Games for Windows Takes on Steam, Set to Launch PC Digital Content Distribution Platform

Nick Breckon

July 22, 2008 12:20 PM

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kodt

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July 22, 2008 11:12 AM

This is only on Vista right?
- skankcore
  
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  July 22, 2008 11:14 AM
  
  Works on XP, I believe.
- Johnny Law
  
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  July 22, 2008 11:15 AM
  
  There is nothing about GFW or GFW-Live that is tied to Vista.
  - kodt
    
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    July 22, 2008 11:30 AM
    
    ok, I think the confusion comes from when they launched it there were some GFW games that were Vista exclusive.. Halo 2 maybe.
    - IndigoAK
      
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      July 22, 2008 11:35 AM
      
      Halo 2 was the only Vista exclusive game to use it.
      - grabbie
        
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        July 22, 2008 11:41 AM
        
        shadowrun was also windows Vista only before the crack was released to play it on XP. Not that anyone cared
      - malloc
        
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        July 22, 2008 11:41 AM
        
        shadowrun as well
        
        IndigoAK
        
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        July 22, 2008 3:49 PM
        
        Yeah, see. That's how much I cared about Shadowrun. Forget it even existed. :P
        
        higround
        
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        July 22, 2008 4:26 PM
        
        Yeah play this mediocre game against people on a 360 with a severely crippled PC interface in the interest of fairness, sounds great. Windows for window lickers more like.
    - Schnapple
      
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      July 22, 2008 12:08 PM
      
      IIRC, the first version of the GFW client was Vista-only, part of that misguided attempt to force gamers to upgrade to Vista. Part of the backpedalling was to make it run on XP as well. Microsoft retroactively claimed it was a technical hurdle but they "found a way" - which is why Gears of War wasn't a Vista exclusive.