Microsoft Promises Core First-Party Games Coming to PC

In some ways, Microsoft is playing catch-up to Sony. In recent years, Cross-Play games have propagated content across PlayStation 3, Vita, and, now, PS4. But "One Microsoft" isn't willing to sit by and squander the incredible audience of Windows. For PC gamers, Microsoft's newfound commitment to PC games certainly is exciting.

[NatureOfLogic]

So I'm guessing PS4/PC best combo?

[Snookies12]

You'd probably get the most out of your money with a setup like that. Though I do want an X1 at some point as well. I'd also love to pick up a Wii U when some of the bigger Nintendo games start coming out for it. :]

[LonChaneyTV]

Not at all keeping my hopes up for forza, halo, Ryse, Rare studios or any major hit success console exclusive to come to PC. I do see Microsoft well establishing an ecosystem with it. (like project spark and titanfall)

I liked the Xbox 360/PC combo i had for almost a decade, being able to share controllers between the two platforms was helpful.

I'm interested in PC/XB1 since i know Microsoft's contracts will weed out the selections they chose to bring over.

[mewhy32]

already have PS4 on preorder and a mid gaming rig. I'm set.

[nukeitall]

I'm going Xbox One for the multiplayer that has dedicated servers. I don't have a massive gaming rig, nor do I plan to have one so will settle with light gaming on my Surface Pro. My desktop can run Starcraft 2 and that is the only PC game I really care about, other than maybe C&C and some of the other Blizzard IPs.

I might upgrade to a Surface Pro 3 next year though.

[Kleptic]

^serious request...can you please show a title that is available on Xbox one, ps4, and PC...that only has dedicated servers on xbox one?

[guitarded77]

If they were to bring over all XBOX exclusives to PC, that would seriously damage XBOX as a brand. They'd have to release the XBOX versions way ahead of the PC versions to avoid a fiasco.

[FamilyGuy]

PS4 is getting a lot of the PC games, just not the MS ones (obviously) so I'm good with the PS4-WiiU combo. Nintendo games are exclusive that can't be found anywhere else so it's a no-brainer.

[badz149]

what is the logic behind this move, marketing wise? the Xbone is NOT getting the positive news or PR at this point and suddenly they are promising core games to come to PC too? don't they wanna sell the console??

[fluffydelusions]

Per usual, yes

[Convas]

But you'd be supporting Microsoft if you're buying their 1st party games on PC.

I thought that such actions were morally reprehensible? D:

[TopDudeMan]

Morality is relative. Good games are universal.

[rambi80]

no, paying for kinect without any proof that it improves the games i like is morally reprehensible.

Got no problems with the games. RROD past and compulsory kinect makes me stay away from ms hardware...for now

[adorie]

I'd get Dead Rising 3 and Ryse if they came to PC. I was going to buy an Xbox One,but now I went from waiting a bit, to on the fence.

I won't rule it out, though.

[Blackdeath_663]

if they are using games for windows live easily the worst fucking service on PC then the games wouldn't be worth buying i think they have terminated that service or planning to do so anyways. if the games are sold via steam or origin (as i assume titanfall will) then no MS don't get anything from you directly and don't tell me "well its their OS".

[Kleptic]

EDIT: oops...i didn't notice the part about MS publishing said game...

yeah, if you buy a PC game published by MS...you very much are 'supporting MS'...

[MadLad]

Probably.
That's what I am looking at in time. Just waiting for a solid list of exclusives for PS4.

[Autodidactdystopia]

Yay that means I can finally play halo 3.

If they ever release it haha.

I quit playing at halo 2 with vista and dx10.

edit: ahh nope, they are just letting things be on pc too instead of jewing them only on the xbox.

Still maybe I can play halo 5 then ;)

[FlyingFoxy]

If anything, Wii U and PC.. free online for both, plus if you get sick of the realistic games that's where the Wii U is fun, colourful instead of the many dull colours you get in the realistic ones.

PC will get nearly all the multiplats of both XboxOne and PS4, and run better.

[thebudgetgamer]

HA!

[Etseix]

I respect your opinion, tou i really recommend getting a PS4, unless of course you are not interested on SONY's exclusives, but then again, PS3's exclusives are some of the best games a hardcore gamer can have.

