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Games for Windows Live purchases no longer downloadable from client [Edit: Fixed]
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I know, I was referencing that D2D still manages to keep my info and let me download stuff, but GFWL basically disavows all knowledge of the service existing.
Oh, and I think the earlier Codies F1 games had GFWL too. Not sure if it's game-breaking or not though. But considering the series went on a downhill slide, it's not unreasonable to think people are still (trying to?) play F1 2010 etc.
CecilRousso
Member
Double Fine had the same problem with Iron Brigade, until they got the rights back. But something I wonder a bit about this, are companies like Microsoft with Iron Brigade and EA with Bulletstorm actively oppose these changes/patches? Or would touching the game while those agreements are in place trigger something?
LordRaptor
Member
Its possible there's a contractual obligation for a publisher to pay for post release patches as part of their publishing duties, but I suspect its more likely that developers don't particularly want to reward the publishers who likely forced GFWL on them in the first place with an uptick of sales that would ensue from removing them at their own expense when they could just wait awhile and get full payment for that work.
cHaOs667
Member
Try this link: http://www.xbox.com/de-DE/Live/PC/DownloadClient
I've installed the client on Windows 10 two weeks ago when I've installed Bulletstorm to test it with my 21:9 monitor.
Here are the screenshots I've made from Bulletstorm
Edit: Direct link to the client: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=201134
MS is one of the worst companies you can have in charge of a digital store. They've shown on more than one occasion that they'd rather shut down a service and have people lose their games than pay to keep some legacy servers running.
So yeah, stay far away from the WIndows 10 store.
Shuggananas
Banned
GFWL is one of the worst things to happen to PC gaming
"oops you got disconnected well there goes your savegame lol"
"oh your PC is in this language so we'll put the game in this language and you can't change it unless you change your PC settings"
"oops you got disconnected well there goes your savegame lol"
"oh your PC is in this language so we'll put the game in this language and you can't change it unless you change your PC settings"
L4DANathan
Member
Well, I'm glad SOMEONE here pointed out that post for what it was.
Yep. I'm slowly starting to move over to GoG, given I REALLY like their patch rollback function. They're just the first real competitor in the market that I'm willing to support.
My literal brain needs to know exactly what you mean by "pounding". Did they make angry forum posts? Did they start a DDOS attack? Or did your PC actually get hacked by "pro-Steam users".
Maintenance
Member
Don't worry guys, this time it will be different.
I'd assume patching out GFWL without publisher approval could be considered a breach of contract as it would be fundamentally altering the game as it existed (or were to exist) when the publishing agreement was signed.
Without direct access to those contracts, we'll never know. I have stories re: GFWL implementation and Company of Heroes, but you'll never hear them from me
CecilRousso
Member
Yeah, I'm more curious as to whether the requests for approval were even submitted, and if they were, were they turned down or just ignored.
When Double Fine were trying to fix Iron Brigade, I got the impression that they were mostly ignored, which is something I feel is a problem solving technique widely used by Microsoft (I'm a software developer and have had the misfortune of being stuck without info from them quite often in the past).
Quadraphonic
Member
Microsoft, specifically their XBL team, seems to rely on "security through obscurity" a lot more than they should. Getting info from them on certain error codes is like pulling teeth.
Yeah, that's the one I tried. Because I already have some version of GFWL (that doesn't work) already installed, the setup completes immediately, then says it can't connect. And I can't uninstall the one I already have because it can't find the MSI :/
Is the download list gone forever now? I only made one purchase from the GFWL Marketplace (the other games - Fable 3, Fallout 3, Halo 2, Universe at War and Viva Pinata - all have their CD keys in the box), but as it stands I can't retrieve my Osmos key to sign in.
It's not the end of the world as I also have Osmos on Steam, but it's a pain knowing I won't be able to log on to this version again and get the rest of the achievements!
It's not the end of the world as I also have Osmos on Steam, but it's a pain knowing I won't be able to log on to this version again and get the rest of the achievements!
