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[HovaHovito]

This is awesome
Hope the games are good

 

[Talamius]

For people getting their hopes up. This is MS's various statements on their promise to PC gaming.
*snipped list*

This really should go in the OP. People who haven't been around as long need to know why PC gamers tend to look at Microsoft and laugh when the newest "We <3 PC Gaming!!" statement comes out.

 

[Almighty]

Let's not get crazy here Microsoft. You already did PC gamers I huge solid by killing off GFWL. You left on a high note let's not sully that by supporting the PC now. Just stick to your console box and leave PC gaming to those who have shown they understand it.

 

[The Cowboy]

If they want to make a GFWL 2.0 (but decent) and release games for it, or make them Windows 8 exclusive, or even Windows store exclusive - no issues at all for me.

Do I think they'll actually bring over proper 1st party games - nope.

 

[Mass Effect]

I bet these PC games will end up requiring Gold to play multiplayer.

They wouldn't be stupid enough to try that again.

Or maybe are.

 

[PaulLFC]

You can start by bringing over Zoo Tycoon, MS.

 

[TheSeks]

windows 8 store exclusive

Halo 3-8.

Frankly, I'd like MS to port Halo 3 to PC and then they could simply die for all I care. I want Team Swat on the Pit back.

 

[I H8 Memes]

How many people here would spend money on a game tied to a MS Windows system? Whether that was GFWL, Windows 8 store, or anything else. How long would you expect those games to be available and working?

 

[Vane_MagicCity]

Setting up a service like GFWL doesn't seem cheap but if they're so into losing money i'd say give it another go MS.

What do you think the Windows 8 Store is?

 

[Zimbardo]

i'll believe it when i see the newest Xbox exclusives, Halo games, Gears of War series, etc., with Steamworks.

i'll believe they're serious at that point.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

No need to buy xbone then.

 

[ChryZ]

They wouldn't be stupid enough to try that again.

Or maybe are.

Them clouds don't pay for themselves.

 

[ambientmystic]

What was the last genuine first party effort to come out on the PC by Microsoft Game Studios again?

This piece of garbage.

Yeah.

 

[Biker19]

Hmm maybe I don't need an xbox one...

Agreed. What would be the point of buying the console if you're gonna put your 1st party games on PC, too? That'll just leave the console with 3rd party multiplats, & most of them will be more superior on PS4.

 

[NZNova]

For people getting their hopes up. This is MS's various statements on their promise to PC gaming.

Post of the generation. Shit, well done.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Great news. GFWL worked well for me, my favorite PC DD platform. Hopefully they'll put more resources into it this time so people don't get as many bugs.

 

[MutonCommander]

Great news. GFWL worked well for me, my favorite PC DD platform.

 

[Durante]

For people getting their hopes up. This is MS's various statements on their promise to PC gaming.

• 2005 - We care about PC gaming, Longhorn (Vista) to usher in modern PC gaming with "Tray and Play"
  Vista launches with none of the stuff MS promised, Vista itself sucks the ass of a thousand camels.
  
  
• 2006 - MS: Don't Count PC Games Out
  MS announces GFWL and how utterly amazing it will be, suckers everywhere rejoice in the eventual ass reaming they don't know is coming yet.
  
  
• 2007 - MS continues PC push
  MS launches GFWL...and it has a $50 a year fee, and they announce a whole slew of games to include Shadowrun with cross platform play and Gears of War 1! What are you paying for you ask? Jank ass software that crashes and has the most unintuitive updating system known to man. Load a game, game says you need update. Signs you out, downloads update, you jump back in...oh GFWL client has a update too! signs you out, downloads up date and you log back in...
  
  MS will shortly thereafter disband Ensemble because MS feels that they're (MS) moving in a different direction! But don't worry we tots <3 you PC gamers.
  
  
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is A-okay
  Yea we've looked at some money pie charts and can see that PC gaming brings in billions in revenue. Here is our open letter to how awesome PC gaming is and our promise to support it! We finally put some new titles up on GFWL! Oh and we got rid of the $50 a year fee for GFWL, see we're serious about PC gaming! If that's not a sign of commitment, I don't know what is!
  
