{"id":31032,"date":"2016-03-07T11:37:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T16:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=31032"},"modified":"2016-09-04T20:11:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T00:11:01","slug":"diecast-144-games-for-windows-10-xcom-2-stardew-valley-e3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=31032","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #144: Games for Windows 10, Xcom 2, Stardew Valley, E3"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nHosts: Josh<\/a>, Shamus<\/a>, Campster<\/a>.
\nEpisode edited by Issac<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trivia: My daughter Rachel went out and got herself a full-time job, and doesn’t have time to edit the show. So my son Issac took over. So audio may be a little wobbly for the next few weeks until he learns the ropes. We’ll see how it goes. <\/p>\n

Show notes:
\n00:01:00 Microsoft and Windows 10 Store Shenanigans<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is Tim Sweeny, literally calling on people to fight the Microsoft initiative<\/a>. If there’s one critique I have for Sweeny, it’s that I think bringing up the Microsoft antitrust lawsuit is a mistake in this context. That case was really complex and doesn’t come off as the scathing condemnation he intends it to. If you’re trying to persuade an undecided audience to join your cause, doing so under a controversial banner only limits your reach. If you’re arguing tax policy, don’t try to bolster your argument with arguments that require the reader agree with you on (say) abortion. You’re just going to thread-jack your own argument, and people will debate the controversial thing instead of examining the new thing you’re trying to get them to care about. <\/p>\n

For example, now that I’ve mentioned the antitrust suit, people are going to be tempted to bring it up here, so I need to head them off with this: This is not about the [lack of?] merit of the antitrust lawsuit and if you try to argue about it here you are the debate equivalent of a cat chasing a laser pointer. Let’s keep the conversation focused on Microsoft’s shenanigans in 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

I think you can make a really good case against UWP on simple practical grounds as a consumer, and that doesn’t require agreement on the antitrust case, which was a debate that took thousands of different viewpoints and tried to shove them into simple boxes labeled “for” and “against”. <\/p>\n

Also, since we mentioned Jill of the Jungle, I have to link to this. I fell in love with this game back in the day, despite the fact that I don’t really enjoy 2D sidescrolling platformers. This game won me over with presentation and soundtrack. (Mostly soundtrack.)<\/p>\n