Quadraphonic
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I wonder when/if we'll get Steam keys for the retail copies of Lost Planet 2: EC
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Looks like Fallout 3 is getting GFWL removed as well
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Instead of removing GFWL from SS4: AE they are forcing people to spend $15 to upgrade to Ultra SF4.
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition still has GFWL and will likely always have it, because Ultra Street Fighter 4 comes out in August.
They haven't pushed a patch yet. You should still be able to download the game and cheat your way to more gamerscore.
Hellraider
Member
This also reminded me how I still wish RE5 one day gets the Bioshock 2 treatment and get the console exclusive dlc along with the GFWL removal update.
TheVoidDragon
Member
What about disc-based copies of the game? They can't remove GFWL from those somehow, right? Should still be able to get achievements with that until GFWL shuts down for good?
Yep that won't be affected until the assumed July shutdown of GFWL. You are aware of the console commands right?
Technically that DLC was on PC, but you had to jump through hoops on the finicky GFWL store to acquire it.
He probably wants the update done for free. Argument being, why should we pay for their fuck ups and poor decisions.
Of course, Ultra edition adds plenty of added value to the purchase.
You are safe
Even then, you can run the game with xliveless anyways, not difficult to get around the DRM.
Gamesadict
Member
If this really happens, I will gladly play the whole game again to get the Steam achievements.
I've actually wanted a reason to play FO3 again, and this might be it
I've actually wanted a reason to play FO3 again, and this might be it
I think GFWL forces you to either download available updates for a game or be signed out of Live. But who knows with this situation, IDK if they would push a patch that removes GFWL through GFWL.
Your disc-based copy is good until Microsoft kills GFWL. After that you won't be able to unlock gamerscore. Can't remember the date but you've got a few more months to go before that happens.
And hopefully those with physical copies will be able to redeem them on Steam once the de-GFWL'ing has occurred.
Is it still possible to unlock all of the achievements with console commands?
I'm gonna find out tonight, I still have a handful of locked achievements.
If this really happens, I will gladly play the whole game again to get the Steam achievements.
I've actually wanted a reason to play FO3 again, and this might be it
Perfect excuse for myself as well. I really want to go wild with mods.
They never push a patch through GFWL.
VisceralBowl
Member
GFWL was always optional for Fallout 3. If you don't want it, you don't have to use it. Close it and play without it. I have still an unregistered key from my retail version.
If you don't want to even see GFWL when starting Fallout 3 there are mods to disable this as well. You have probably something like that installed when it doesn't come up for you.
I can swear I had a message before about needing to update to stay signed in to Live when starting Fallout 3. I bet it must have been an update for GFWL itself or something.
VisceralBowl
Member
Yeah that was for the client itself.
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_3_add-ons#Playing_without_Windows_Live
Just move your DLCs to your Fallout 3 folder.
Oooohh, okay, that makes sense. I was always really curious as to why I was always getting the key prompts. Didn't even realize that it was shipped with GFWL haha
I was just referring to GFWL removal patches, they have issued other patches through GFWL client in the past.
Sure you don't need it, but it still installs the client onto your computer.
That may not bother you, but it will effect others who purchased the retail disc or through Microsoft.
I guess I'll reinstall FO3 and redownload all that crap and save it.
Hopefully our keys become Steam keys like they did with those other games that ditched GFWL.
I hope Bethesda goes forward with the entire Steamworks patch, adds achievements, and supports the retail versions.
They really wouldn't have to and the game would still be perfectly playable.
Delusibeta
Banned
Admittedly, Fallout 3 was the one GfWL game where it was practically useless. But yeah, good news is still good news. Hopefully I can get a Steam copy of my retail version (although I can also see Bethesda issuing a straight up patch for it, especially considering it's nothing that FOSE doesn't do already).
It is one of the last ones people were worried about.
Lasthope106
Member
I really don't understand why Namco hasn't said anything about Dark Souls. Are they really that stupid to not remove GFWL? There is a lot of people that bought the game during the Amazon and Steam sales that I would hope by now they realized how long the sales tail of this game is. Are they really just planning to not remove GFWL.
So does this remove the GFWL live client from launching once you launch Fallout 3?
So does this remove the GFWL live client from launching once you launch Fallout 3?
legacyzero
Banned
Game of the GENERATION gets even BETTER.
Rawket Lawnchair
Member
I sent an email to Bethesda last week, asking them if they could give me a Steam key for Fallout 3, now that GFWL is closing down and I still have my retail GOTY edition.
This is what they replied.
This is what they replied.
I've been holding off playing dark souls in anticipation of this happening because I worry that once gfwl is removed from dark souls I would lose my saves- that happened with arkham city if I remember right. Rather not put hours in only to have steam update, remove gfwl and take my data away.
That was quite a good reply she sent you.
Unfortunately they are well aware that the game could work just fine without the key. I hope that they are actually removing GFWL rather than just removing the key and dropping the entire thing.
There was actually a method to get your GFWL save to work in the Steamworks version.
Hmm, do you think I should just risk it with dark souls and play it now then? As long as there is a method to keep my save was guaranteed I'll be happy.
Madrugador
Member
Hope they give us Steam Workshop support when they update the game, that would be amazing.
Nexus Mod Manager and the Nexus portal is better and easier.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
The GFWL situation kind of confuses me...I bought AoE 3 and Viva Pinata from their webstore. Is my chance to redownload those games going to end soon? Or will they keep that part functioning so I can download and play em indefinitely?
Yeah, and thank god for that. Otherwise I'd never been able to complete the game because of Bethesda being Bethesda and never fixing a major bug (which was pretty wide spread as well) which prevented my character from completing the mother ship Zeta character. Both my brother and I got the same bug with two different characters on two different PCs, so I just said fuck it and unlocked the last 2/3 achievements I was missing.
Download them before July.
You paid like 10cents each for those didn't you? You have probably found more than that on the on street.
No, not until March or July, forgetting the cutoff. Get them now with the console command. I did.
Because Fallout 3 is terrible. Fallout 1, 2, Tactics for life
Gentleman Jack
Member
They'd do that even if GfWL wasn't dying.
Just like they did with AE 2012 the same for 2014/Ultra.
Frankly the better option is to buy SSF4/AE on Steam sale for like $7-10 bucks if you get the four pack, get the complete costumes through Steam (tied to Steam not GfWL) and wait for Ultra and then pay the $15 to upgrade to Steamworks/Ultra SSF4 instead of the $45 they're going to charge in AUGUST for the full retail/Steam-only, no GfWL version.
I also bought them and I can't even download them anymore as the GFWL MArketplace client doesn't work anymore (can't connect), at least for me :/
Nabs
Member
You may have to reinstall the marketplace client.