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[daninthemix]

Hold on a minute. If games we've paid for are going to become completely unusable then is there not some legal recourse here?

 

[Lasthope106]

Does Relic still own the Dawn of War IP? I think if they do, the will probably patch it out. Bethesda might do it as Fallout pc is fairly popular and has a massive install base. RE5 is probably dead for good after they shut down the servers.

Hold on a minute. If games we've paid for are going to become completely unusable then is there not some legal recourse here?

I'm almost certain that there is language to cover their asses in the EULA in case this ever happened.

 

[Tobor]

This is so microsoft it hurts, try to be a key rival in something, fail to some degree and just bin it completely within a few years, repeat the cycle with something else.

Blows for people like me who enjoy GFWL achievements in games, I have a big backlog to go over now before January.

Bingo.

Nobody fails as good as MS.

 

[Symphonic]

Windows 8 Xbox Live games are not Games For Windows Live.

No, I know this. Shoot. Not wording it right I guess.

The Xbox app on Windows 8 shows your achievements, stats, info, etc for all your Windows 8 Xbox Live games, GFWL games, and Xbox 360 Live games. I only use Windows 8 Xbox Live and GFWL games, so my games app is going to be very empty.

I was curious if Microsoft is going to start selling games on the Windows 8 app store or not.

 

[YianGaruga]

A lot of people have already played them and are more concerned about future releases being gimped by this shitty platform.

One has nothing to do with the other. It was pretty much confirmed that new games wouldn't be released with GFWL. GFWL is dead. This news just means that already existing games will be rendered useless next year.

 

[maniac-kun]

So i will have to rely on a crack to play several games i own. Nice work Microsoft.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

This is horrible for the games that already use it and probably won't update, like Dark Souls.

You gotta break a few eggs to make an omelette.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Does this mean that we won't be able to earn Achievements in games like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II after 7/1/14?

The language RE: AoE:O seems pretty clear that it's referring to the whole service, so that's correct.

 

[Nethaniah]

Sacrifices will have to be made for the future of pc gaming, yes even Dark Souls if Bamco is unwilling to patch it.

 

[LiquidSolid]

i think most of the bigger pubs (that make money off of their pc titles still) will probably patch out gfwl

That's only a hope at this point and who knows how that would work anyway.

 

[CosmicQueso]

1) No one has provided actual competition to Steam

3) Amazon does a decent job of competing with Steam

Got it.

 

[Visualante2]

You can pick up retail copies of some of the games Stump is listing (assuming there is not a recall), Amazon still has Viva Pinata PC but it will likely become a coaster once the activation servers go down.

 

[ymmv]

 

[Eusis]

Hold on a minute. If games we've paid for are going to become completely unusable then is there not some legal recourse here?

Check the license agreement and see what that says! Other than the fact they say we can't do a class action lawsuit anyway, which already fucks things up.

 

[Perkel]

GTA4 needs online activation...

looks like many people will be pissed off

 

[Pop]

Xbox...you're next!

 

[Mass Effect]

So with something like Fallout 3, if we were to buy it (on Steam) after Aug. 22 (when the store shuts down) does that mean we wouldn't be able to activate it? Or is activation still staying active?

 

[oconnomiyaki]

So does this mean my copy of Viva Pinata is to be useless?

 

[Pie and Beans]

Games are going to fast become "you had to be there" experiences with so much "always online" stuff creeping in.

I guess Dark Souls hacked player shit meant I wouldnt miss that online interaction, but still.

 

[AcceptableGhost]

That's only a hope at this point and who knows how that would work anyway.

well it sounds like the batman games, bioshock2, and insanely twisted will all be replacing gfwl with steamworks

if a company still makes long tail money off of their pc release it would be in their best interest to remove gfwl

 

[HiredN00bs]

I don't think anyone was using the Kin.

My wife was. Microsoft made all its apps server-dependant and then closed all servers 8 months after launch, leaving every customer high and dry. Verizon ended up saving the day, but still, fuck Microsoft for rolling over its customers.

 

[Grief.exe]

Let's not jump to conclusions here people.

With GFWL shutting down, you probably won't be able to earn achievement points (authentications servers down), play online, and message friends.

You will still be able to play offline. Games you own will still function.

Hopefully, more publishers elect to rip the service out entirely in favor of Steamworks.

 

[industrian]

As long as I can still play my games, save my games and load my games then it's all good.

... and nothing of value was lost

I read that as "valve."

 

[CatPee]

*plays Dead Space 3*
What a pretty game, I'd love to take a screenshots right now

oh wait, origin doesn't support taking screenshots

thank god i'm getting Origin Achievement Points though.

You like Steam's horribly-compressed screenshot function? D:

 

[Derrick01]

Yes! Burn in hell you piece of garbage.

On a side note I guess I better get to Dead Rising 2. The clock's ticking.

GTA4 needs online activation...

looks like many people will be pissed off

No one will be playing that game if 5 comes out on PC before the shutdown.

 

[Htown]

so, if I'm reading this right, any game that requires GFWL to run will stop working on July 1 of next year?

 

[ShirAhava]

DAMN! I guess that's it for me and PC gaming I still have GFW mags from the Vista days...good times

 

[Tain]

stranglehold isn't gfwl as far as I know?

