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		tombert 20 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on di... I am skeptical of the “backwards compatibility” claims. Often playing older Windows games is easier and more reliable on Linux with Wine/Proton than on Windows 11.
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pipes 15 hours ago [–]

https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/06/13/how-microsoft-lost...

The bit about SimCity gives an idea of how seriously they took it.

tombert 8 hours ago | [–]

That might have been true in 2004. It's 22 years later now.

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