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RESIDENT EVIL 7 is an Xbox Play Anywhere title (Buy once, play on PC and X1)
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They don't? What if they think they can make more money by selling the game separately on Xbox and Windows than Microsoft is willing to give them?
BlazinSkatinAxel
Member
I read that Microsoft is working on a one interface shell that would dynamically change based on the input. Windows Central said it should be appearing the future builds soon. So, we will see if the second happens very soon.
Oh man that's awesome! Digital only right though? I have forza horizon 3 physical. Guess that wont apply. Now to figure out how to get gears on my pc since this is all new to me!
Well, they can think that, but they actually have a way to measure that now, and I think that's the reason why Capcom decided to make this title XPA. They saw those Steam vs. WS numbers and the digital XBO numbers and did comparisons on where they get the most money. They have to realize that the number of double dippers are low. Giving someone who has an Xbox a bigger incentive to go digital is smart. That's really what this does... well, one thing. The other is having development of Xbox games scale to PC and in the future Scorpio also puts games that wouldn't be on PC, on that platform. Basically keeping more users away from used games sales is beneficial to publishers. It's all opportunity cost. We shall see. But I'm sure if it is successful, we'll def see more Capcom games going XPA.
Yea, but don't expect it soon. I wouldn't expect the Xbox stuff until next year really. With some steps on the design going this year with the GUIDE and stuff.
No, pc gamers who know what they want out of a pc game. There's nothing wrong with that. They have expectations based off of tradition. There are always trolls though.
paperspace
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Digital only but codes also give you the same benefit, look around for other prices before you buy straight from W10/Xbox store
b. Store Fees. The Store Fee you owe to Microsoft for making your Apps and In-App Products available through the Store will be deducted from Net Receipts to calculate the App Proceeds payable to you in accordance with this Section 6. The Store Fee for Apps and In-App Product made available in the Store is thirty percent (30%) of Net Receipts, except for transactions subject to the Commerce Expansion Adjustment (in which case the Store Fee is thirty percent (30%) of Net Receipts plus the specified additional percentage of Net Receipts).
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Don't mean me. Move along nothing to see.
For Play Anywhere?
I'm confused by this too. Pc and Xbox one versions of the game for price of one sounds fantastic.
Gaffers gonna complain.
I think you've generalized a few bad eggs from Twitter here
Eclectic Jabber Monkey
Member
Do you have a "digital" copy of Gears 4 on Xbox One? If so go to the Windows 10 store, My Library, find Gears 4 and begin downloading it, at 92ish GB. Easy as pie.
Yes that's exactly why Microsoft want to release the game on their store, so they get the money. The same thing likely happens on the Xbox store, either way they get their cut.
It's business, is it truly that hard to understand?
Regardless, the VR mode is exclusive to Playstation for a year.
Yh i read that wrong. Whoops! Brain fart. Time for some sleep.
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Decent get for MS wonder if they can get COD next year given they some how got them on the store already.
paperspace
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That would be like MS fronting the fee to allow your purchases to be playable on PS4 as well. It IS weird.
CoD:IW and MWR are on the WinStore. Nobody cares, though. You could chalk that up to the lack of XPA/cross-platform multiplayer to some extent, I suppose, however, by and large, XPA simply isn't a compelling incentive for PC gamers, so I doubt the games being XPA titles would have changed much as far as engagement from the WinStore side is concerned (an Xbox player playing his/her complimentary PC version doesn't help the WinStore gain traction within the PC DD space).
LordRaptor
Member
MS could sell Steam keys themselves and Valve wouldn't take any cut from those sales.
They don't want to, because they don't want to support the most popular PC platform.
Thats why most PC gamers aren't enthralled with Play Anywhere. They don't own Xboxes, so it offers nothing.
potatohead
Member
Lol seriously
They may miss out on some double dipping I guess.
Because that market is how big? In my opinion, not that large for it to matter.
If it gets popular, that means you have more people buying digital games on their xbox console, which means less physical copies, which means less used game sales that they get no cut of. The profits would be bigger for them if this became popular.
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Yea, that is what they would lose, but I'm sure that market isn't that big, otherwise Capcom of all businesses wouldn't be doing this. I'm still confused as to why MS wouldn't push for XPA for DR4 that they paid for exclusivity. Though if I were MS I would rather Resident Evil under the initiative than DR4 because of the RE brand.
LordRaptor
Member
I think its big enough to matter for Publishers who already have their own sales platforms on the PC - EA / Ubi / arguably Activision.
You can play with two PC copies online also. Technically 3 copies between XB1 and PC (home Xbox, home PC and XBL sign-in).
Not terribly important for something like RE VII, where the other person could simply use your Steam copy offline, but very useful for anything online multiplayer.
Head.spawn
Junior Member
Really glad i didn't preorder this on my PS4, lol.
Yh still am surprised they got Activision to there in the first place even though COD isn't the property it is on PC.It will be interesting to see if they even get a truly massive property on WS and XPA.
Majestic 12
Banned
Play Anywhere is great but as a Windows 7 user I miss out on the fun.
Yessir. Will check that out when I get home! Now I dont got to worry about streaming it!
I look forward to the same salt being thrown around in this thread for future threads.
No it did not.
Weird. Half of my games arent showing up in my library. Gears of War 4 being one of them. Had to search for it to show that I owned it and be able to download it. Odd.
Also, maybe im misunderstanding but is call of duty infinite warfare also play anywhere? I also own that digitally but it wont show up, but also searching for it it shows that I dont own it and shows a price oddly enough. Strange. Sorry if im hijacking this topic but figured id ask.
Edit: Nvm im a turd, totally misunderstood and a quick google search shows its not a play anywhere title.
killatopak
Member
This is great.
Is vr mode available on pc? That would be nice so I wouldn't have to wait on scorpio for vr support.
Is vr mode available on pc? That would be nice so I wouldn't have to wait on scorpio for vr support.
Knuckle Sandwich
Member
It's pretty nice to play Recore or Forza on my pc in the office and then go play on the xbone in my room before I go to sleep. I just don't get why people don't get the appeal of that.
Those who have their own stores, yes it wouldn't make sense for them because of 70% vs. 100%. But that's a different scenario than the total market for double dippers where things are "equal." They may have their own reasons to do XPA but on the surface of it, yes, it doesn't make sense for those publishers to do so.
It will be, eventually