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You are not gonna get promoted slowing down Linux gaming at MS today, the thing they want is Netflix of gaming where the platform doesn’t matter but everyone’s

You are not gonna get promoted slowing down Linux gaming at MS today, the thing they want is Netflix of gaming where the platform doesn’t matter but everyone’s paying them $20 a month

dpoloncsak 5mo ago
I think this, as a business model, really relies on them also selling the licenses to the OS that you're using as well. Otherwise, gamepass would be on MacOS already, no?
- charcircuit 5mo ago
  It already is.
- jordand 5mo ago
  Last I read, it really doesn't now. Less than 10% of Microsoft revenue is Windows with growth stagnant. It's all about subscriptions and recurring revenue now driving growth. They might as well bundle a Windows licence with all Game Pass subscriptions.
  - basilikum 5mo ago
    Well, they are using Windows to sell people that subscription. Windows is Microsoft's bazaar where you can't move 10 meters without being pestered about using $service.
  - Gigachad 5mo ago
    Their money all comes from Azure, Office, and now AI services. Windows is just a platform to sell their other stuff now. Which has been reflected in the state of windows over the last 10 years.
    - dpoloncsak 5mo ago
      So the business model doesn't strictly rely on Windows Licenses, but they're still using it as an entry into their ecosystem
hypercube33 5mo ago
That ship sailed when they let Xbox rot over the last 6 years. The platform feels pretty dead since about 2020 or 2019 and they didn't take advantage of making a cheap android based or Windows 10X based streaming stick with a controller to lock people into the cloud and leverage phones. Controller and keyboard support is still a hot mess on Cloud Pass.
- ThatMedicIsASpy 5mo ago
  while buying up gaming companies.
  - account42 5mo ago
    Buying up gaming developers to let them rot has been shown to work very well by EA over the years.
rounce 5mo ago
You’d think that but Xbox game pass games still won’t natively run on Linux.

You are not gonna get promoted slowing down Linux gaming at MS today, the thing they want is Netflix of gaming where the platform doesn’t matter but everyone’s paying them $20 a month

dpoloncsak 5mo ago

I think this, as a business model, really relies on them also selling the licenses to the OS that you're using as well. Otherwise, gamepass would be on MacOS already, no?

charcircuit 5mo ago
It already is.
jordand 5mo ago
Last I read, it really doesn't now. Less than 10% of Microsoft revenue is Windows with growth stagnant. It's all about subscriptions and recurring revenue now driving growth. They might as well bundle a Windows licence with all Game Pass subscriptions.
- basilikum 5mo ago
  Well, they are using Windows to sell people that subscription. Windows is Microsoft's bazaar where you can't move 10 meters without being pestered about using $service.
- Gigachad 5mo ago
  Their money all comes from Azure, Office, and now AI services. Windows is just a platform to sell their other stuff now. Which has been reflected in the state of windows over the last 10 years.
  - dpoloncsak 5mo ago
    So the business model doesn't strictly rely on Windows Licenses, but they're still using it as an entry into their ecosystem

hypercube33 5mo ago

That ship sailed when they let Xbox rot over the last 6 years. The platform feels pretty dead since about 2020 or 2019 and they didn't take advantage of making a cheap android based or Windows 10X based streaming stick with a controller to lock people into the cloud and leverage phones. Controller and keyboard support is still a hot mess on Cloud Pass.

ThatMedicIsASpy 5mo ago
while buying up gaming companies.
- account42 5mo ago
  Buying up gaming developers to let them rot has been shown to work very well by EA over the years.

rounce 5mo ago

You’d think that but Xbox game pass games still won’t natively run on Linux.