GTFO GfWL !!!!

[Mr Puggsly]

shio said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Well I'm not the one going on tyrade about GFW. The masses aren't having the same issues.

GFW is hardly in the death bed. They just haven't put much effort in competing with other download services. However, just this year they added a bunch of games and are getting more support from major developers.

Bear in mind MS has ungodly amounts of money. If MS can compete with the likes of NIntendo and Sony, I think its safe to say they can easily dominate Steam if they truly desired.

Edit: I believe you and I have discussed GFW before. I've said before its just a matter of time before GFW gets off the ground and starts becoming a major competitor. Looks like its starting to happen even sooner than I expected.

Well MS's ungodly amount of money didn't stop Steam and PC gamers from forcing MS to make GFWL free.

If MS ever dominates the PC Digital Distribution, you can be damn well sure that they'l force you to pay a monthly subscription just to be able to play PC games (which they already tried to).

GFWL had a HUGE support from major publishers, but guess what happened... Valve stole almost all of it! They didn't even need to throw money to publishers.

Well I'll explain since you can't seem to do the math yourself.

When was the last time MS published a PC game? 2007 I believe.

People would pay for GFWL if MS offered strong online games. Unfortunately, they don't offer much so charging for online play on the PC was hardly justified.

If MS ever charges for online play on the PC again I just hope they can justify it by offering strong exclusive games that require Live.

Your logic is all wrong. Valve didn't steal anything, developers went to Steam because the masses use Steam. Just recently MS decided to get GFW off the ground by adding a ton of games, deals of the week, the occasional daily deal, etc. As you can its creating a lot of buzz.

Also, you must admit MS did something really smart over the years. They got developers to make GFW a requirement for several popular games. Some of those being popular titles on Steam. A brilliant way to make GFW relevant even for people who use other download services.