Could Microsoft destroy Linux gaming by using the windows store (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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So as we know Windows Platform Apps and WinUI3 apps do not work on Linux, I keep wondering if Microsoft were to launch a new API let’s say direct X 15 but limit it to Windows Store Apps, and provided a way for the apps to be installed from other stores like steam could they in time kill modern Linux gaming.

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[-] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 20 points 3 months ago

My hope is that the Microsoft store continues to be so shitty that users just reject any future attempts to do that.

That being said, if a large number of devs and users eventually adopted it, I would abandon gaming and stick with only native Linux games and vintage PC games that ran through Wine/Proton.

I refuse to use Windows for anything. And as much as I love gaming, I love my freedom, privacy, and rights as a user far more.

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