jediyoshi
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The public doesn't. You can just track when things are done behind the scenes through the steam database
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Steam Versions Batman:AA/AC & Bioshock 2 Adding Achievements, Removing GFWL/Securom?
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The public doesn't. You can just track when things are done behind the scenes through the steam database
Spiriicore
Neo Member
Rreeeaaallllyyy holding my breath for this news. I've been holding off playing either of the Batman games on PC after I installed AA on steam and saw they had just implemented achievements. Every time I visited the steam community to see if there was any update on them I would always see post after post of people having GFWL issues (I had enough of them to make me uninstall the game shortly after picking it up on steam). I've been lurking the discussions almost weekly for the last few months. Bioshock 2 steamchieves + dlc + native controller support is just icing on the cake.
Please let it be true!
Please let it be true!
I've tried guessing the password to unlock the test updates.
Go to the game in your steam library, right click then properties, and betas.
Azure Dream
Member
It would be nice if Good Guy Gabe gave the DLC free to people who already owned the game before the changeover date, if it's something they can't keep track of.
It would be up to 2K, not Valve.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
There could be a guy named Gabe at 2K.
Azure Dream
Member
I guess my logic was along the lines of Valve taking a hit in this case, or requiring it of 2K, which in retrospect I suppose isn't likely. But it seems like they would do something to make up for the fact that they might not be able to track prior DLC purchases.
AcceptableGhost
Member
Does the DLC for GFWL games have product keys visible like the games? If they do then 2K could just make it so you register your key on Steam to get it there...
2K probably wants to recoup some of the investment removing GFWL.
No keys are assigned to DLC.
Sikboy1029
Neo Member
I hope I can download the Arkham City DLC that I bought on Steam through the Steam client after these updates go live. Also hope I can purchase Harley Quinns Revenge through Steam. Never bought it because I could never download my other DLCs...
If you bought it through Steam, you will still be able to download the DLC.
Sikboy1029
Neo Member
Not through the GFWL client, I always get the "There was an error retrieving your purchase history. Please sign out and try again later." error, that's my personal reason for hating it. It basically says "thanks for the cash, no content for you." I am glad GFWL is dying.
So you bought the DLC through the Steam client, not through the GFWL client?
Arkham City DLC bought through Steam gives a GFWL code to redeem through GFWL.
Refreshment.01
Member
Any day now...
Im holding to play any Halo games past 3 since im waiting for the Steam version of the game.
Im holding to play any Halo games past 3 since im waiting for the Steam version of the game.
XD
Sikboy1029
Neo Member
Correct, that is why I am hoping after the update I can actually just download them through Steam & not the stupid GFWL client. As it stands right now even though I bought them through Steam I have to download them through GFWL & I can't because GFWL is so broken.
This is one of the reasons companies with GFWL games don't sell the DLC on the Steam store. Minerva's Den, Batman games, and Fallout 3 all don't sell the DLC on the store, the latter two just have an ultimate version that has all of the DLC.
This is because there are so many conflicts with activating purchased DLC through the GFWL client. And, instead of relying on Microsoft to update the DRM accordingly, they just remove the individual DLC entirely.
The reason I asked where you purchased the DLC is, if you purchased through the Steam client, then it is tied to the registry app and you are fine. If you purchased through GFWL, you are out of luck.
Reagan's BR
Banned
Don't bother with any Halo game after 3 anyways. The fan base is hardly alive after the way Halo 4 was handled. It was a complete departure from the original games. They tried to recreate the COD experience and did so poorly. The gameplay and story of the singleplayer was lacking compared to previous titles and the multiplayer was a subpar version of COD that is struggling to sustain a small online population less than a year after launch.
If Halo 1-3 are released through steam with proper MP I will buy them as soon as they go on sale.
I guess I have controller support in Bioshock 2 to look forward to! All of this does has me worried about what will happen to other GFWL titles once the store is shut down.
legacyzero
Banned
Yep. Day 1.
That sucks but I might just pony up for the GOTY edition of Bats:AC if I wanted to play it again when it goes on sale. I actually took advantage of a pricing error on GFWL to get the challenge maps for free back when it just released (even though the base game I owned on Steam).This is one of the reasons companies with GFWL games don't sell the DLC on the Steam store. Minerva's Den, Batman games, and Fallout 3 all don't sell the DLC on the store, the latter two just have an ultimate version that has all of the DLC.
