Technically they do make an operating system, SteamOS, version 3.0 (running on a different base Linux version than the previous two) of which runs the SteamDeck. So maybe you’ll get lucky and you’ll get a distro of it that you can use for a PC build.
Microsoft buys Activision/Blizzard for $70B
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Well, it's not like throughout the decades they haven't given people many, many reasons to bash them. Old habits die hard.
The bizarre thing is that there are people who don't.
It’s not like Sony and Nintendo can go unscathed by any means either, but on the whole Microsoft has done more to cause consternation and skin writhing in the industry by far. I liked the original Xbox but imo the brand has been on a downhill trajectory ever since. It even started with questionable tactics.
Halo was supposed to be an RTS for PC and Mac until (surprised surprise) Microsoft bought Bungie, eliminating the Mac version and delaying the PC version for years.
Halo spearheaded the plague of aim assist on consoles, leading to its over reliance as a “game mechanic” instead of developers simply designing smoothly functional aiming mechanics in the first place.
Xbox 360 was rushed to market to beat Sony, and resulted in the worst hardware issues of a modern console and a billion dollar warranty replacement program in an attempt to save face.
Xbox 360 ushered in Xbox Live leading to the now-standard pay to play online requirements across the board for console gaming.
Xbox One tried to force online only/Kinect/service-oriented gaming on consumers which ended up a disaster.
Xbox Series X relies on Game Pass and now with the industry-record purchase of another company will further solidify the subscription model of gaming, which will mostly likely end up another mainstay like pay to play online before it.
All of Microsoft’s consoles have required overpriced proprietary add-on’s instead of allowing consumer choice. Ironically the opposite of their Windows platform.
Microsoft has a sordid history of canceling games and closing studios; likely more than Sony and Nintendo combined.
It’s funny how they make it sound like buying up a huge chunk of the gaming industry will now be a good thing for “everyone”, yet it seems like they themselves are the only ones that think so.
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device - Stories
Legendary games, immersive interactive entertainment and publishing expertise accelerate growth in Microsoft’s Gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud. REDMOND, Wash. and Santa Monica, Calif. – Jan. 18, 2022 – With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a...
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Microsoft consolidating the video game industry is bad for everyone
Let's explore that icky feeling you had when you read about the Activision acquisition.
Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard is a nail in the gaming industry's coffin
Why put up a fight when you can just purchase the competitor?
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Microsoft avoided the latest round of Big Tech antitrust scrutiny. Then it bought a company for $69 billion.
How Microsoft’s 20-year-old antitrust battle prepared it for today’s techlash.
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase is a disaster for gaming
It probably won't be in the next couple of years, but the repercussions of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal are coming.
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Microsoft Bigwig 'Trusts' PlayStation Not to Damage Gaming Industry, Cautions Against Tech Giants
Little fish
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The audacity of that last one! Maybe they should be looking more closely in the mirror.
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That's why I don't exactly trust Microsoft. If I ever decide to get a Xbox One S or X used, or Series X down the line. I'm only getting it for the backwards compatibility and that's it.It’s not like Sony and Nintendo can go unscathed by any means either, but on the whole Microsoft has done more to cause consternation and skin writhing in the industry by far. I liked the original Xbox but imo the brand has been on a downhill trajectory ever since. It even started with questionable tactics.
Halo was supposed to be an RTS for PC and Mac until (surprised surprise) Microsoft bought Bungie, eliminating the Mac version and delaying the PC version for years.
Halo spearheaded the plague of aim assist on consoles, leading to its over reliance as a “game mechanic” instead of developers simply designing smoothly functional aiming mechanics in the first place.
Xbox 360 was rushed to market to beat Sony, and resulted in the worst hardware issues of a modern console and a billion dollar warranty replacement program in an attempt to save face.
Xbox 360 ushered in Xbox Live leading to the now-standard pay to play online requirements across the board for console gaming.
Xbox One tried to force online only/Kinect/service-oriented gaming on consumers which ended up a disaster.
