Zwabber@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft CEO Says He Would "Love" To Get Rid Of Xbox Exclusives But Can't Because Of Sonywww.gamespot.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up116cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up116external-linkMicrosoft CEO Says He Would "Love" To Get Rid Of Xbox Exclusives But Can't Because Of Sonywww.gamespot.comZwabber@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareNarishma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat makes no sense. Microsoft was a Sega partner during the Dreamcast era and didn’t enter the console market until after Sega had quit.
minus-squareozymandias117@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIt would make sense - Microsoft used the Xbox to push DirectX over OpenGL, and that is how stores were laid out at the time. It’s just been enough years I can’t verify whether it was a rumor or actually happened
minus-squareNarishma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThat still makes no sense since the Dreamcast supported DirectX and not OpenGL.
That makes no sense. Microsoft was a Sega partner during the Dreamcast era and didn’t enter the console market until after Sega had quit.
It would make sense - Microsoft used the Xbox to push DirectX over OpenGL, and that is how stores were laid out at the time. It’s just been enough years I can’t verify whether it was a rumor or actually happened
That still makes no sense since the Dreamcast supported DirectX and not OpenGL.