[Starz0r]

Love how people are claiming they are going to close down Windows for gaming back in the GFWL days and it never happened.

Now we have the Microsoft Store, whille substantially better, Windows hasn't even attempted to close down the system and yet again everyone is claiming they will. They aren't, and they won't, the Microsoft Store still hasn't urserped Azure or regular Windows keys in sales or profit. So why would any company close off their system potentially losing more sales on Windows keys, it just makes no sense.

Can we please stop touting this bullshit?

[de_watcher]

Well, maybe there was some cause and effect relation here?

"Someone opposed the thing and it never happened."

We don't have an alternative reality to actually verify why it never happened.

[zaarn]

No I won't.

Valve has been pushing for Linux support in case they need it as fallback (see: Proton, Steam Machines, etc.)

Atleast at Valve there is a certain amount of fear this might happen.

[PhasmaFelis]

It's certainly something they might do. It wouldn't be totally out of character for MS. But there's no evidence that they're "trying to push their own store and close down Windows gaming for themselves".