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Xbox owners have once again hit back at Microsoft for "very disappointing" advertisements
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this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2024
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We’re stuck with this kind of behaviour though. What am I going to do? Throw out my Xbox because I don’t like what they’re doing? Maybe this will make people choose a different console next generation, but that’s barely sending a message if there’s only a couple of viable options.
Reject consoles, return to PC gaming. As consoles get more and more expensive, with less to offer, it makes less and less sense to continue supporting consoles.
And consider Linux. Microsoft has put ads into Windows, and could do the same thing they're doing on Xbox if they think they could get away with it. Yeah, some games don't work on Linux (most do though!), but Linux also doesn't track or advertise to you.
"Could do"? I haven't used Windows in a decade at least, but doesn't it have ads in the start menu now?
I think so? I know they used to pre-install Candy Crush or whatever, but I'm not sure what Windows 11 does these days.
Regardless, that's not going to happen on Linux, but it totally could (does already?) on Windows.
It's pretty bad on PC as well, with more and more games requiring kernel level anticheat software. I wish I had something positive to say. Just lots of bad news coming out in gaming it seems.
Well, yeah. I get both consoles. But that's one of the reasons I leaned heavily into Playstation last generation. Xbox has been ad heavy since one of their UI updates on the 360.
I mean Sony has been pulling plenty of terrible shit and Nintendo hates their fans. PC is the only consumer friendly option and they're doing their best to make sure that stops.
Although I have my grievences with Valve for other reasons I do have to commend them for their efforts to make linux a way more viable gaming platform than I ever could have imagined. I think a full 2/3rds of my steam library is playable on linux, which is pretty good considering that's not something I considered when buying them.