Microsoft's gaming CEO doesn't think iOS is open enough for Xbox gaming

ihatescreennames said:

AppleInsider said:

"We will continue to work with regulators, and Apple and Google, to create a space for alternative storefronts. I'm a big fan of how Windows works, and you've got a Microsoft Store on Windows, you've got Steam, you've got the Epic Games Store, you've got GOG," he tells the interviewer. 

Microsoft has its own walled garden in the Xbox marketplace. It charges a similar fee to game developers that Apple's App Store does.

If he’s such a big fan of the way Windows works why doesn’t he change Xbox to reflect that? I imagine Steam and Epic would love to have their own stores on Xbox. Isn’t he the guy to make that happen?

I wonder if Microsoft is planning to get out of the Xbox hardware business entirely and he just forgot that they hadn't made that announcement yet. If not, then his comment is blatantly hypocritical. 

In all seriousness, the Xbox has always been a questionable business decision by Microsoft. I think they should have focused purely on making Windows PC gaming the absolute best it can be. I think part of the reason that PlayStation consistently beats Xbox is that Microsoft has split their attention between Xbox and Windows gaming to the detriment of both.