PC Developers Agree: Windows 8 is Cause for Concern
Agree with Gabe Newell's recent comments on the matter.
It's not just Gabe Newell that apparently has a problem with Windows 8. Following similar comments from Blizzard's Rob Pardo and Markus 'Notch' Persson, it would seem there are a few PC developers that believe that Microsoft has something of a "wrongheaded strategy".
The big concern is of the "walled garden" that features prominently in Windows 8's touch-based user interface. "Hopefully the market will be able to adapt to the wrongheaded strategy Microsoft is employing with Windows 8," says Brad Wardell of Stardock.
"PC Games have always been gamers' games, edgy and adapting fast. I do really agree with Gabe Newell's comment that the one thing holding back Linux is gaming, and how significant gaming actually is to purchasers' choices," said Day Z creator Dean Hall.
"There is quite an interesting market transition happening right now, that in a way DayZ got caught up in the middle of. With the consoles hitting the end of their life, it would seem PC gaming appears - in the short term at least - to be pushing forward pretty strongly.
"It's really too early to say what impact it would have for development of projects like DayZ, much of our backend architecture is already running on Linux... This whole scenario feels much like the Microsoft I recall upending the Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise, a decision that I couldn't figure out whether I was more angry or puzzled by."
More doom-saying in GI's poll results, here.
The big concern is of the "walled garden" that features prominently in Windows 8's touch-based user interface. "Hopefully the market will be able to adapt to the wrongheaded strategy Microsoft is employing with Windows 8," says Brad Wardell of Stardock.
"PC Games have always been gamers' games, edgy and adapting fast. I do really agree with Gabe Newell's comment that the one thing holding back Linux is gaming, and how significant gaming actually is to purchasers' choices," said Day Z creator Dean Hall.
"There is quite an interesting market transition happening right now, that in a way DayZ got caught up in the middle of. With the consoles hitting the end of their life, it would seem PC gaming appears - in the short term at least - to be pushing forward pretty strongly.
"It's really too early to say what impact it would have for development of projects like DayZ, much of our backend architecture is already running on Linux... This whole scenario feels much like the Microsoft I recall upending the Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise, a decision that I couldn't figure out whether I was more angry or puzzled by."
More doom-saying in GI's poll results, here.
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king skins 7 Aug 2012 12:06
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I don't really get what all the fuss is about... only the WinRT version will the locked down where you'll only be able to buy stuff from the store. But this version will only be available on tablets anyway.
The normal desktop version of win 8 will be pretty similar to win 7 just with a new interface and a store, oh and no start button. I don't see how any of these are going to affect PC games...
The normal desktop version of win 8 will be pretty similar to win 7 just with a new interface and a store, oh and no start button. I don't see how any of these are going to affect PC games...