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Could Microsoft destroy Linux gaming by using the windows store (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So as we know Windows Platform Apps and WinUI3 apps do not work on Linux, I keep wondering if Microsoft were to launch a new API let’s say direct X 15 but limit it to Windows Store Apps, and provided a way for the apps to be installed from other stores like steam could they in time kill modern Linux gaming.

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 2 months ago

They tried. It was called UWP, but it never caught on and Microsoft quickly realized nobody wanted to use their store or even bother with the new format, so all their games also have a normal x86 version.