Xbox Boss: We Weren't Fully Committed to PC Gaming, But....

@jg4xchamp: @FoxbatAlpha:

It's very interesting and quite curious especially lets say if they announce that Halo 5 & QB will be X1/PC. They must have a plan on how this all works for them so I'm all ears at this years E3.

Was hoping this would mean they are reopening Ensemble.

So it's time for Microsoft's annual commitment to PC gaming

Call me when they announce Freelancer 2 exclusively for PC then I'll believe them. Announcing bunch of gimmicks for Windows to promote Xbox brand =/= PC gaming.

I am still curious to see how this whole Windows 10 ecosystem ties together. More games and support the better, I guess.

So it's time for Microsoft's annual commitment to PC gaming

• 2005 - We care about PC gaming, Longhorn (Vista) to usher in modern PC gaming with "Tray and Play"
  Vista launches with none of the stuff MS promised, Vista itself sucks the ass of a thousand camels.
• 2006 - MS: Don't Count PC Games Out
  MS announces GFWL and how utterly amazing it will be, suckers everywhere rejoice in the eventual ass reaming they don't know is coming yet.
• 2007 - MS continues PC push
  MS launches GFWL...and it has a $50 a year fee, and they announce a whole slew of games to include Shadowrun with cross platform play and Gears of War 1! What are you paying for you ask? Jank ass software that crashes and has the most unintuitive updating system known to man. Load a game, game says you need update. Signs you out, downloads update, you jump back in...oh GFWL client has a update too! signs you out, downloads up date and you log back in...
  MS will shortly thereafter disband Ensemble because MS feels that they're (MS) moving in a different direction! But don't worry we tots <3 you PC gamers.
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is A-okay
  Yea we've looked at some money pie charts and can see that PC gaming brings in billions in revenue. Here is our open letter to how awesome PC gaming is and our promise to support it! We finally put some new titles up on GFWL! Oh and we got rid of the $50 a year fee for GFWL, see we're serious about PC gaming! If that's not a sign of commitment, I don't know what is!
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is not dead!
  Look at this event we're throwing for PC gaming, you think we'd throw this if we didn't truly care about it?! Look at these games that will be on GFWL. We <3 PC gaming. You want fixes for GFWL issues? We'll look into that.
• 2008 - MS bolsters PC gaming with all new Games for Windows Live!
  Hey gaiz remember those GFWL client issues you were having...well we didn't fix those per say but....here is the same shit in a slightly newer skin! PROGRESS
• 2009 - MS: PC gaming still a priority for us!
  Okay gaiz look, this time we're serious about our upcoming push in PC gaming. It's so vital to us at MS that we give the PC our love and support!
• 2010 - MS: "We're doubling down on PC gaming
  By doubling down we mean we're keeping this shittastic GFWL client around because! We might even throw an update at it to fix the problem of game saves being randomly deleted or rendered worthless...maybe.
• 2010 - MS Launches Games for Windows Marketplace
  Hey gaiz, we're making GFWL even better because it's now called Games for Windows Marketplace. Everything is brand new and easy to use, anonymous journalists have even said it's better than Steam. We had 3 interns and a janitor work on this, so you know we're committed!
• 2010 - MS: Windows 8 is going to relaunch gaming!
  Hey gaiz, MS again. With Windows 8 we're totally going to put our full weight behind PC gaming just like we promised back in 2006! Pls be excite.
• 2012 - MS: We won't ditch GFWL!
  We're committed to PC gaming and we absolutely think GFWL is the best play to get PC games and play with others. Our client is awesome....ly bloated and deletes shit randomly, but that's really one of the charms of PC gaming that we captured! It's a balanced experience! Hope you rike!
• 2013 - MS to discontinue GFWL
  Hey gaiz new manager here, so like a bunch of your games might stop working come 2014...but that's okay! We expect there to be transitions as we build out new investments, but we remain committed to bringing first party gaming services and games to Windows for years to come. We will share more details in the future!
• 2013 - MS promises core first party games coming to PC
  We're so committed we swear!
• 2014 – Phil Spencer: a ‘renewed focus’ on Windows PC gaming from Microsoft is coming | http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/21/5534188/microsoft-renewed-focus-on-windows-pc-gaming-phil-spencer