Xbox Series X relies on Game Pass and now with the industry-record purchase of another company will further solidify the subscription model of gaming, which will mostly likely end up another mainstay like pay to play online before it.
All of Microsoft’s consoles have required overpriced proprietary add-on’s instead of allowing consumer choice. Ironically the opposite of their Windows platform.
Microsoft has a sordid history of canceling games and closing studios; likely more than Sony and Nintendo combined.
It’s funny how they make it sound like buying up a huge chunk of the gaming industry will now be a good thing for “everyone”, yet it seems like they themselves are the only ones that think so.
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device - Stories
Legendary games, immersive interactive entertainment and publishing expertise accelerate growth in Microsoft’s Gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud. REDMOND, Wash. and Santa Monica, Calif. – Jan. 18, 2022 – With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a...
Microsoft consolidating the video game industry is bad for everyone
Let's explore that icky feeling you had when you read about the Activision acquisition.www.engadget.com
Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard is a nail in the gaming industry's coffin
Why put up a fight when you can just purchase the competitor?
Microsoft avoided the latest round of Big Tech antitrust scrutiny. Then it bought a company for $69 billion.
How Microsoft’s 20-year-old antitrust battle prepared it for today’s techlash.www.vox.com
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase is a disaster for gaming
It probably won't be in the next couple of years, but the repercussions of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal are coming.
Microsoft Bigwig 'Trusts' PlayStation Not to Damage Gaming Industry, Cautions Against Tech Giants
Little fish
The audacity of that last one! Maybe they should be looking more closely in the mirror.
FPS only exists on consoles because of Halo and its aim assist, because newsflash: FPS on consoles was shiiiiiiiiit compared to PC because analogue sticks were new technology and they were janky as fuck. I base that on playing Timesplitters, Half Life, Soldier of Fortune, GoldenEye and Perfect Dark on the PS2 and N64 respectively. Halo played better than all of them.It’s not like Sony and Nintendo can go unscathed by any means either, but on the whole Microsoft has done more to cause consternation and skin writhing in the industry by far. I liked the original Xbox but imo the brand has been on a downhill trajectory ever since. It even started with questionable tactics.
Halo was supposed to be an RTS for PC and Mac until (surprised surprise) Microsoft bought Bungie, eliminating the Mac version and delaying the PC version for years.
Halo spearheaded the plague of aim assist on consoles, leading to its over reliance as a “game mechanic” instead of developers simply designing smoothly functional aiming mechanics in the first place.
Xbox 360 was rushed to market to beat Sony, and resulted in the worst hardware issues of a modern console and a billion dollar warranty replacement program in an attempt to save face.
Xbox 360 ushered in Xbox Live leading to the now-standard pay to play online requirements across the board for console gaming.
Xbox One tried to force online only/Kinect/service-oriented gaming on consumers which ended up a disaster.
Xbox Series X relies on Game Pass and now with the industry-record purchase of another company will further solidify the subscription model of gaming, which will mostly likely end up another mainstay like pay to play online before it.
All of Microsoft’s consoles have required overpriced proprietary add-on’s instead of allowing consumer choice. Ironically the opposite of their Windows platform.
Microsoft has a sordid history of canceling games and closing studios; likely more than Sony and Nintendo combined.
It’s funny how they make it sound like buying up a huge chunk of the gaming industry will now be a good thing for “everyone”, yet it seems like they themselves are the only ones that think so.
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device - Stories
Legendary games, immersive interactive entertainment and publishing expertise accelerate growth in Microsoft’s Gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud. REDMOND, Wash. and Santa Monica, Calif. – Jan. 18, 2022 – With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a...
Microsoft consolidating the video game industry is bad for everyone
Let's explore that icky feeling you had when you read about the Activision acquisition.
Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard is a nail in the gaming industry's coffin
Why put up a fight when you can just purchase the competitor?
Microsoft avoided the latest round of Big Tech antitrust scrutiny. Then it bought a company for $69 billion.
How Microsoft’s 20-year-old antitrust battle prepared it for today’s techlash.
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase is a disaster for gaming
It probably won't be in the next couple of years, but the repercussions of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal are coming.