  
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is not dead!
  Look at this event we're throwing for PC gaming, you think we'd throw this if we didn't truly care about it?! Look at these games that will be on GFWL. We <3 PC gaming. You want fixes for GFWL issues? We'll look into that.
  
  
• 2008 - MS bolsters PC gaming with all new Games for Windows Live!
  Hey gaiz remember those GFWL client issues you were having...well we didn't fix those per say but....here is the same shit in a slightly newer skin! PROGRESS
  
  
• 2009 - MS: PC gaming still a priority for us!
  Okay gaiz look, this time we're serious about our upcoming push in PC gaming. It's so vital to us at MS that we give the PC our love and support!
  
  
• 2010 - MS: "We're doubling down on PC gaming
  By doubling down we mean we're keeping this shittastic GFWL client around because! We might even throw an update at it to fix the problem of game saves being randomly deleted or rendered worthless...maybe.
  
  
• 2010 - MS Launches Games for Windows Marketplace
  Hey gaiz, we're making GFWL even better because it's now called Games for Windows Marketplace. Everything is brand new and easy to use, anonymous journalists have even said it's better than Steam. We had 3 interns and a janitor work on this, so you know we're committed!
  
  
• 2010 - MS: Windows 8 is going to relaunch gaming!
  Hey gaiz, MS again. With Windows 8 we're totally going to put our full weight behind PC gaming just like we promised back in 2006! Pls be excite.
  
  
• 2012 - MS: We won't ditch GFWL!
  We're committed to PC gaming and we absolutely think GFWL is the best play to get PC games and play with others. Our client is awesome....ly bloated and deletes shit randomly, but that's really one of the charms of PC gaming that we captured! It's a balanced experience! Hope you rike!
  
  
• 2013 - MS to discontinue GFWL
  Hey gaiz new manager here, so like a bunch of your games might stop working come 2014...but that's okay! We expect there to be transitions as we build out new investments, but we remain committed to bringing first party gaming services and games to Windows for years to come. We will share more details in the future!
  
  
• 2013 - MS promises core first party games coming to PC
  We're so committed we swear!

Sorry, but all MS is doing is blowing smoke up the ass of gullible people. So yea go ahead and get your hopes up and get excited. In a year or two when none of what they say comes to fruition...I'll pretend to act shocked.

Thanks for gathering all of these. I see that my 4-5 empty promises estimate was in fact an understatement.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Depending on distribution, this is one less reason to buy an Xbone. :lol

For people getting their hopes up. This is MS's various statements on their promise to PC gaming.

<snip> amazing post </snip>

Amazingly done. Bravo.

 

[Joezie]

 

[Trey]

MS, if you really care, release them on Steam. Don't make them Win8 exclusive or even bother with GFWL 2.0.

If they really cared, they would release it DRM free.

 

[LiquidSolid]

Are you as legit shook as I am?

As others have already brought up, this is another empty promise from a company that has proven for years that they have no fucking clue about PC gaming nor any intention of actually throwing support behind it. If you need any current proof of that, take a look at Zoo Tycoon on PC.

 

[slapnuts]

http://www.shacknews.com/article/81897/microsoft-promises-more-core-games-coming-to-pc-than-past


Reading rest of the article sounds like Windows 8 or new PC service

Well we heard this before haven't we? I remember when MS stated that Xbox 360 games would be able to be played on the PC..or something similar to that effect. Of course none of that ever happened.

 

[Grief.exe]

Remove GFWL from Halo 2, Gears of War, and Viva Pinata, put all 3 on Steam along with the rest of the Halo Trilogy.

I wouldn't go so far to say that everything has been forgiven. You don't just get to walk out of screwing PC gamers over for a decade, but they would be on the right path.

Are you as legit shook as I am?

As others have already brought up, this is another empty promise from a company that has proven for years that they have no fucking clue about PC gaming nor any intention of actually throwing support behind it. If you need any current proof of that, take a look at Zoo Tycoon on PC.

