On: Apple is top funder of lobby group that says it represents small developers

[ronsor]

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.

[musicale → ronsor]

> 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 → musicale]

Gaming is different because you normally don't expect much freedom on the platform nor use it for anything other than entertainment.

[ItsMonkk → userbinator]

But this is why the Steam Deck is such a breath of fresh air. Do whatever you want with it.

[dkonofalski → userbinator]

This assumes all users have the same expectation. That would never hold water in a legal sense.

[Hellion → ronsor]

It’s easier to run your own binaries on an Xbox than it is an iPhone.