• 2005 - We care about PC gaming, Longhorn (Vista) to usher in modern PC gaming with "Tray and Play"
  Vista launches with none of the stuff MS promised, Vista itself sucks the ass of a thousand camels.
• 2006 - MS: Don't Count PC Games Out
  MS announces GFWL and how utterly amazing it will be, suckers everywhere rejoice in the eventual ass reaming they don't know is coming yet.
• 2007 - MS continues PC push
  MS launches GFWL...and it has a $50 a year fee, and they announce a whole slew of games to include Shadowrun with cross platform play and Gears of War 1! What are you paying for you ask? Jank ass software that crashes and has the most unintuitive updating system known to man. Load a game, game says you need update. Signs you out, downloads update, you jump back in...oh GFWL client has a update too! signs you out, downloads up date and you log back in...
  MS will shortly thereafter disband Ensemble because MS feels that they're (MS) moving in a different direction! But don't worry we tots <3 you PC gamers.
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is A-okay
  Yea we've looked at some money pie charts and can see that PC gaming brings in billions in revenue. Here is our open letter to how awesome PC gaming is and our promise to support it! We finally put some new titles up on GFWL! Oh and we got rid of the $50 a year fee for GFWL, see we're serious about PC gaming! If that's not a sign of commitment, I don't know what is!
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is not dead!
  Look at this event we're throwing for PC gaming, you think we'd throw this if we didn't truly care about it?! Look at these games that will be on GFWL. We <3 PC gaming. You want fixes for GFWL issues? We'll look into that.
• 2008 - MS bolsters PC gaming with all new Games for Windows Live!
  Hey gaiz remember those GFWL client issues you were having...well we didn't fix those per say but....here is the same shit in a slightly newer skin! PROGRESS
• 2009 - MS: PC gaming still a priority for us!
  Okay gaiz look, this time we're serious about our upcoming push in PC gaming. It's so vital to us at MS that we give the PC our love and support!
• 2010 - MS: "We're doubling down on PC gaming
  By doubling down we mean we're keeping this shittastic GFWL client around because! We might even throw an update at it to fix the problem of game saves being randomly deleted or rendered worthless...maybe.
• 2010 - MS Launches Games for Windows Marketplace
  Hey gaiz, we're making GFWL even better because it's now called Games for Windows Marketplace. Everything is brand new and easy to use, anonymous journalists have even said it's better than Steam. We had 3 interns and a janitor work on this, so you know we're committed!
• 2010 - MS: Windows 8 is going to relaunch gaming!
  Hey gaiz, MS again. With Windows 8 we're totally going to put our full weight behind PC gaming just like we promised back in 2006! Pls be excite.
• 2012 - MS: We won't ditch GFWL!
  We're committed to PC gaming and we absolutely think GFWL is the best play to get PC games and play with others. Our client is awesome....ly bloated and deletes shit randomly, but that's really one of the charms of PC gaming that we captured! It's a balanced experience! Hope you rike!
• 2013 - MS to discontinue GFWL
  Hey gaiz new manager here, so like a bunch of your games might stop working come 2014...but that's okay! We expect there to be transitions as we build out new investments, but we remain committed to bringing first party gaming services and games to Windows for years to come. We will share more details in the future!
• 2013 - MS promises core first party games coming to PC
  We're so committed we swear!
• 2014 – Phil Spencer: a ‘renewed focus’ on Windows PC gaming from Microsoft is coming | http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/21/5534188/microsoft-renewed-focus-on-windows-pc-gaming-phil-spencer

@jg4xchamp: Because PC automatically runs every game in 60fps regardless of hardware, right?

Call me when they announce Freelancer 2 exclusively for PC then I'll believe them. Announcing bunch of gimmicks for Windows to promote Xbox brand =/= PC gaming.