Heavy is weird, just ignore it. Don't try to argue logically either, won't work.

 

[DeaviL]

There is no GFWL2.0 folks,
Xbox Games is already an app on Win8 and so is the Win store.

Welcome to the actual GFWL: Windows 8.

 

[Demon Ice]

This just makes me worried they'll be slapping a bullshit Windows 8 requirement on them all.

Halo 2 and 3 on Steam would be great though.

Plus it'd be nice for them to put the rest of the Gears trilogy on PC but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[nacimento]

While it's certainly bullshit, I'd buy Ryse or Quantum Break on PC. At least they're are better than Sony in that topic, even if still bad.
But then again, they killed Ensemble.

 

[Fox_Mulder]

so less xbone exclusives

 

[Sentenza]

Trashing GFWL is fine enough for PC support, thanks for the consideration though.

I swear, without any hyperbole or sarcasm, that this must have been the best thing they did for PC gaming in the last years.

 

[Ogimachi]

I remember MS saying something similar ~2 years ago and then announcing Flight and Age of Empires F2P. If that and Halo Spartan Assault is what they have in mind, I'll gladly pass.

 

[unholyrevenger72]

So a few less reason to buy a Xbone....

 

[SparkTR]

They are publishing a new AoE2 expansion and likely some Halo games on PC. Though to be honest the only thing I kind of want from them is Remedy's new game, they don't have much else that's compelling to me.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

So a few less reason to buy a Xbone....

You'll still need to buy an Xbone.

Anyway fuck you Microsoft for killing Ensemble. Halo Wars at least might ease the pain.

 

[DukeBobby]

Just give me Quantum Break. I'll have no reason to buy an Xbox One then.

Saves me a lot of money.

 

[diaspora]

Oh, clever you.

I think there's a lot of PC gamers who would appreciate the likes of Forza though, along with the upcoming stuff like Quantum Break etc. But it's pretty obvious that MS's intention is that you'll buy these from the new Windows store.

So they're doing a similar thing as Valve having their games sold just through Steam.

If they really cared, they would release it DRM free.

Yup. Same goes for Valve.

 

[angular graphics]

Don't expect big first party titles like Forza 5.

http://www.shacknews.com/article/79...r-to-traditional-desktop-pc-gamers-with-first

Probably smaller games you can play across all Win 8 devices.

This needs to be reposted. Microsoft have stated the Windows 8 games they are making range "from very, very casual games, like our very much improved and reimagined Solitaire, all the way to graphically complicated games like The Harvest."

When asked if we can hope for AAA games such as Gears of War they responded that the games are going to be "connected experiences across [...] [the] family of devices where we've got Xbox Live, like Windows Phone and Windows 8," instead of "traditional desktop PC game".

 

[LiquidSolid]

Heavy is weird, just ignore it. Don't try to argue logically either, won't work.

Oh I know, he's the creator of legit shook.

While it's certainly bullshit, I'd buy Ryse or Quantum Break on PC. At least they're are better than Sony in that topic, even if still bad.
But then again, they killed Ensemble.

I disagree. Sony and Nintendo are consistent and concise with their policies, so you know you'll need their systems to play their games (excluding SOE of course). That's far, far better than Microsoft's wishy-washy support, where you have no clue where things will fall.

 

[twobear]

They don't own those IPs and Mass Effect has shown up on every platform that plays games, pretty much.

I thought they published ME1?

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

I thought they published ME1?

They did. EA later bought the entire series rights iirc.

 

[tino]

For people getting their hopes up. This is MS's various statements on their promise to PC gaming.

• 2005 - We care about PC gaming, Longhorn (Vista) to usher in modern PC gaming with "Tray and Play"
  Vista launches with none of the stuff MS promised, Vista itself sucks the ass of a thousand camels.
  
  
• 2006 - MS: Don't Count PC Games Out
  MS announces GFWL and how utterly amazing it will be, suckers everywhere rejoice in the eventual ass reaming they don't know is coming yet.
  
