So basically they have a new team that's just going to goof off vibe coding random stuff to see what sticks? Not a terrible idea. But also I think someone at Microsoft just got really scared about...
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So basically they have a new team that's just going to goof off vibe coding random stuff to see what sticks? Not a terrible idea. But also I think someone at Microsoft just got really scared about the future of IP and this is one of their first panicked reactions.
I'm not personally a fan of a lot of Microsoft's decisions with Xbox (or other actions in delicate geopolitical situations), but every once in a while the broken clock strikes true. Xbox could do...
I'm not personally a fan of a lot of Microsoft's decisions with Xbox (or other actions in delicate geopolitical situations), but every once in a while the broken clock strikes true. Xbox could do some wild stuff with the games they have source to and can legally redistribute, and if they start jumping on the decomp/recomp train, their games could become a lot more portable and configurable and wild stuff could happen. The other end of this is the 3 Es of it all, but even if they're trying to get ahead of a wave to ride it, they recognize a sea change and are going to work with it rather than fight it.
So basically they have a new team that's just going to goof off vibe coding random stuff to see what sticks? Not a terrible idea. But also I think someone at Microsoft just got really scared about the future of IP and this is one of their first panicked reactions.
Nail on the head there, I reckon the likes of the awesome ReSkate and the proliferation of retro decompiles has them spooked. Good.
I'm not personally a fan of a lot of Microsoft's decisions with Xbox (or other actions in delicate geopolitical situations), but every once in a while the broken clock strikes true. Xbox could do some wild stuff with the games they have source to and can legally redistribute, and if they start jumping on the decomp/recomp train, their games could become a lot more portable and configurable and wild stuff could happen. The other end of this is the 3 Es of it all, but even if they're trying to get ahead of a wave to ride it, they recognize a sea change and are going to work with it rather than fight it.