In a post on Steam forum about a new Serious Sam 3 patch, Croteams CTO Alen Ladavac has spoken out against Microsofts latest Windows revision, describing the Metro/tiled UIs Windows Store restrictions as a horrible idea, and blasting the certification process currently being used to keep certain mature games off the Store.
His biggest complaint was that one cannot release a tiled UI application by any other means, but only through Windows Store, referring to the interface-formally-known-as-Metros disregard for any program/game that doesnt meet their strict requirements. To clarify: Windows 8 itself wont restrict you from installing certain games/programs, they just wont show up in its primary interface.
Ladavac took exception to this, stating that if it was just about being downloaded from Windows store, it would not be a problem. It would be nice to have a common hub to download things from. But to get an app onto that store, it has to be certified by MS. This means bringing the console experience onto your desktop. Each app that you will get through the Windows Store will have to adhere to certain requirements imposed by MS.
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