  
• 2007 - MS continues PC push
  MS launches GFWL...and it has a $50 a year fee, and they announce a whole slew of games to include Shadowrun with cross platform play and Gears of War 1! What are you paying for you ask? Jank ass software that crashes and has the most unintuitive updating system known to man. Load a game, game says you need update. Signs you out, downloads update, you jump back in...oh GFWL client has a update too! signs you out, downloads up date and you log back in...
  
  MS will shortly thereafter disband Ensemble because MS feels that they're (MS) moving in a different direction! But don't worry we tots <3 you PC gamers.
  
  
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is A-okay
  Yea we've looked at some money pie charts and can see that PC gaming brings in billions in revenue. Here is our open letter to how awesome PC gaming is and our promise to support it! We finally put some new titles up on GFWL! Oh and we got rid of the $50 a year fee for GFWL, see we're serious about PC gaming! If that's not a sign of commitment, I don't know what is!
  
  
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is not dead!
  Look at this event we're throwing for PC gaming, you think we'd throw this if we didn't truly care about it?! Look at these games that will be on GFWL. We <3 PC gaming. You want fixes for GFWL issues? We'll look into that.
  
  
• 2008 - MS bolsters PC gaming with all new Games for Windows Live!
  Hey gaiz remember those GFWL client issues you were having...well we didn't fix those per say but....here is the same shit in a slightly newer skin! PROGRESS
  
  
• 2009 - MS: PC gaming still a priority for us!
  Okay gaiz look, this time we're serious about our upcoming push in PC gaming. It's so vital to us at MS that we give the PC our love and support!
  
  
• 2010 - MS: "We're doubling down on PC gaming
  By doubling down we mean we're keeping this shittastic GFWL client around because! We might even throw an update at it to fix the problem of game saves being randomly deleted or rendered worthless...maybe.
  
  
• 2010 - MS Launches Games for Windows Marketplace
  Hey gaiz, we're making GFWL even better because it's now called Games for Windows Marketplace. Everything is brand new and easy to use, anonymous journalists have even said it's better than Steam. We had 3 interns and a janitor work on this, so you know we're committed!
  
  
• 2010 - MS: Windows 8 is going to relaunch gaming!
  Hey gaiz, MS again. With Windows 8 we're totally going to put our full weight behind PC gaming just like we promised back in 2006! Pls be excite.
  
  
• 2012 - MS: We won't ditch GFWL!
  We're committed to PC gaming and we absolutely think GFWL is the best play to get PC games and play with others. Our client is awesome....ly bloated and deletes shit randomly, but that's really one of the charms of PC gaming that we captured! It's a balanced experience! Hope you rike!
  
  
• 2013 - MS to discontinue GFWL
  Hey gaiz new manager here, so like a bunch of your games might stop working come 2014...but that's okay! We expect there to be transitions as we build out new investments, but we remain committed to bringing first party gaming services and games to Windows for years to come. We will share more details in the future!
  
  
• 2013 - MS promises core first party games coming to PC
  We're so committed we swear!

Sorry, but all MS is doing is blowing smoke up the ass of gullible people. So yea go ahead and get your hopes up and get excited. In a year or two when none of what they say comes to fruition...I'll pretend to act shocked.

This is the best face palm post I have seen on GAF.

The only good memory out of these years is GFW Radio.

 

[Cyrano]

Killer Instinct on PC?

Spoiler

HAHAHA Yeah that's not happening. Microsoft supports the borg/themselves.

 

[rudieboy77]

I get that they are trying to unify all their platforms XB/PC/Win Phone and let them interact. I just hope they do not try and make their PC games more restrictive. I think cross play between PC and XB1 would be interesting.

 

[I Stalk Alone]

I guess they need a backup plan just in case xbone tanks. whatever, as long as i get my games in 1600p 144fps right guys?

 

[DrSlek]

So....Freelancer 2?

No?

Don't care.

 

[famousmortimer]

For people getting their hopes up. This is MS's various statements on their promise to PC gaming.

• 2005 - We care about PC gaming, Longhorn (Vista) to usher in modern PC gaming with "Tray and Play"
  Vista launches with none of the stuff MS promised, Vista itself sucks the ass of a thousand camels.
  
