Because they want those numbers for their own store?
Great news!
Now bring it to Xbox and make it Play Anywhere.
Not sure if serious.
It sits at +1.1 million right now.
The AoE base on steam is too big to ignore, Microsoft has to release this along with the AoE III remaster and AoE IV on steam when those release.
I've been saying this for like two years.I'm still confused why they don't turn the Xbox app on Windows 10 into some kind of steam alternative.
Expected, but fuck.
It would still use the same backend infrastructure as the windows store so i don't really see the reason.I'm still confused why they don't turn the Xbox app on Windows 10 into some kind of steam alternative.
Guess steam port begging isn't considered port begging.
Yeah, I haven't installed Creators Update, because it ships with broken drivers (and doesn't let install drivers for manufacturer or older windows drivers).
No reason to think AOE would allow earlier versions.
i don't think a late release on Steam will get those numbers
I've said this a few times now, but that Microsoft created a Steam <-> XBL network API that was beta-tested in Rise of Nations and, more to the point, then implemented in Killer Instinct has me firmly believing it's only a matter of time before WinStore exclusivity becomes a thing of the past.
If you think its broke then maybe you should learn how to use a computer, maybe its user error. Its so broke but i can download and play games.... its easier to complain about personal failures, generally people who are fine are in the silent minority.
"were excited about what that entails"
Creators Update hasn't released outside of preview yet.
WTF?If the Windows Store was just another storefront, this would be entirely fine. But since it's a walled garden, MS's attempt to destroy most of what is great about PCs by adding in licensing fees and such, this is not fine. I agree that it's unlikely that AoE Definitive Edition will stay Win10 Store-exclusive forever, but that they keep pushing this, their not-really-Windows separate mobile or console-style storefront, is really not good.
And it's kind of a tragedy here, because while it has aged in some ways, Age of Empires was a great game at the time and still holds up reasonably well. I hope that this edition adds being able to queue unit production in buildings though, that's one big thing I missed when I played some AoE 1 again recently for the first time in a long time...