Accounting for price and convenience and consistency, and even stuff like power draw, I don't see the PC release overtaking the consoles.
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Ultra Street Fighter 4 PC dropping GFWL for Steamworks
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Accounting for price and convenience and consistency, and even stuff like power draw, I don't see the PC release overtaking the consoles.
Seems like Arkham Origins is also dropping GFWL...
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/08/14/batman-arkham-origins-drops-games-for-windows-live-on-pc
This news is a long time coming IMO, why do some developers still use this anyway?
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/08/14/batman-arkham-origins-drops-games-for-windows-live-on-pc
This news is a long time coming IMO, why do some developers still use this anyway?
Rickenslacker
Banned
You'd probably get a lot of people complaining about placebo effects of different timing, but more importantly I don't believe the game can accept hotswapping controllers so having to restart the game for every match would be a hassle.
Poetic.Injustice
Member
Which is a shame considering the load times on consoles are awful.
Aretak
Member
Steam might be DRM too, but at least it actually works as intended 99% of the time. GfWL is, and always has been, a broken mess. I can't imagine why anybody would feel the need to defend it.
Thanks! Now to find a decent fighting stick for pc....hell yeah!
Projectjustice
Banned
Kinda sucks for those that brought the GFWL version. No upgrade path. =(
Poetic.Injustice
Member
Unconfirmed so far, Hoping they offer us GFWL owners a path to upgrade.
You can config, as long as windows accepts the controller- that said some controllers might have issues- like early TEs have issues with some AMD rigs.
This is why I think we may see consoles for tournies, but PCs with a healthy netplay scene.
How do the Melty folks handle tournies being run on PCs?
Just get a TE. They work on PCs.
I think it's more worry about PC being monopolized by one company and then going evil. I don't think that would happen, as PC is open enough that if Valve did go evil, folks would just adopt something else. I don't have any particular love or hate for Valve- Steam could be better- especially on support , but it's acceptable. Much better than GFWL.
Projectjustice
Banned
Being realistic here, dont think its gonna happen. Personally, GFWL does suck but I like it for SF4 since all my friends are on XBL. When Im on PC and my practice crew gets on, I can just turn off the PC version and switch over.
Regardless, Im buying a new disc for 360 and ill do it for PC.
zulfate, Im selling my original SF4 TE stick with orignal box for $100 +shipping. Its in great condition.
http://forums.shoryuken.com/discuss...al-xbox-360-street-fighter-4-madcatz-te-stick
Heres a link with pics.
Lord British
Member
"Fauxnboys"?
AcceptableGhost
Member
Well if you bought AE on Steam there is no real reason Capcom couldn't offer the discount other than to be dicks.
Same with most of the PC DD serviced honestly.
Poetic.Injustice
Member
I'm certainly not paying 40 bucks for an upgrade. :\
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
no developers still use it. it's not clear gfwl actually exists right now.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
Damn the end is nigh for GFWL. I gotta start grinding those achivements while I can 
. I wonder will the netcode be improved with steamworks?
. I wonder will the netcode be improved with steamworks?AcceptableGhost
Member
I wonder if Microsoft is providing anything to aid in the transition from GFWL > Steam for devs who used that garbage.
KittenMaster
Member
I am an ignorant fanboy of preferring to put up with one DRM instead of two, not having to install GFWL for a game I bought on Steam and not being required to add people I already have friended to a separate friend list just to play them.
Rice-Eater
Member
OK so when we update AE to Ultra, the GFWL thing disappears and we get Steamworks instead? Sorry, I haven't read the whole thread but I assume this is how it's going to work?
One broken and terrible drm that can delete your saves and the other which works well enough that no one notices/complains about it.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
That is what it sounds like.
Smurf Yetti
Neo Member
Is Bioshock 2 dropping GFWL?
I have a sneaking suspicion it might be the cause of my Minerva's Den issues.
I have a sneaking suspicion it might be the cause of my Minerva's Den issues.
Hopefully so. However, not to sound cold, but going 100% Steam was the best decision for the PC userbase and long-term survival of the game, and even if there is not, it's a small casualty.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft ISN'T giving permission to new games to use it, so at least half of these moves from GFWL aren't actually borne out of good will to customers but the more pragmatic need to use something else. And unlike GFWL a lot of people DO like Steam, and most moving to it did use it to some extent before, so may as well.
They pretty much are abandoning it, they're discontinuing the Marketplace too as of next week.
GFW PC Marketplace to close next week - PC Gamer
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