I'm planning on getting a Wii U once it gets more games, i'm not interested on most Nintendo's franchises, but whatever suits you up it's cool :)

[AnotherProGamer]

I'm going for a WiiU/PS4/PC/3DS/Vita combo

[Belking]

Either way it's still MS windows. The best combo will be pc and xbox since dx11 will be used on titles from both.

[urwifeminder]

People underestimate DX11.

[Spinal]

That's what I'll have in the end. My PC and a PS4 but I'll wait for the ps to have a larger library of exclusives. Right now is not the time to own one yet.

[Welcome2Die]

If Halo alone comes to PC, the Xbone is rendered useless as a core gamer.
Thats why there hasn't been a Halo game on PC since 2(?)

Imagine having a PS3 with all the games its got and then a PC with Halo,Gears,Forza. Thats pretty much all you're ever gonna need as a core gamer.

[nypifisel]

There's absolutely no reason at all to by an Xbox One then.

[_QQ_]

Nice i'm glad Titan fall comes to pc.

[lets_go_gunners]

Really nice. Exclusivity is just awful.

[Enemy]

What's the point in competition if all consoles have the same games?

[CGI-Quality]

You couldn't have said this enough, brotha. Multiplatting everything is the most ridiculous notion gamers have EVER come up with!

[Psychotica]

You mean like all DVD players all playing the same movies?

[hellvaguy]

Steam recently they wont be doing any exclusive games, even with thier new OS and pc. They said it goes against thier business philosophy. They seem to be doing ok.

[Erdrick]

true competition can only happen on an even playing field - we want the games to compete for our money, not the hardware it runs on.

[MadLad]

It creates competition.
Competition is anything but awful, as far as this industry goes.

[lets_go_gunners]

Killzone vs Halo has always been the most poisonous of comments. It doesn't encourage people to buy a xbox to play halo it just makes them say "Oh I have killzone and I never played halo so halo sucks" and vice versa. It alienates more so than anything. Sure there should be a killer app but the more people playing a game the better.

[edqe]

It's worth to remember that Titanfall and others are going to be exclusive for Windows on PC side so no Titanfall for Linux or OSX.

[superbhoy]

no,timed exclusivity is awful

[The_Sneauxman]

Uh-Oh! Microsoft started promising things again

[curtis92]

My God what's the with Xbox One articles flooding N4G the past hour?

[thrust]

Nothin else to talk about? Hahaha

[bomboclaat_gamer]

xbox one is more popular than the ps4

even ps4 die hard fans cant stop thinking about it

[HammadTheBeast]

mmm.... no.

[Drummerdude41]

What is this xbox one you speak of!? Is it something like the ps4?

[wild101gab]

Why does it matter? Half the crap that gets posted on this site is not news material, which is strange because I thought this site is called News4Gamers. While competition between the companies that make the consoles is important, the negative polarity on this site is a perfect example of what is wrong with the gaming community. Go ahead and click disagree, you will only be further proving my point.

[SirBradders]

Rephrase 'wrong with the gaming community' to 'wrong with the human race'

There is no hope.

[XboxFun]

It'll be cool to play these titles across the platforms.

[PlayStation_4]

Ok... I'll upgrade my PC for this then, sticking with the PS4 of course.

Just another great reason not to buy an X1 imo, thanks for saving me money Microsoft!

[RefractionHD]

Lol yup, no need to buy an Xbox One if I can play all the first party games on PC. I can stick to my original plan, PC/PS4 for this next gen and continuing onward.

[Death]

If you are buying a Microsoft published game to play on a Windoes PC I'm not sure how much that is hurting them. Depending on how much of an upgrade you do, that will be hundreds less that you can spend on your PS4. Once you make this commitment to play on your PC since you just upgraded it, that is more money you will want to throw at it to justify the upgrade you just did. Way to stick it to the man.

Of course most of us know that you have no intentions of upgrading your PC and will stick to your PS4. No shame in that, it's the rest of your statement that is a little weird.

[scott182]

Who said anything about hurting Microsoft? I, like him, just don't want to buy the X1. I'm not trying to hurt Microsoft's business, I just prefer to buy the PS4. And maybe get a game or two on PC when they come...