Looking into the future a bit, I wonder if there will be a time in which pc and XB1 won't basically be tied together. At least as far as Win10 goes anyway. Multiplayer games basically being shared across the two like fable will. The XB1 could have a few exclusives, but basically become a cheaper and simpler pc basically, but the online portion would be intertwined between the two.

Or at the very least announce some Xbox One exclusives coming to PC like Sunset: Overdrive, Halo MCC, Quantum Break, Forza and not the other way around with money hating SMITE, Gigantic, Elite: Dangerous, and other PC games or potentially any PC game shown at this conference. Microsoft sure has no problem "uniting" the xbox brand when it comes to taking PC games and developers and putting them on Xbox but when its the other way its they'll hesitate to put even their smallest games on PC.

Since a PC Gamer Mag staffed replied to a comment stating that Microsoft would show off some games at the conference there is a little spec of hope but I get the feeling they'll just show off some indie crap that was made exclusive to the Xbox One but would of been put on PC and other platforms anyway.

My excitement for the show is lowered with an XBOX LOGO NOT A WINDOWS LOGO being on a PC gaming conference. With microsofts screen time most likely being a disappointment it will make me mad that the time and spot could of been used by more PC developers and Publishers.

Freelancer 2 would be amazing. I almost want to reinstall the original.

• 2005 - We care about PC gaming, Longhorn (Vista) to usher in modern PC gaming with "Tray and Play"
  Vista launches with none of the stuff MS promised, Vista itself sucks the ass of a thousand camels.
• 2006 - MS: Don't Count PC Games Out
  MS announces GFWL and how utterly amazing it will be, suckers everywhere rejoice in the eventual ass reaming they don't know is coming yet.
• 2007 - MS continues PC push
  MS launches GFWL...and it has a $50 a year fee, and they announce a whole slew of games to include Shadowrun with cross platform play and Gears of War 1! What are you paying for you ask? Jank ass software that crashes and has the most unintuitive updating system known to man. Load a game, game says you need update. Signs you out, downloads update, you jump back in...oh GFWL client has a update too! signs you out, downloads up date and you log back in...
  MS will shortly thereafter disband Ensemble because MS feels that they're (MS) moving in a different direction! But don't worry we tots <3 you PC gamers.
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is A-okay
  Yea we've looked at some money pie charts and can see that PC gaming brings in billions in revenue. Here is our open letter to how awesome PC gaming is and our promise to support it! We finally put some new titles up on GFWL! Oh and we got rid of the $50 a year fee for GFWL, see we're serious about PC gaming! If that's not a sign of commitment, I don't know what is!
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is not dead!
  Look at this event we're throwing for PC gaming, you think we'd throw this if we didn't truly care about it?! Look at these games that will be on GFWL. We <3 PC gaming. You want fixes for GFWL issues? We'll look into that.
• 2008 - MS bolsters PC gaming with all new Games for Windows Live!
  Hey gaiz remember those GFWL client issues you were having...well we didn't fix those per say but....here is the same shit in a slightly newer skin! PROGRESS
• 2009 - MS: PC gaming still a priority for us!
  Okay gaiz look, this time we're serious about our upcoming push in PC gaming. It's so vital to us at MS that we give the PC our love and support!
• 2010 - MS: "We're doubling down on PC gaming
  By doubling down we mean we're keeping this shittastic GFWL client around because! We might even throw an update at it to fix the problem of game saves being randomly deleted or rendered worthless...maybe.
• 2010 - MS Launches Games for Windows Marketplace
  Hey gaiz, we're making GFWL even better because it's now called Games for Windows Marketplace. Everything is brand new and easy to use, anonymous journalists have even said it's better than Steam. We had 3 interns and a janitor work on this, so you know we're committed!
• 2010 - MS: Windows 8 is going to relaunch gaming!
  Hey gaiz, MS again. With Windows 8 we're totally going to put our full weight behind PC gaming just like we promised back in 2006! Pls be excite.
• 2012 - MS: We won't ditch GFWL!
  We're committed to PC gaming and we absolutely think GFWL is the best play to get PC games and play with others. Our client is awesome....ly bloated and deletes shit randomly, but that's really one of the charms of PC gaming that we captured! It's a balanced experience! Hope you rike!
• 2013 - MS to discontinue GFWL
  Hey gaiz new manager here, so like a bunch of your games might stop working come 2014...but that's okay! We expect there to be transitions as we build out new investments, but we remain committed to bringing first party gaming services and games to Windows for years to come. We will share more details in the future!
• 2013 - MS promises core first party games coming to PC
  We're so committed we swear!
• 2014 – Phil Spencer: a ‘renewed focus’ on Windows PC gaming from Microsoft is coming | http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/21/5534188/microsoft-renewed-focus-on-windows-pc-gaming-phil-spencer

