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Games for Windows Vista how the new brand & OS will change PC gaming on Joystiq
offers an updated preview of the new Games for Windows initiative, attempting,
with limited success, to sort out what GFW represents besides a marketing
slogan. Based on a tour of the program by Marketing Director Kevin Unangst and
PR Manager Michael Wolf, they describe interoperability with Xbox 360 games via
"Live Anywhere," how PCs will get numerical ratings to gauge how well they can
play games, and what qualifies a game for the GFW logo. The conclusion they
draw, however, is that it is difficult to draw conclusions about all
this:
It's a risk. The Games for Windows strategy is on the verge of being schizophrenic. Can the cumbersome PC gaming experience really be simplified down to a console scheme? There are just too many freedoms and variations that exist in the PC universe to accurately interpret the PC as "the console that everybody already owns." It's not that simple. So is GFW a trick? Is Microsoft trying to lure back some of the consumers that were lost when Xbox was launched (an initiative that cannibalized PC gaming sales by design)?
The answer, like the Games For Windows vision, is not so clear. But there is most certainly the opportunity for Microsoft to create something very special. A cross-platform community where you and I can jump from Xbox to PC to our cell phones seamlessly. Anywhere.
No, you know what? I take it back. Fuck your dark little world, 'cause here comes some light, Baby:
What I said stands as true and inarguable: quality control standards are stricter in the console world. The simple truth is PC developers don't have anyone to answer to as far as the platform goes.
And, like I said before, quality control standards have nothing - NOTHING - to do with measuring the game in terms of "deep", "complicated", or whatever other subjective terms you want to throw in there. Say it with me: NOTHING.
What I said stands as true and inarguable: quality control standards are stricter in the console world. The simple truth is PC developers don't have anyone to answer to as far as the platform goes.
And, like I said before, quality control standards have nothing - NOTHING - to do with measuring the game in terms of "deep", "complicated", or whatever other subjective terms you want to throw in there. Say it with me: NOTHING.
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