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  Yeah this isn't going to go over well. : baron calamity
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    The end is near : Strid3rtheGreat
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      I don't but people freak out the tiny bit GFWL implements Xbox live into games and now it is going to be ... : baron calamity
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        What structure of sentence you make? : Strid3rtheGreat
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          ok, "I don't but people freak out over the tiny bit GFWL implements Xbox live into games. Now imagine how... : baron calamity
          • you forgot a comma :P : Korban
      • Let me turn it off forever and I won't freak out about it, you numbnut. : cerealSAM2
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    Eh, there aren't a whole lot of details yet. : DrWaffles
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      I'll bet that you'll have to pay for it, is a detail forth coming. : Strid3rtheGreat
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        I'd be surprised if it was, because they'd be screwed on the gaming front. There are many non-subscripti... : DrWaffles
        • Then Microsoft will be the pioneer in making it a reality. : Strid3rtheGreat
      • I bet not. : rasputinreborn
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      People hate GFWL, right? Just imaging GFWL just always on and a part of the interface. I expect blood wil... : baron calamity
      • i imagine it'll be ubiquitous and you won't even notice it's there. there's a big difference between a kl... : boring gegtik
  • why? : Korban
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  If its just an app then I guess its OK, but if its ingrained in the OS somehow then are they going back t... : dlr(2)
  • All apps are ingrained in the OS though, thanks to the great APIs Win8 has. : Memphis-Ahn
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  If this fucks with the greatness that is Steam I will be very sad :( : Yanks
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    I'm also kind of worried about this. What if Microsoft pulls an EA and only distributes their games via X... : Strid3rtheGreat
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      What? When was the last time Microsoft published a big game on the PC that they've also published on the... : DrWaffles
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        In fact, Fable III is the only Microsoft Games Studios published game on Steam now... : DrWaffles
        • Damn you and your fact checking, I need a reason to be pissed at Microsoft over this! lol : Strid3rtheGreat
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  Makes sense. Tie in the next operating system with Xbox 720 and future phone's. Be able to use the same ... : ant_hillbilly
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    How will you recreate a controller experience onto Windows Phone 7, and a touch game to a controller. The... : Man.of.gold
    • that'll be on the developer, of course. : Korban
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      Xbox 720 to have Wii-U-like controller confirmed! : carbontree
      • the controller will probably be windows phone 8 : captain hampton
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  Who thought that was a good idea. Some things can be left alone without the entire earth crashing down ar... : Man.of.gold
  • "I can just see them trying to incorporate Xbox live into Games for Windows and that will not end well fo : Strid3rtheGreat
  • XBL on WP7 is completely non-intrusive and works quite well. : Mexistache
• Maybe they will drop game for wl and replace it with xbox :/ : mayooms
• nope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14 : ETPC1
• So.... Windows 7 is going to be the new Win XP, that survived many operating systems released after it. : Longgshot
• Something like this could be the first real competition for Steam, if they choose to go that route. I ho... : vitek r
• As long as you can play XBLA games on Windows, w/o having to get them on your XBox, I'm sold. : DragonSire
• unless you can play games i dont see the point and i doubt you can play games on it : dantastic
• All this will end up being is another shit attempt at Microsoft trying to jam a consolized experience dow... : ajvitaly
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  You know, if the OS gives you achievements just for doing certain things with the interface, that might a... : GreggD
  • lol...'You crashed Explorer.exe' :) : Wiz74
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    "Your services are no longer required" - Killed a program using Task Manager : Sailor of Fortune
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      fucking lol. I would buy the OS instantly if it had that. : Ambient80
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        "Enhance..." - Changed the desktop resolution. : Sailor of Fortune
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          "These are not the files you are looking for" Password protected your porn folder : Hemtroll
          • LOL : Shadowdane
    • okay, that's pretty funny. : Wikus Van De Merwe
    • hahahaha that would be awesome : zerog83
  • if they did this i would switch to linux/mac because christ : ETPC1
  • I could see this as a great way of getting people to learn helpful commands that they would otherwise hav... : TrptJim
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    Let it go, son. Let it go. Ran a program in win95 compatibility mode. : master_disaster_17
    • No that should be for abrasion's Windows classic theme : nodebug
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    MAXIMUM BOREDOM: You drew over 500 boxes on the desktop in a row! : rick
    • lol I do this all the time when I'm on the phone with people : zerog83
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    I MUST TELL THE WORLD: Discover a keyboard shortcut that everyone's known about for years (like shift-rig... : Orange Pylon
    • Achievement Unlocked! I never knew about this :D : zerog83
• Castle Crashers on my PC? Fuck Yeah! Assuming it's like how I have both my video library on my 360 and... : Sailor of Fortune
• Hopefully they won't require XBox Live Gold to play "XBox Live for Windows 8" games. That was a move tha... : the archvile
• I honestly can't stand forcing touch friendly user interfaces on a desktop OS. I am so far not impressed ... : TheEmissary
• Isn't this called GFWL? : asianwaste
• And having just really looked at the picture, the avatars still look like shit. Sad day. :(......... : DragonSire
• This is precisely the kind of cross-platform integration MS has badly needed for years: products as servi... : badcaps
• See, Microsoft cares about PC gaming :-/ : alexpr
• Given I haven't turned on my 360 in over a year, this isn't such a bad thing. Would be cool to have my XB... : Broken Canoe
• Microsoft is so god damned retarded when it comes to PC gaming : phate81
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  Guess i'll skip windows 8 then. I can't fucking stand GFWL, I do not want any of that crap in my operati... : creeping-death
  • hahahahaha : Slowtreme
• One step closer to RDR on PC! : JarEme
• It's just GFWL rebranded as XBOX live... Nothing new. It's going to suck just as much as it sucks now. : razlebol
• You guys do realize that the current Windows code base is all modular right? And that you'll be able to p : mojoald
• it would be cool if it would mean you could play your x360 games on pc. : Elsaispo