This is a problem that I believe needs to be adressed.
Right now Microsoft is claiming to be making a push to accept PC gaming into their family, however if we look at their supposed "store" for pc games on windows 10, it looks like a page straight out of the app store. If they expect PC gamers to buy their games, they need to make a store page worthy of viewing.
Some may argue that this is not important, however it only takes a bit of thought to realize how important it is. In a few months the game "Halo Wars 2" is coming out on the Microsoft store. This game is important because it has the potential to revive a nearly dead genre, the RTS game. In 2010 EA did what it always does, they bought off a small game studio who had a ton of loving fans and ruined it, but this time it was different. Command and Conquer was one of the first RTS game series and one of the flagship titles of the genre (it would be like a big evil company buying Doom when it was still so integral to shooters) without command and conquer the RTS fizzled out and EA turned them into mobile games.
Now we are in the year 2016, every time an RTS game that isn't starcraft comes out it only sustains its player base for about a year, and halo wars has a chance to change that. It is introducing a new console audience to the rts, its made by creative assembly and it looks great. However if it appears on such a crappy store as the windows store then it will surely fail, without advertisement it cant ever catch on.
In fact none of these games can catch on without advertisement. It is almost like Microsoft is just putting these games on pc to check off a list that says "we did it" they do not truly care, they just shove these games to the back of their crappily designed store and hope it sells.
Sign This petition if you want these games on steam, or if you want Microsoft to develop their store for pc games more.
[url]https://www.change.org/p/phil-spencer-update-the-windows-10-pc-game-store/preview[/url]
Wadda u guys think?
Edit: Please don't say these petitions don't usually work, as Ive heard that a million times but I figured I would try anyway and it doesn't contribute to the conversation around the Idea.
It's Halo and it's on PC, it'll sell regardless of what store it's on.
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