[baodeus]

I heard MS will start using monthly subscription base for their OS and software. Just something to consider since u gonna need latest window and DirectX to play their games.

I hope u do know that monthly subscription software services will probably be the norm in the very near future, if it hasn't already.

[rainslacker]

They already do this for some of their software. Office has a subscription model as well, but you can still buy the full version and not be bothered by the subscription. One of the nicer features of the subscription model is that it is available on more than just a single computer, and has cloud support. I don't know how they'd handle this for an OS though.

Adobe and Norton have been using subscription models for quite some time. It's useful to business than it is to the common end user since it is a way to always have the latest version at a reasonable price.

[phoenix_dusk]

Looks like MS is already on red alert and just gonna salvage what they can from their sinking ship called Xbone.

[Captain Qwark 9]

^a bit of a drama queen

[scott182]

Heavens, I miss Captain Qwark... I need a good Ratchet and Clank on PS4...

[tigertron]

Look out for Ratchet and Clank Nexus next week!

[kickerz]

That sinking ship is actually a MS submarine and it's going underwater to do a full launch of torpedoes at the cheap PS Tugboat.

[Campy da Camper]

You mean ps4 aircraft carrier.

[Jovanian]

good thing gwfl is dead as well

[123pol]

yepp that decides it going with ps4 / pc.. i have no reason to do otherwise..

[Deividas]

:D Awesome! Already have PS4 paid for, just waiting for midnight launch to pick it up. And also finished putting in about $1000 to upgrade my PC for a while! Its a good time to be alive people!

[GentlemenRUs]

These on PC with a DS4, Seems alright :)

(Yeah MICRO$OFT made the OS but it's not an XBONE so I don't care :P)

@AD705

Indeed.

[AD705]

Also steamOS is right around the corner so soon we will never need windows to play games anymore

[porkChop]

Except for the fact that 95% of PC games use DirectX, not OpenGL, and even less have Linux versions. Unless you completely abandon your existing library and only buy PC games that come to Linux, you would still need Windows.

[AO1JMM]

Right

/s

I think you need to read more. Steam OS is not meant to repkace an OS like Windows.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I really hope MS looks long term and allows for cross device buying. Spartan Assault is a prime example... I buy one time and can play it on my PC, Xbox One or even phone. I am not confident they will get there but I hope they do.

[RandomGamer]

I wish Dead Rising 3 would come to PC , because that is the only Xbox One game I have interest in .

[SirBradders]

Do you know what me too.

[porkChop]

They said this exact thing years ago and nothing came from it. It's just meaningless words.

[Somebody]

True. If they had this focus and commitment to the PC from early on, say alongside their X-Box gaming crusade , then I might be a loyal follower.

But after years of neglect while receiving the very focus MS is offering now from Valve...please forgive me if I tend to sarcastic about this. I'm actually looking forward in seeing Steam OS so this sudden commitment from MS is having very little effect on me.

Thanks for dissolving all those first party PC studios under you during the X BOX days. Thanks for taking games from the PC and giving them as X Box exclusives or turning them into cartoony F2Ps. Thanks for telling us you'll start focusing on the PC every year but never actually does so. Thanks for giving us GFWL so that it can help you easily push X box LIVE into Windows(I truly believe that's why GFWL is so deliberately designed as an awful POS). But it's a little bit too late.

[tigertron]

So Microsoft are telling me I should just stick to PC instead of buying an Xbox One, because all their "exclusives" will end up on the PC too? ok.

[Plasticgearsolid]

This statement just tells me there is no reason at all to buy a xbox one

[ATiElite]

"Microsoft Promises Core First-Party Games Coming to PC"

LMFAO, Ha ha ha Blah ha ha ha cough oh my stomach hurts from laughing so much Ha ha ha

Microsoft is so funny! Nice joke!

I'll believe it when.....ah well NEVER! Microsoft screwed over the PC thinking it was a dead platform and they ruined the XBox360 with so many casual crap games that Microsoft could come to my house on there KNEES begging me back and i would just slam the door in there FACES!

Microsoft needs to realize PC Gaming is moving towards a bright future, a bright future MINUS Microsoft.

[duplissi]

LOL, no need to buy an xbox one then.