Microsoft Bigwig 'Trusts' PlayStation Not to Damage Gaming Industry, Cautions Against Tech Giants
Little fish
The audacity of that last one! Maybe they should be looking more closely in the mirror.
Bobby Kotick accuses Sony of ‘trying to sabotage’ Microsoft’s Activision takeover | VGC
The exec claims PlayStation chief Jim Ryan has “stopped talking” to both…
www.videogameschronicle.com
Bobby Kotick ‘will absolutely remain’ Activision CEO if Microsoft deal fails, it’s claimed | VGC
Previous reports suggested Kotick planned to leave following the deal…
www.videogameschronicle.com
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Sounds like he is fighting to both keep his job and lose it at the same time.Bobby Kotick accuses Sony of ‘trying to sabotage’ Microsoft’s Activision takeover | VGC
The exec claims PlayStation chief Jim Ryan has “stopped talking” to both…Bobby Kotick ‘will absolutely remain’ Activision CEO if Microsoft deal fails, it’s claimed | VGC
Previous reports suggested Kotick planned to leave following the deal…
Haven’t heard that name for a while. Guess he’s still topside then unfortunately.Bobby Kotick accuses Sony of ‘trying to sabotage’ Microsoft’s Activision takeover | VGC
The exec claims PlayStation chief Jim Ryan has “stopped talking” to both…Bobby Kotick ‘will absolutely remain’ Activision CEO if Microsoft deal fails, it’s claimed | VGC
Previous reports suggested Kotick planned to leave following the deal…
Halo was pretty much the only console FPS I played for a while. I remember going to a videogame club in uni and they had a N64 up with Goldeneye. Fuck. Fuuuuuck. What the fuck were those controls? Strafing was paired with looking up and down? Turning was paired with moving forward and backwards? Utter fucking madness.
I still much prefer FPSes on the PC, but I absolutely acknowledge what Halo did to standardize console FPS controls into something much saner. Though maybe even without them it would've happened eventually but eh whatever.
Uh huh...
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Xbox says it’s not interested in ‘playing the exclusivity game’ with Call of Duty | VGC
“The best version of Call of Duty” will be on all platforms if Microsoft acquires the franchise…
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Microsoft says China approves its plan to buy video game-maker Activision Blizzard
Microsoft said Friday that China has unconditionally approved its plan to buy video game company Activision Blizzard even as the deal still faces antitrust opposition in the U.S. and United Kingdom
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Quit playing the victim card. You are nothing close, even resembling a victim. Still not buying any of your crappy games, nor will I ever root for you or the people you put in charge that hurt others.
variety.com
Bobby Kotick Breaks His Silence: Embattled Activision CEO Addresses Toxic Workforce Claims as Microsoft Deal Hangs in Balance
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has broken his silence on the toxic workforce claims as he attempts to close a massive Microsoft deal.
variety.com
I will say, he’s arguably not *the worst*. They at least put out Sekiro without any monetizing bs and stuck to their word on leaving everything beyond the game title to FROM. But that’s certainly an exception.Quit playing the victim card. You are nothing close, even resembling a victim. Still not buying any of your crappy games, nor will I ever root for you or the people you put in charge that hurt others.
Bobby Kotick Breaks His Silence: Embattled Activision CEO Addresses Toxic Workforce Claims as Microsoft Deal Hangs in Balance
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has broken his silence on the toxic workforce claims as he attempts to close a massive Microsoft deal.
From Software made the game, Activision was nothing more than a means to the end for FS. They didn't put any monetization in the Crash N'sane Trilogy or Crash 4, but once again that was Vicarious Visions and Toys for Bob respectively. Activision did put later monetizations in Crash Team Racing Remake, a few weeks after release. So they can still screw off and die. Like I said before, a majority of their games ain't worth crap.
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Activision Blizzard says rise in misconduct reports last year due to greater scrutiny
Activision Blizzard received 114 reports of harassment, discrimination or retaliation by its employees last year.
www.eurogamer.net
And still selling millions somehow.
Angry Joe put Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 on his top 10 best games of 2022.