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A comment on Xbox's new policy – say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November. Parent comment

Re:Xbox's new policy – say goodbye to unofficial accessories... by jwestbury on Monday October 30, 2023 @05:10AM (#38067146)
> Yet another move by MS contrary to the ‘see we arent the same company as we used to be’ vibe they’ve tried to cultivate.

I'd wholly bought into that narrative. Over the past year, I've become so opposed to Microsoft that I'm likely to make my next laptop purchase a MacBook, even though I'm a longtime PC gamer. I just refuse to use Microsoft products anymore. Apple might have their own issues, but at least they're up front about who they are.

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Re:Xbox's new policy – say goodbye to unofficial accessories... by drekipus on Monday October 30, 2023 @05:11AM (#38067156)
Go Linux / steam / steamdeck. It's really good
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Re:Xbox's new policy – say goodbye to unofficial accessories... by aloisdg on Monday October 30, 2023 @05:36AM (#38067323)
Main driving linux for dev for years. Kept a dualboot at home for gaming. Switch to full linux last year. It works better and better. Proton is a bless. Thanks wine and thanks valve.
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Re:Xbox's new policy – say goodbye to unofficial accessories... by rekoil on Monday October 30, 2023 @07:45AM (#38068190)
But that's a bit of a fallacy, as Proton just makes it possible to start Windows-targeting games on Linux. So you're still benefiting from a Microsoft-dominated gaming industry whether you like it or not.
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Re:Xbox's new policy – say goodbye to unofficial accessories... by pjmlp on Monday October 30, 2023 @06:51AM (#38067820)
Which needs Windows software to keep going, as not even game studios targeting Android/NDK care about GNU/Linux.
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