  
• 2006 - MS: Don't Count PC Games Out
  MS announces GFWL and how utterly amazing it will be, suckers everywhere rejoice in the eventual ass reaming they don't know is coming yet.
  
  
• 2007 - MS continues PC push
  MS launches GFWL...and it has a $50 a year fee, and they announce a whole slew of games to include Shadowrun with cross platform play and Gears of War 1! What are you paying for you ask? Jank ass software that crashes and has the most unintuitive updating system known to man. Load a game, game says you need update. Signs you out, downloads update, you jump back in...oh GFWL client has a update too! signs you out, downloads up date and you log back in...
  
  MS will shortly thereafter disband Ensemble because MS feels that they're (MS) moving in a different direction! But don't worry we tots <3 you PC gamers.
  
  
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is A-okay
  Yea we've looked at some money pie charts and can see that PC gaming brings in billions in revenue. Here is our open letter to how awesome PC gaming is and our promise to support it! We finally put some new titles up on GFWL! Oh and we got rid of the $50 a year fee for GFWL, see we're serious about PC gaming! If that's not a sign of commitment, I don't know what is!
  
  
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is not dead!
  Look at this event we're throwing for PC gaming, you think we'd throw this if we didn't truly care about it?! Look at these games that will be on GFWL. We <3 PC gaming. You want fixes for GFWL issues? We'll look into that.
  
  
• 2008 - MS bolsters PC gaming with all new Games for Windows Live!
  Hey gaiz remember those GFWL client issues you were having...well we didn't fix those per say but....here is the same shit in a slightly newer skin! PROGRESS
  
  
• 2009 - MS: PC gaming still a priority for us!
  Okay gaiz look, this time we're serious about our upcoming push in PC gaming. It's so vital to us at MS that we give the PC our love and support!
  
  
• 2010 - MS: "We're doubling down on PC gaming
  By doubling down we mean we're keeping this shittastic GFWL client around because! We might even throw an update at it to fix the problem of game saves being randomly deleted or rendered worthless...maybe.
  
  
• 2010 - MS Launches Games for Windows Marketplace
  Hey gaiz, we're making GFWL even better because it's now called Games for Windows Marketplace. Everything is brand new and easy to use, anonymous journalists have even said it's better than Steam. We had 3 interns and a janitor work on this, so you know we're committed!
  
  
• 2010 - MS: Windows 8 is going to relaunch gaming!
  Hey gaiz, MS again. With Windows 8 we're totally going to put our full weight behind PC gaming just like we promised back in 2006! Pls be excite.
  
  
• 2012 - MS: We won't ditch GFWL!
  We're committed to PC gaming and we absolutely think GFWL is the best play to get PC games and play with others. Our client is awesome....ly bloated and deletes shit randomly, but that's really one of the charms of PC gaming that we captured! It's a balanced experience! Hope you rike!
  
  
• 2013 - MS to discontinue GFWL
  Hey gaiz new manager here, so like a bunch of your games might stop working come 2014...but that's okay! We expect there to be transitions as we build out new investments, but we remain committed to bringing first party gaming services and games to Windows for years to come. We will share more details in the future!
  
  
• 2013 - MS promises core first party games coming to PC
  We're so committed we swear!

Sorry, but all MS is doing is blowing smoke up the ass of gullible people. So yea go ahead and get your hopes up and get excited. In a year or two when none of what they say comes to fruition...I'll pretend to act shocked.

I love NeoGAF.

 

[Shard]

Just keep doing what you have been doing for the past year, releasing those games on Steam.

 

[Nokterian]

For people getting their hopes up. This is MS's various statements on their promise to PC gaming.

• 2005 - We care about PC gaming, Longhorn (Vista) to usher in modern PC gaming with "Tray and Play"
  Vista launches with none of the stuff MS promised, Vista itself sucks the ass of a thousand camels.
  
  
• 2006 - MS: Don't Count PC Games Out
  MS announces GFWL and how utterly amazing it will be, suckers everywhere rejoice in the eventual ass reaming they don't know is coming yet.
  