[Pjuice]

Could they be scared of the Valve O/S already?

[KontryBoy706]

I knew we were getting TitanFall but this is even better news. PC/PS4 is all I need for next gen.

[That_Guy2u2]

Yea Microsoft give the elites something else to gloat about, "i can play halo in 4k on my high end pc"

[MorbidPorpoise]

It'll beat playing it at 720p :P

[LAWSON72]

If halo started to come out on PC I may just cry, but then again Halo 5 is a game I think will disappoint me. 343i does not know what makes halo halo and it is sad.

[Pjuice]

you realize halo was originally a pc lead platform from the get go right. Then Microsoft bought bungie....so who should be crying?

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/vi...

[LAWSON72]

Cry tears of joy not tears of fanboy sadness of loss of an exclusive.

[Pjuice]

oh nice lol thought you meant it as a console fanboy.

[MorbidPorpoise]

Sounds good on first read, but........... the first party games will more than likely require Windows 8 :(

[LAWSON72]

Better than not getting them at all

[Hassassin]

So even Microsoft says "Fuck Microsoft" hahaha

[Bonerboy]

Like what? Ryse? meh

[piffyd]

will own all consoles eventually

ps4/xbox1/wii u

but with a solid pc there is ZERO hurry

launch games are usually pretty lame, and the systems only get better and cheaper

[Drummerdude41]

Bring Halo to my PC! Would love a to see Halo back in a form of glory and i think the pc format could do that for it but that's just my opinion. I don't necessarily care for the other games they have listed so far. Some people are excited for titanfall, that COD style shooting has lost it's taste and not for me anymore (even with the added movement and mech features).Just looking forward to the possibility of good games and enjoying them with good people.

[urwifeminder]

Great news love getting all the GFWL games and getting the achieves again on my faves hope titanfall pc is attached to my xb gamertag.

[aLiEnViSiToR]

Personally i just don't really know what to think about this but QUALITY is the key here... we'll just have to wait and see i guess.

[LAWSON72]

Very true I will be very upset if these titles will have to be bought from the terrible Windows Store (which is plagued with crap apps), then watch they would blame piracy for no sales when the fact is people are just pissed MS decided to not put it on Steam (I highly doubt they will want to put their titles on Steam). Hopefully the death of GFWL will change the way MS approaches PC gamers. MS likes to come at PC gamers with closed platform nonsense but the majority of PC gamers hate not having thir freedoms they have come to love in PC gaming.

[Kaiou]

Smarter than nintendo at least , just look at pikmin 3 and the wonderful 101 sales ... such a waste of dev time , they deserve better.*hint hint*

[llMurcielagoll]

I think this is good news for us PC gamers indeed. I look forward to see what sort of games will they bring on PC.

[Iltapalanyymi]

Halo 5 And D4 on PC would make me so happy. Quantum break is indeed coming to PC later, just like all remedy games.

[Wizziokid]

"Microsoft Promises Core First-Party Games Coming to PC"

So I really don't need a X1? thanks MS

[Rynocirator]

Unfortunately, all the pc versions are going to require Win8 and using that is like playing with a wet noodle.

[Psychotica]

I'll believe it when I see it, Microsoft don't give a crap about PC games..

[jaih27]

Microsoft has been trying to figure out how to eliminate the free online gaming we pc gamers have enjoyed for years... Now they have found a way. Please friends I would encourage you to not support this action if it requires us to purchase a live subscription. This will be the beginning of the end of a freedom we have enjoyed. Like the end of the $50 titles when black ops for the pc came out.... No matter how enticing the game, if we band together and do not buy it, our wallet votes will send a clear message! Online Pc gaming will remain free. Otherwise we will risk teathering ourselves to the forced yoke, that corporations do... Make no mistake, the only reason MS forgot about the Pc market, is because there was no way to force us into paying a subscription after GFWL failed... If they want to comeback to the PC roots Fine. It's on our terms this time however.

[Tzuno]

This next gen all that i like from the Xbox1 is the controller. PC with a Xbox controller is perfect.

[newsguy]

Sounds like they are responding to pressures from Valve's Steam Machines to me....

[Onixg5mer]

Really now i dont have to buy Xbone. Thumbs up MS Thank You.