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For those of you wondering, Major Nelson has confirmed that Microsoft is not charging for Xbox Live Gold on Windows 10 PCs and phones.
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Well if they are starting a marketplace like Steam, then they didn't have a choice. Use our service for $60 a year, or pay nothing on Steam! Not a great value proposition.
Yeah, microcrap must really be feeling the heat when all of the games in a SteamOS sale run on Windows but not SteamOS/Linux
All of the games on that sale either support GNU/Linux or have confirmed plans to in the next 3-6 months.
How would you bring gaming to Linux? This isn't Xbox One where we don't care about older games and backwards compatibility. People won't use SteamOS if you they can't play their old Windows games as well as newer games.So wait 3 to 6 months to play years old games or play them today. Comprehend this.
So wait 3 to 6 months to play years old games or play them today. Comprehend this.
They never charged for GFWL. I played Shadowrun against XBL people all the time for free.It's GFWL 2.0.
Of course they arent charging, cause GFWL 1.0 almost died(it should have then) when they charged back then.
So now they are playing the same narrative propaganda so people that don't remember get suckered into this shit?
We know this game and we know what happened last time. Go screw off MS.
How would you bring gaming to Linux?
They never charged for GFWL. I played Shadowrun against XBL people all the time for free.
On July 22, 2008, Microsoft's Chris Satchell, CTO of the company's Entertainment devices division, announced that Games For Windows Live would be free to developers. Previously, select publishers and developers used the system and had to pay for it. Also, all Games For Windows Live features were now free for gamers, such as matchmaking and cross-platform play. Satchell added that the move was a "way to improve Windows gaming".
After the official announcement of Games for Windows – LIVE, many PC gamers were upset with Microsoft's move to charge PC gamers a fee of $49.99 to use the service. Many PC gamers felt this move was unfair, as playing online and many of the other services GFWL offered has, for the most part, always been free on the PC.[51] Microsoft later began offering the service free of charge, after many complaints from PC gamers were made.
After the announcement that the PC release of Dark Souls would use Games for Windows – LIVE, fans started up a petition to have the game released without the service attached. The online petition gained over 20,000 signatures in 5 days, reflecting a notable public dislike of the service among PC gamers.[52]
Many Grand Theft Auto IV users who bought their game via Steam had trouble activating CD-keys in-game via the integrated Games for Windows Live client.[53][54]
Games available on the Steam service that are also tied to GFWL will sometimes not launch at all without first signing into the GFWL Marketplace client. This is contrary to Microsoft's stated approach of not controlling game access.[citation needed]
In 2010, Microsoft updated the voice codec for Xbox Live. This effectively rendered voice chat nonfunctional in cross-platform games under the service, such as Shadowrun
You won't need Xbox Live to play games on Windows*
Here, lets remember how awesome GFWL 1.0 was...
Yeah I want more of that. Give me a break...
It's GFWL 2.0.
Of course they arent charging, cause GFWL 1.0 almost died(it should have then) when they charged back then.
So now they are playing the same narrative propaganda so people that don't remember get suckered into this shit?
We know this game and we know what happened last time. Go screw off MS.
Zarathustra[H];1041468889 said:Ahh OK.
Well, if it is ANYTHING AT ALL like GFWL, I will just not buy any game that uses the service.
GFWL was horrible.
They never charged for GFWL. I played Shadowrun against XBL people all the time for free.
Hey, Steam sucked as well at one time. Oh well, use what you want but I will move forward, you can stay stuck in the past.
That's why the PC master race is superior to console peasants. Competition means you can't charge consumers for things that other services offer for free. If it isn't Steam then it's Origin or GoG.
That's why the PC master race is superior to console peasants. Competition means you can't charge consumers for things that other services offer for free. If it isn't Steam then it's Origin or GoG.
Cause it's already included in the price...
Cancelled my gold subs about 6 months ago.
QFT. The only reason I still bother with consoles is because of exclusives that I want to play. I finished with all the ones I wanted to play last gen on 360, then sold that and promptly got a PS3.
Also the windows 8 xbox app doesnt support the 720p tv mounted on the wall in the bathroom across from the toilet. And I have no fucking clue how to get the xbox music app to play the flac files from skyrim, a game on xbox.
i barely have enough time to play PC games, I don't have time to waste with console games.