Microsoft Losing Ground On Windows Store and UWP For Gaming

Vigile writes: Microsoft has big plans to try and merge the experiences of the Xbox One and Windows for gaming but the push back from the community and from major developers and personalities is mounting. Earlier this week PC Perspective posted a story that detailed the controversy around DX12 performance analysis without an exclusive full screen mode, changes to multi-GPU configurations and even compatibility issues with variable refresh that crop up from games from the Windows Store. Microsoft's only official response so far as been that it is listening to feedback and plans to address it with upcoming changes. Now today, Epic's Tim Sweeney has posted an editorial at The Guardian with an even more dramatic tone, saying that UWP (Unified Windows Platform) "can, should, must and will, die..." Clearly the stakes are being placed in the ground and even damage control from Phil Spencer on Twitter isn't likely to hold back angry PC users.

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Re:Angry PC Users?

[Anonymous Coward]

Here is a list someone made:

        No SLI/Crossfire,
        Windows 10 store download is buggy,
        No refund policy explained,
        Vsync is always on,
        Always borderless fullscreen,
        Game files are protected,
        Can't launch it via the exe (So adding it as a non steam game will not work)
        No fps/hardware monitor software works with it,
        You need to take control of the folder as admin if you want access to the files
        Mouse software which lets you create custom binds for each game doesn't work
        Say bye to using sweetfx and mods
        Since no fps/hardware monitor software works, this means overlays meaning no Steam Controller since you can't use Big Picture Mode

Re:Angry PC Users?

[EvilSS]

Really? Gamers care? What Gamer is running games from the Windows store???

None, that's just it though. Microsoft is pushing it for their PC releases. Quantum Break, for example, is going to be exclusive to the Windows Store. It won't be on Steam or any other 3rd party platform. They are moving all of their 1st party games this direction and the fear is they are pushing 3rd party devs to do it as well.