This is because there are so many conflicts with activating purchased DLC through the GFWL client. And, instead of relying on Microsoft to update the DRM accordingly, they just remove the individual DLC entirely.
The reason I asked where you purchased the DLC is, if you purchased through the Steam client, then it is tied to the registry app and you are fine. If you purchased through GFWL, you are out of luck.
Both Batman AA and AC GOTY editions will get the updates. Both will get mac versions and achievements (AC has them already). Only AC has gotten the crucial no key displayed on launch and no key saved in the registry update, of course that would be fairly trivial to add to the AA entry.
In the interest of full disclosure, I have seen zero updates to the AA/AC non-GOTY apps. I don't know whether this means Warner Brothers are leaving those people out in the cold or not.
Same with me.
If it gets announced, I will volunteer to make the OT and I will be there day one.
matrix-cat
Member
Weirdly enough, there are currently two different versions of Arkham City GOTY Edition available on Steam: one that lists all the DLC, and one that doesn't (but presumably still includes it all).
I could have sworn that the DLC was no longer available separately, too, but now it's all back up for sale. Which is extra weird, because you can't actually buy a version of the game that doesn't already include all the DLC any more. It seems like all these old store pages have been put back up again, and that game and DLC bundle would have originally been all the DLC and the non-GOTY edition of the game, except the non-GOTY edition is no longer available so now it just links to the GOTY version.
Those are actually the same thing. One entry is just available to see the bundle of content that is available for the GOTY edition.
Go to the Batman: AC GOTY page, and click 'Package Info.'
DLC is not purchasable separately, only shows up because they are linked to the GOTY edition package.
This is accurate. Don't know who you are replying to though.
It will be my first time playing BioShock 2 and AC. I am actually very excited for BioShock 2 multiplayer mode, looks really interesting.
Reading back, I'm not sure either! I thought that you'd implied the DLC was never available to buy separately, but that was clearly wrong.
Sorry!
Sikboy1029
Neo Member
When this goes live I hope they put Harleys Revenge back up for sale, not buying GOTY just for that
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
BS2's multiplayer is playable, I got to L30 on a rental and I don't play a lot of online shooters.
The single player is... well, I have a lot of issues with the writing, level design, plot, and characters. It's worth a playthrough and not terrible. I do think the combat is deeper and more enjoyable than BS1.
I will be picking up Minverva's Den day one though, that should be the singleplayer experience I am looking for.
If you play it, please turn off the golden waypoint arrow! It really hurts the game as you miss out on some of the more brilliant aspects of the level design featured in MD through the more non-linear progression.
Really though, you should turn it off in every BioShock game. >.>
DexterPepper
Member
I emailed WB to find out. Not expecting much.
Other than disappointment.
I wish. All would be forgiven.
Seen 4 updates to Bioshock 2 within the last hour, we are in the final push.
I really don't know, not seeing updates on those apps doesn't prove their either way.
That is in reference to Arkham Origins which has not been released yet. We knew of that one from the logos on the trailers, but its good to have it confirmed.
I really don't know, not seeing updates on those apps doesn't prove their either way.
That is in reference to Arkham Origins which has not been released yet. We knew of that one from the logos on the trailers, but its good to have it confirmed.
Felix Lighter
Member
I could picture a scenario where they just move everyone to the GOTY edition instead of dealing with individual DLC updates. I'm sure now that the GOTY editions are available and are put on sale regularly, individual DLC sales are pretty insignificant at this point and maybe not worth the effort to port the DLC to steam individually.
Damn it I thought it was for AA/AC and I got so excited lol.
Same >_<
phantomspiker
Member
This thread is a damn tease!
mcfishstick
Member
My Steam Bioshock 2 is downloading a 101.5 mb update.
Is this the update we've been waiting for?
Is this the update we've been waiting for?
Yep, it looks like the registry just pushed an update through.
Let us know what happens.
phantomspiker
Member
Nabs
Member
Enjoy your new DirectX redist
I don't think so
They haven't made Minerva's Den live or done any of the 'app clean up' steps like Batman: AA. As Nabs said, the update mostly looks like an update to DirectX.