http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...o-clearly-articulate-its-vision-for-pc-gaming
Personally I think it's pretty crystal clear where things are going official explanation or not. This is the Android/Google Play Store model repeated where options are available but overall irrelevant and/or obfuscated. The apps released through Windows Store severely limited and locked. I agree with the article in that the road to this future is much shorter then some may think.
Related thread: Tim Sweeney:MS wants to monopolise games development on PC–and we must fight it
Its goals for UWP are lofty, and the notion of software that's largely able to run cross-platform between PCs, consoles, phones and tablets is an interesting and worthy one - but along the way, it risks losing sight of what makes the PC and Windows ecosystems great in the first place. The PC is a brilliant platform for games not because of the powerful hardware you can put into the box, but because of the openness and freedom of the platform - openness and freedom that encourages innovation, experimentation and creativity, that by its nature permits modding and extension of beloved games by talented fans, and frees users to change or add to their gaming experiences in novel and powerful ways. If the PC platform were to become nothing more than a more expensive games console in a less nicely designed box, it would lose almost all of the magic that makes it into such a vital and dynamic part of the gaming world. Microsoft may have no plans or intention of slaughtering the goose that lays such golden eggs; but if it's going to keep hanging around the barn with a meat cleaver in its hands, it needs to start explaining itself much more clearly, directly and honestly than it has been up until now.
Personally I think it's pretty crystal clear where things are going official explanation or not. This is the Android/Google Play Store model repeated where options are available but overall irrelevant and/or obfuscated. The apps released through Windows Store severely limited and locked. I agree with the article in that the road to this future is much shorter then some may think.
Related thread: Tim Sweeney:MS wants to monopolise games development on PC–and we must fight it