News - Windows gaming GM, Jason Holtman, departs after 6 months

[HEXUS]

Previously Holtman held a senior position, working at Valve (Steam), for eight years.

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[herulach]

Are we sure he's not a ringer?
Leave valve,
kill GFWL
???
Profit?

[Noxvayl]

At least he did something positive by getting rid of Games for Windows Live. Perhaps the new CEO isn't interested in Microsoft pursuing PC gaming or his ideas different from those of Holtman.

If Microsoft don't get their act together they will lose their gaming customer base because you can be sure Valve will attract lots of gamers to their Linux system.

[herulach]

At least he did something positive by getting rid of Games for Windows Live. Perhaps the new CEO isn't interested in Microsoft pursuing PC gaming or his ideas different from those of Holtman.

If Microsoft don't get their act together they will lose their gaming customer base because you can be sure Valve will attract lots of gamers to their Linux system.

Possibly, but as long as the distribution model for that remains tied to steam its unlikely to make inroads into the BF4/COD etc type of AAA title. I can't see EA porting BF5 to linux/OGL and ditching origin.

[Noxvayl]

Perhaps they'll put Origin on Ubuntu in the hopes that Ubuntu is used rather than SteamOS.

It is a long way off but there is a growing appreciation for an alternative to Windows considering the treatment the desktop has received recently. Time will tell but for me, if Microsoft don't provide a decent desktop experience without the touch screen nonsense then I'm likely to look elsewhere myself.

[Traldera]

Possibly, but as long as the distribution model for that remains tied to steam its unlikely to make inroads into the BF4/COD etc type of AAA title. I can't see EA porting BF5 to linux/OGL and ditching origin.

Valve already said they'd support Origin on SteamOS. I'm pretty sure EA will take them up on it too. Effectively a third living room console for nothing more than the price of a software port.