There are a few very important differences between Steam and the Xbox One system that we learned about. The daily check in is the most significant. Perhaps it is not the public, but the creator of this petition who is poorly informed.
Microsoft tries to repair its PR nightmare by making the console offline capable. Then they come out with this article. Is this a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing?
If you make great games, and then sell those games for a fair price, you won't have to worry about money. Plenty of it will come.
If you have teams of business analysts looking to maximise profits, and find gimmicks to squeeze money out of gamers, then you are only going to lose money in the long run.
@Kraken422 FPS games on console typically have aim assist. FPS games on PC never do, unless they are a lazy port from the consoles. That should answer your question.
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