That's good if so, I thought I saw that the only place to buy it digitally is GFWL Marketplace.

Game seems to be in limbo with Midway's bankruptcy, idk

 

[Sullichin]

You gotta break a few eggs to make an omelette.

Not like this... not like this...

 

[Stumpokapow]

You like Steam's horribly-compressed screenshot function? D:

yes because jpg compression doesn't prevent me from conveying the things i feel when i see things--note that I also use f.lux and have a 1680x1050 monitor, so we're not talking about pristine source material here--whereas not having a visual reference point at all does.

 

[Curufinwe]

The language RE: AoE:O seems pretty clear that it's referring to the whole service, so that's correct.

Thanks.

I don't think I'll bother.. I already got all the ones that weren't too much trouble. Bioshock 2 and RE 5 are my only other GFWL games.

 

[Eusis]

Let's not jump to conclusions here people.

With GFWL shutting down, you probably won't be able to earn achievement points (authentications servers down), play online, and message friends.

You will still be able to play offline. Games you own will still function.

Hopefully, more publishers elect to rip the service out entirely in favor of Steamworks.

I dunno, most of them depend on logging into GFWL before granting access at least to saving. Though I guess it's possible for Microsoft to have one last update kept online that tells games the service is down and don't bother looking for it while letting games run normally otherwise.

 

[Symphonic]

Yes! Burn in hell you piece of garbage.

On a side note I guess I better get to Dead Rising 2. The clock's ticking.



No one will be playing that game if 5 comes out on PC before the shutdown.

...you're ok with them just completely shutting off access to an entire game?

 

[Addnan]

Let's not jump to conclusions here people.

With GFWL shutting down, you probably won't be able to earn achievement points (authentications servers down), play online, and message friends.

You will still be able to play offline. Games you own will still function.

Hopefully, more publishers elect to rip the service out entirely in favor of Steamworks.

If you don't have them installed you need to go online to activate the game though don't you?

 

[Sendou]

DAMN! I guess that's it for me and PC gaming I still have GFW mags from the Vista days...good times

No this is not the end. This is the beginning. Sun is coming up after a long night.

 

[Chittagong]

Uplay sure
Origin? We may not like it but thats just a gaming service. I have dead space 3 on there as of a week ago so nty

Origin is a piece of shit. There is no wishlist and it fragments my library, achievements, friends (lol), history, shopping and updates to two apps. Their prices are outrageous and their sales are crap aside from Humble Bundle. Plus it doesn't work with PinSteam, so I have to manually create tiles for EA games. I buy way fewer EA games because of Origin. And they even have Battlefield 3 launch through Origin PLUS web browser which is even more shitty.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Thanks.

I don't think I'll bother.. I already got all the ones that weren't too much trouble. Bioshock 2 if my only other GFWL game.

BS2 is getting patched at some point so you'll be safe to play it (although obviously you won't get XBL achievements)

 

[Metalmurphy]

So, what happens to all (lol) my GFWL games?

Will I be able to play Dark Souls?

 

[Nethaniah]

...you're ok with them just completely shutting off access to an entire game?

By them you mean Rockstar right? It's their responsibility.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

Got it.

I should have said Amazon does a decent job with prices/sales. That's what people are worried about, right? Because Steam has no shortage of peripheral features.

 

[Derrick01]

...you're ok with them just completely shutting off access to an entire game?

I am ok with GFWL shutting down for good. I'd prefer every game on there to patch it out and switch to steamworks but I'm not going to cry if they don't. The only games that use GFWL that I still play are Batman AA/AC and they're getting steamworks patches.

 

[Lasthope106]

Let's not jump to conclusions here people.

With GFWL shutting down, you probably won't be able to earn achievement points (authentications servers down), play online, and message friends.

You will still be able to play offline. Games you own will still function.

Hopefully, more publishers elect to rip the service out entirely in favor of Steamworks.

Can't see how they will work if those games rely on server-side authentication. Yeah if you installed your game before they shut the servers are taken down, you'll be able to play your games until you computer dies. But if that happens or you reinstall windows, or get a new pc you are pretty much SOL.

 

[AcceptableGhost]

So, what happens to all (lol) my GFWL games?

hope the company patches it or you better get ready to start cracking your copies for some of them

 

[LiK]

gonna need to finish up some games using that for the achievements. Particularly Dark Souls.

 

[sk3tch]

Halo 2 on Steam, please - patched out GFWL...perhaps the rumors will be true.

 

[DodgyGeezerFella]

So long Gears of War PC, Bulletstorm, GTA IV and others

Good riddance to GFWL however. I would absolutely love for Epic to do a slight fixer upper on GoW and rerelease on Steam.

 

[amatecha]

Sad stuff. How many of our games will become completely unplayable as a result? It's not a very safe bet that studios will patch their games...

 

[Nabs]

You like Steam's horribly-compressed screenshot function? D:

Steam has an uncompressed PNG option.

 

[Stumpokapow]

So, what happens to all (lol) my GFWL games?

Will I be able to play Dark Souls?

All GFWL games:
- Achievements fail
- Matchmaking fails and online features are permanently broken

GFWL games that require sign-in for initial activation:
- Permanently unplayable

GFWL games that require sign-in / user profile access for saving:
- Permanently unplayable

 

[Omega]

Guess it's time I get started on my Dark Souls playthrough then