  
• 2007 - MS continues PC push
  MS launches GFWL...and it has a $50 a year fee, and they announce a whole slew of games to include Shadowrun with cross platform play and Gears of War 1! What are you paying for you ask? Jank ass software that crashes and has the most unintuitive updating system known to man. Load a game, game says you need update. Signs you out, downloads update, you jump back in...oh GFWL client has a update too! signs you out, downloads up date and you log back in...
  
  MS will shortly thereafter disband Ensemble because MS feels that they're (MS) moving in a different direction! But don't worry we tots <3 you PC gamers.
  
  
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is A-okay
  Yea we've looked at some money pie charts and can see that PC gaming brings in billions in revenue. Here is our open letter to how awesome PC gaming is and our promise to support it! We finally put some new titles up on GFWL! Oh and we got rid of the $50 a year fee for GFWL, see we're serious about PC gaming! If that's not a sign of commitment, I don't know what is!
  
  
• 2008 - MS: PC gaming is not dead!
  Look at this event we're throwing for PC gaming, you think we'd throw this if we didn't truly care about it?! Look at these games that will be on GFWL. We <3 PC gaming. You want fixes for GFWL issues? We'll look into that.
  
  
• 2008 - MS bolsters PC gaming with all new Games for Windows Live!
  Hey gaiz remember those GFWL client issues you were having...well we didn't fix those per say but....here is the same shit in a slightly newer skin! PROGRESS
  
  
• 2009 - MS: PC gaming still a priority for us!
  Okay gaiz look, this time we're serious about our upcoming push in PC gaming. It's so vital to us at MS that we give the PC our love and support!
  
  
• 2010 - MS: "We're doubling down on PC gaming
  By doubling down we mean we're keeping this shittastic GFWL client around because! We might even throw an update at it to fix the problem of game saves being randomly deleted or rendered worthless...maybe.
  
  
• 2010 - MS Launches Games for Windows Marketplace
  Hey gaiz, we're making GFWL even better because it's now called Games for Windows Marketplace. Everything is brand new and easy to use, anonymous journalists have even said it's better than Steam. We had 3 interns and a janitor work on this, so you know we're committed!
  
  
• 2010 - MS: Windows 8 is going to relaunch gaming!
  Hey gaiz, MS again. With Windows 8 we're totally going to put our full weight behind PC gaming just like we promised back in 2006! Pls be excite.
  
  
• 2012 - MS: We won't ditch GFWL!
  We're committed to PC gaming and we absolutely think GFWL is the best play to get PC games and play with others. Our client is awesome....ly bloated and deletes shit randomly, but that's really one of the charms of PC gaming that we captured! It's a balanced experience! Hope you rike!
  
  
• 2013 - MS to discontinue GFWL
  Hey gaiz new manager here, so like a bunch of your games might stop working come 2014...but that's okay! We expect there to be transitions as we build out new investments, but we remain committed to bringing first party gaming services and games to Windows for years to come. We will share more details in the future!
  
  
• 2013 - MS promises core first party games coming to PC
  We're so committed we swear!

Sorry, but all MS is doing is blowing smoke up the ass of gullible people. So yea go ahead and get your hopes up and get excited. In a year or two when none of what they say comes to fruition...I'll pretend to act shocked.

Can't be quoted enough excellent work and showing why it is wrong on there end also lack luster on the whole pc gaming and it shows why MS needs to stay away from pc gaming.

 

[legacyzero]

ICE COLD BURN ON MICROSOFTS BULLSHIT

Holy shit. How could I forget about all of these?

What a terrible group you are, Microsoft.

 

[SapientWolf]

Killer Instinct on PC?

Spoiler

HAHAHA Yeah that's not happening. Microsoft supports the borg/themselves.

Isn't the game already running on PC?

I don't really see MS supporting the PC unless the XB1 runs out of gas halfway through the console generation.

 

[I H8 Memes]

Well, at least they didnt pay to keep Titanfall off of PC like I expected them to. That's an improvement.