Saying something is one thing, doing is another.

Will they probably make more of a push to be a viable platform for PC gaming with their own store front? Yeah I'd imagine they plan on making something that competes with Steam and Gog and the like, but out right making exclusive stuff that is significant? I'm not holding my breath.

I am still curious to see how this whole Windows 10 ecosystem ties together. More games and support the better, I guess.

@jg4xchamp: @FoxbatAlpha:

It's very interesting and quite curious especially lets say if they announce that Halo 5 & QB will be X1/PC. They must have a plan on how this all works for them so I'm all ears at this years E3.

Nice knowing you X1 but it's game over man, game over. :P

Anyway, gonna be a great E3 for MS me thinks, they've got a lot to talk about between X1 & PC, can't wait.

What ya think?

The Story.

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Xbox Boss: We Weren't Fully Committed to PC Gaming, But That's Changing Now

"Our team has never committed more resources to making Windows better for game developers and gamers."

by Eddie Makuch on June 4, 2015

Ahead of Microsoft's appearance at the PC Gaming Show at E3 later this month, Xbox executive Phil Spencer has pledged to gamers that the mistakes of Games for Windows Live won't be repeated with Windows 10. Speaking with PC Gamer, which is hosting the event with Microsoft as a co-sponsor, Spencer started off by recalling the struggles of Microsoft's PC gaming past.

"We weren't fully committed as a company, and I've said that before. We made commitments to developers and consumers that I don't feel we lived up to," he said when asked about Games for Windows Live. "The key difference now is that the Xbox team is driving the Windows and console gaming efforts as one connected ecosystem."

If gaming on Windows 10 falls short, it won't be for lack of effort or resources.

"I can tell you definitively that our team has never committed more resources to making Windows better for game developers and gamers, and that means any gamer on Windows 10, regardless of storefront or device," Spencer explained.

"Windows is the most popular platform for games in the world and we are committed to doing more," he added. "Xbox needs to deliver meaningful, measurable improvements for games and gamers--both for existing games and services and new titles."

Asked if Microsoft's internal development teams, as part of the company's overall renewed focus on PC gaming, would develop PC-exclusive games, Spencer promised support for the platform, but didn't make any promises.

"The charter of Microsoft Studios is to develop games that showcase the best of every Windows device," he said. "You can absolutely count on us to invest in games for the PC. While we want to break down the walls between platforms, we also know that certain games are optimized for certain devices."

Of course a question about new Halo games coming to PC also came up in the interview. Spencer reminded fans that Halo has a history of supporting PC with games like Halo: Combat Evolved for the original Xbox and Windows 98; Halo 2 for PC; and Halo: Spartan Assault and Spartan Strike for Windows 8.

"There's definitely a legacy there," Spencer said. "So no, we wouldn't rule out more Halo coming to the PC."

Read the full PC Gamer interview here.

The first-ever PC Gaming Show at E3 will be held Tuesday, June 16, starting at 5 PM PDT. GameSpot will have all the news from the show as it's announced.

So it's time for Microsoft's annual commitment to PC gaming

The day Halo gets released same day on PC as Xbox is the end of the Xbox brand imo. And if that's what they want, cool. I had fun with it.

Windows 10 AKA the final nail for Xbone. (well..actually it's already dead...but it's what they say :p )

Thank you M$ for doing a full seppuku with the Xbone. LOL

Freelancer 2 would be amazing. I almost want to reinstall the original.