Clash of Clans on Microsoft devices

Hello,
I apologize if my English is not very good but I'll try to explain why I think CoC should be published on Microsoft devices.

At the moment I have an iPad where I play CoC and I also have a Microsoft PC and a Microsoft Lumia smartphone, both updated to Windows 10 / Windows 10 mobile.

As you know most people has a Pc, and if it runs at least Windows 7 it has been updated (or it is going to be updated) to Windows 10, and also smartphones in some months will be updated to Windows 10 mobile. With this new OSs developers just need to deploy a single App (a universal App) for all of those devices, so a single version of CoC would run into all W10 devices, adapting the UI on the screen size/resolution. If you also consider the fact that Microsoft developed a tool to convert iOS apps to universal apps, the porting of this app on Microsoft stores shouldn't be as difficult as developing a new app. Now, considering the amount of people who has a Microsoft device (Pc / tablet / smartphone) in my opinion deploying a Microsoft version of CoC would only increase the amount of users that would play this amazing game and that also would perform in-app purchases.

I think that Supercell should at least try to invest on this OS and try do deploy this app on Microsoft devices.

Thanks and sorry again for my (probably) bad English.

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Originally Posted by IKstraX

Hello,
I apologize if my English is not very good but I'll try to explain why I think CoC should be published on Microsoft devices.

At the moment I have an iPad where I play CoC and I also have a Microsoft PC and a Microsoft Lumia smartphone, both updated to Windows 10 / Windows 10 mobile.

As you know most people has a Pc, and if it runs at least Windows 7 it has been updated (or it is going to be updated) to Windows 10, and also smartphones in some months will be updated to Windows 10 mobile. With this new OSs developers just need to deploy a single App (a universal App) for all of those devices, so a single version of CoC would run into all W10 devices, adapting the UI on the screen size/resolution. If you also consider the fact that Microsoft developed a tool to convert iOS apps to universal apps, the porting of this app on Microsoft stores shouldn't be as difficult as developing a new app. Now, considering the amount of people who has a Microsoft device (Pc / tablet / smartphone) in my opinion deploying a Microsoft version of CoC would only increase the amount of users that would play this amazing game and that also would perform in-app purchases.

I think that Supercell should at least try to invest on this OS and try do deploy this app on Microsoft devices.

Thanks and sorry again for my (probably) bad English.

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While some may disagree, I believe that having the game available on a full operating system like Windows 10 would open the door to exploitation.

It's much easier to use and installed third party software that allows you to exploit the game on the PC.

On iOS, you have to Jailbreak your device. Not everyone knows how or wants to risk doing so before you can download and install these programs.

On Android, you have to root your device. Not everyone knows how or wants to risk doing so before you can download and install these programs.

On Windows, you just have to download and install.


At least with the mobile devices, there's a layer of divide that can deter the average player. On the PC, there's nothing special that you need to do to install these exploits.

Please understand that there are only approximately 12 windows phone users in the entire world at any given time and the development cost of bringing coc to such a small userbase would not allow for any profits. It would be a bad business decision. Also, coc on PC is a terrible idea for the reasons mentioned in the post above me.