On: Tim Sweeney: Microsoft wants to monopolise games development on PC

[exelius]

Except PC gamers expect cutting edge experiences like the Oculus Rift -- something they can't get inside the sandbox. That flexibility is the entire reason PC gaming is popular.

[scholia → exelius]

In that case, they can write to the traditional Win32 API, just like Microsoft, Adobe, IBM and almost everybody else.

There's nothing stopping them.

[exelius → scholia]

Yeah; it's just going to mean the failure of the Windows store because right now nobody is writing games for UWP when it's as locked down as it is.

[scholia → exelius]

Sure, just like nobody is writing games for the locked down Apple Store....