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You've changed, Microsoft. Saving the console is trivial, they're just afraid to do it.

"Minecraft and CoD are now Xbox exclusive".

If I am unable to play Minecraft any longer because I have to buy a shit ass XBOX, I will never buy another piece of software (or hardware) from them. My $5 in 2009 came with a guarantee I would have access (and free updates) to Minecraft forever. Microsoft not honoring that agreement, which they said they would, is a step too far. I already signed up for a shit ass Microsoft account to keep access, and I said to myself that was the last hoop I would jump through.

> Microsoft not honoring that agreement, which they said they would, is a step too far.

They already took that step too far - they broke ToS and closed all MC accounts that weren't linked to a MS account within the timeframe.

I'm obviously not saying I'd like them to make everything an Xbox exclusive, but it's the only play that makes sense after throwing $75B to buy Activision.

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