That's correct. Anything you bought from the GFWL Marketplace is effectively gone until Microsoft fixes the issue.
dmix90
Member
Lol. Someone dumped poor GFWL Marketplace server in trash and no backups of install files in ms headquarters in sight.
Lol. "Oh hey let's just say the same shit we already said back in November" even if exactly jackshit has been done since then. Fills me with optimism!
OnionPowder
Member
Thank god for Microsoft for putting so much emphasis on PC gaming and fixing the wonderful GFWL client.
moltonasty
Member
This was the absolute fucking worst. I put like 18 hours into Bioshock 2 when GFWL destroyed my save. Never touched the game again and haven't finished it to this day :/
Halo 2 Vista has been on Life Support since even the first mention of the shutdown happened. There was barely anyone playing, which is why I guess MS felt the need to shut down the service.
there may be some hope for keeping it alive if microsofts master server goes down.
http://www.h2v.online/
Microsoft shut down the GFWL Marketplace two-and-a-half years ago. In light of the fact that the titular issue has been going on for three months and counting with absolutely zero progress towards a resolution despite claims to the contrary from Microsoft's PR machine, if you want either game, you'll have to hunt down retail copies.
I know it was 'shut down' a couple years ago, but the games themselves still worked relatively smoothly. I have installer files for them, I just need to find ways to get around the live implementation (the cdkey didn't seem to matter for V when I entered all 1's - I just need an offline profile to keep saves. Haven't tried AoE3). - It's just not really viable for me long term to jump through those hoops
I'm not against retail copies if I can find them
Well, I managed to work out why I couldn't login to any of my GFWL games last night. Had two-factor auth switched on, but was trying to use my old password to login. Went to the MS site, did one of those things where it generates a one-off password and it worked.
It doesn't solve much else, but at least with games that already have an existing local profile on my PC (like The Club), I can get into it. Noticed that before my login worked, there were actually parts of the game blocked off. So that's what we can expect :/
It doesn't solve much else, but at least with games that already have an existing local profile on my PC (like The Club), I can get into it. Noticed that before my login worked, there were actually parts of the game blocked off. So that's what we can expect :/
Zeyphersan
Banned
What a fucking cop-out
Jimmyfenix
Member
this seems new thread worthy
For what it's worth, this is probably standard operating procedure. The Microsoft rep directed people to other threads discussing the problem and didn't shut down conversations about the problem outright.
justsomeguy
Member
Shutting a thread doesn't, especially when the mod is pointing people to two other threads and offering to take PMs for new threads.
However the outright statement that people WILL get an updated gfwl client and access to their games might be thread worthy.
As an owner of Bulletstorm I can confirm it is unplayable through GFWL
Its basically a door stopper now
Thanks MS. 10/10 service
That's not a cop-out, it's standard SOP for any customer service org.
If you want to go the legal route, you deal with legal, not CS.
OnionPowder
Member
They've been saying that for a while now. People are losing hope
I contacted Microsoft about this a few months ago and never received any reply. My assumption is that all my previous purchases are now invalid and I can no longer download and play those games. Thanks, assholes!
If possible, I try to make backups of any game I buy for this exact reason. What's that, you can't back up games from GfWL? Oh, well that's just great.
If possible, I try to make backups of any game I buy for this exact reason. What's that, you can't back up games from GfWL? Oh, well that's just great.
milkybar1983
Member
This is working again, I'm so happy!
Win10 1429.1 insider
Win10 1429.1 insider
Auto-Reply
Member
So, Windows10 exclusive?
milkybar1983
Member
no should be working on all, can't confirm though
DeCreeperHater
Banned
I hope xliveless gets compatibility for all GFWL games.
dmix90
Member
Better late than never i guess. Working for me as well.
If i remember correctly you have a huge library of games from windows store and there were already some delisted games which you were not able to download anymore. Any news about that?