Does that sound familiar? It should, because that's what Microsoft was going to do with the Xbox One's Azure licensing service.
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Yes, it means you cannot install and play the game anymore once the servers are finito. But every game not listed to get a Steamworks conversion is a game that will no longer be playable once the GFWL servers shutdown for good.
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In the meantime games using the GFWL setup such as Street Fighter X Tekken, Bulletstorm or Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition has their PC fanbase biting their nails and hoping a fix comes sooner rather than later.įor console gamers - they're able to sit back and laugh it off because they don't have to worry about this, for now. just like they did with the Family Share Plan. They don't have to announce or fix anything right now!” which is true, except it makes it a heck of a lot easier for gamers who paid for the products to feel more at ease knowing that they aren't about to get screwed over by a giant corporation because they're deciding to take their ball and go home. Now I know some of you are thinking “But, but, but, they have until July 1st, 2014. I mean, it's safe to say that Rockstar not patching out GFWL on GTA IV (while currently failing to announce the very obvious PC rendition of GTA V) almost comes across as one of the biggest slap-in-the-face tactics to the PC audience yet. ] Resident Evil 5 or Grand Theft Auto IV? I guess people are just inclined to not uninstall the game and make sure that you always keep it handy on a spare hard drive? Lost Planet 2, Flatout, Fuel, The Club, Red Faction Guerrilla and Kane & Lynch: Dead Men are but a few titles still using GFWL and there seems to be no plans on making a change as of the writing of this article.
We had previously confirmed that Batman and Bioshock 2 were being treated for the cancerous DRM tumor known as GFWL, but there are a ton of games that are still using and supporting the failed and miserable digital rights management security system. I'm sure many of you are wondering where the rest of the games are, but that's it. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition Batman: Arkham Asylum (Game of the Year Edition)īatman: Arkham City (Game of the Year Edition)