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Gamasutra
has word that Microsoft has announced plans to introduce a Games for Windows
marketplace similar to the Xbox LIVE marketplace. They also announce plans to
offer a less console-centric Games for Windows LIVE service and confirm that
they will be dropping the premium subscription fee the service carried for
"Gold" multiplayer matchmaking that was a sticking point for so many. Here's a
quote on the changes from Microsoft's Chris Satchell: "The first UI was good but
it was too console-centric. It wasn't really what Windows gamers wanted. We have
a new UI that's consistent with the way Windows gamers want to interact. It's
free to you as a developer, and we're reducing the technical requirements. I
believe, from hereon, Games for Windows Live is going to take off."
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new UI? |
Jul 22, 2008, 22:26 |
kxmode |
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The first UI was good but it was too console-centric. It wasn't really what Windows gamers wanted. We have a new UI that's consistent with the way Windows gamers want to interact. Look at SPORE. Look at modded WOW. The best UI is the one that's not there.
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No subject |
Jul 22, 2008, 20:07 |
Slippery Jim |
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Pay for access on a PC that I normally am used to getting for free? Screw that, lol.
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Jul 22, 2008, 18:38 |
Beady |
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Its only Xbox live that dosent have dedicated servers. GFW live has hostable dedicated servers for the FPS titles (or games that need them).
Its basically now become a competitor to Gamespys throne. And about time too, since gamespy have seemingly become a monopoly and just produce utterly terrible server browsers and matchmaking tools that have driven PC multiplayer backwards over the last 5+ years.
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Jul 22, 2008, 17:27 |
Overon |
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Wow, microsoft listening to pc gamers? Hell must have frozen over.
Newsflash! I think I just saw a flying pig out of my window!
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Jul 22, 2008, 17:03 |
Roachmojo |
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I am positively stunned by this announcement...
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Jul 22, 2008, 16:17 |
sponge |
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I still don't quite grasp the concept of Live matches. So there are no dedicated servers and no server lists? Do players host matches on their own machines? Or do they start matches, which are then hosted by Microsoft servers? I don't think "no dedicated servers" is a requirement, unless I mis-read something. Otherwise, it's just another middleware that handles friends list, messaging, matchmaking, etc. No different than Demonware and so on at it's core.
I also don't know of any restrictions that prevent server lists. Gears of War, for instance, still has a server list, although I wasn't able to get the PC version to even run.
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You forgot the DX11 part.. |
Jul 22, 2008, 16:17 |
Verno |
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DX11 was announced as well with full backward compatibility for DX10/DX10.1. It's going to be available to Vista and future versions of Windows. I forget the rest of the features.
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But... |
Jul 22, 2008, 16:16 |
Ray Marden |
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...why do I want this?
At least they won't be charging me for free things anymore, but why would I want to limit my choices, customization, and access to solely M$?
I mean, what's the point or idea behind this? It's not like we can even argue that Micro$oft wants to control the PC market given how much damage it has caused and the lack of support it supplies.
So......?
If Micro$oft wants to help PC gaming I would prefer it focus on quality games than limited, low cost UIs.
Trailers and screenshots are not holding back PC gaming, guys.
Thinking the 360 has terrible online functionality,
Ray
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Jul 22, 2008, 16:15 |
theyarecomingforyou |
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I hated the GFWLive interface on PC - it was just a port of the X360 interface, which is fine for a console but terrible for PC.
NEway, it was stupid of them to try to make money from it when PC users have become accustomed to free multiplayer. It didn't contribute anything worthwhile and yet they wanted money for it. Hopefully the interface is significantly reworked and is adopted by most games, as the server browsers for most games are simply terrible (assuming GFWLive encompasses server browsers) - the only one that I actually like is the one used by Steam and even that could be improved.
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Jul 22, 2008, 16:14 |
Jerykk |
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I still don't quite grasp the concept of Live matches. So there are no dedicated servers and no server lists? Do players host matches on their own machines? Or do they start matches, which are then hosted by Microsoft servers?
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Jul 22, 2008, 16:11 |
MMORPGHoD |
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I'm surprised that MS actually did something. Dropping the subscription fee might actually make it worth looking at.
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Jul 22, 2008, 16:04 |
DangerDog |
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dedicated servers? bah! who needs 'em
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