible: 5 s for notepad to start on Win 10, redesign of the Explorer's context menu in Win11.

xboxnolifes 2y ago

All my experience with Microsoft in gaming in the last 5-10 years felt like the "corporate gaming" experience. The Minecraft migration, logging into games using Microsoft accounts, and various small intricacies, all give a corporate user experience compared to others in the (PC) gaming space.

ado__dev 2y ago
I think you described it perfectly. "Corporate gaming experience" is what MS is selling.

_imnothere 2y ago

> that "respect" gaming I doubt that's still true for the recent few years.

ffsm8 2y ago

That Xbox subscription has been the by far most affordable way to play games though. Thousands of games for $15/month, on both Xbox and PC is way cheaper and pro-consumer then anything Sony or Nintendo ever did.