Games For Windows Live to be dismantled in July

[Watcher]

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/08/20/games ... 0&ns_fee=0

While the store was shut down in August the entire infastructure is going to be removed next July. This means if you have a GFWL game it will refuse to launch since the authentication server will be shut down.

In response to this some games are getting patches to remove the authentication process, and some are removing it entirely. Bioshock 2 had an update today that completely removed the system entirely, and made it's multiplayer Steamworks compatible. People are expecting Rockstar to eventually do the same for GTA4.

People are curious about other games like Dark Souls, since it was made for GFWL because the developer didn't know how to port it properly. More importantly you will be unable to redeem digital copies and re-install games you bought over GFWL previously. Which means some games like Halo 2 for Vista will literally be impossible to play unless you pirate or hack it with a third party program.

 

[PvtRichardCranium]

IT'S PARTY TIME!
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Seriously. That was the most obtrusive DRM service ever conceived.

Thankfully, most of my games that use GFWL can be played in Offline Only mode. There were some games I actually never played the multiplier for simply because GFWL was just awful. I already have Steam and Origin, I shouldn't have to install another front end service.

 

[Surtur]

Thank the gods.

 

[PvtRichardCranium]

There is an official PC thread now. Talk about this stuff in there so we don't clog the forums. I'm trying to do Hunter a favor so he doesn't go all homoputin rage on the influx of loose threads.