PC Games Sales Thread - Page 493

On June 24 2014 05:41 Coppermantis wrote:
So I noticed that Steam Sale Cards are actually fairly valuable (~25 cents each). It seems more effective to, instead of sacrificing them in a futile effort to get three games, to just sell them and put that money towards a game, or even getting one without spending any "real" money.

On June 24 2014 06:18 rebuffering wrote:
Hey guys, sorta off topic here, but apparently GFWL, is NOT shutting down after all......Rock Paper Shotgun Article

A quote from Microsoft:

"We are continuing to support the Games for Windows Live service. As previously announced, as part of the retirement of Microsoft Points the Xbox.com PC marketplace was closed. Although customers are unable to purchase new games from the marketplace or receive title updates, they can continue to enjoy previously purchased content by downloading them through the Games for Windows Live client as usual. We remain committed to investing in PC gaming in the years ahead, and look forward to sharing more in the future."

Im sorry for those who have been waiting for GFWL to die, so they can play games like DS1, i seriously fucking hate Microsoft so fucking much.

On June 24 2014 06:04 WolfintheSheep wrote:


Should've started selling them earlier, they were around 50-60 cents when the sale first started.

On June 24 2014 06:27 WolfintheSheep wrote:

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So you'd rather those older games stopped working entirely? It's entirely on the developers to update their games - it's not like Microsoft has access to the source code. The reason GFWL is staying up as a service is entirely because they know that there are several developers that would rather their older games become unplayable than use man hours to remove all the DRM requirements.

Granted, the reason I hate GFWL, Origins, etc. is because I know this will happen eventually, and people will get screwed over once those services close down for good. I only buy on Steam because it has enough benefits to outweigh the same issues.

On June 24 2014 07:41 rebuffering wrote:


I never said anything about older games not working, hell, some games don't even work now with GFWL, so why not get rid of it entirely. There's not a single person who will vouch for GFWL, its an awful peice of garbage that doesn't work properly, especially considering we are already using STEAM as DRM, and it works fine, im tired of companies forcing us to use multiple forms of DRM.

On June 24 2014 07:56 WolfintheSheep wrote:


I have a feeling you've misread the situation entirely...

Microsoft is not using GFWL anymore. It's literally not an option for new developers or new games. The service is going to keep running purely for the benefit of older games that were not, and probably will never be, patched.

So if you don't like GFWL, good for you. It'll never show up in a new release ever again. For the people that already own games like Dark Souls, and would like to keep playing their games, they still get to.

On June 24 2014 08:06 Thalandros wrote:
Is Saints Row IV worth it if youve played a bunch of SR3 with a friend? I've completed SR3 twice and know it in and out. Is SR4 much of an improvement/different storywise/good timesink coop?

On June 24 2014 08:06 Thalandros wrote:
Is Saints Row IV worth it if youve played a bunch of SR3 with a friend? I've completed SR3 twice and know it in and out. Is SR4 much of an improvement/different storywise/good timesink coop?

On June 24 2014 08:00 Jockmcplop wrote:
Tomb Raider for £3.74 was a steal. Great game in story mode, fantastic graphics too.

On June 24 2014 08:05 rebuffering wrote:


I guess i did misread it, but from my understanding, for DS1 for example, From Software was going remove the need to use GFWL entirely, and only use Steam as the DRM. I get what your saying in that it would suck to not be able to play your older GFWL games, but i dont see how it would be that difficult for devs to crop out GFWL of their games, use Steam only, and then everyone can have all their old games if they wish. And older games dont need patching anyways, i feel like people could keep all their old games while not needing GFWL, but i guess its up to the devs to "patch it out" so to speak, its an interesting situation regardless. Anyways, i still hope it burns in hell lol.

On June 24 2014 08:06 Thalandros wrote:
Is Saints Row IV worth it if youve played a bunch of SR3 with a friend? I've completed SR3 twice and know it in and out. Is SR4 much of an improvement/different storywise/good timesink coop?

On June 24 2014 08:05 rebuffering wrote:


I guess i did misread it, but from my understanding, for DS1 for example, From Software was going remove the need to use GFWL entirely, and only use Steam as the DRM. I get what your saying in that it would suck to not be able to play your older GFWL games, but i dont see how it would be that difficult for devs to crop out GFWL of their games, use Steam only, and then everyone can have all their old games if they wish. And older games dont need patching anyways, i feel like people could keep all their old games while not needing GFWL, but i guess its up to the devs to "patch it out" so to speak, its an interesting situation regardless. Anyways, i still hope it burns in hell lol.

On June 24 2014 06:27 WolfintheSheep wrote:

?

So you'd rather those older games stopped working entirely? It's entirely on the developers to update their games - it's not like Microsoft has access to the source code. The reason GFWL is staying up as a service is entirely because they know that there are several developers that would rather their older games become unplayable than use man hours to remove all the DRM requirements.

Granted, the reason I hate GFWL, Origins, etc. is because I know this will happen eventually, and people will get screwed over once those services close down for good. I only buy on Steam because it has enough benefits to outweigh the same issues.

On June 24 2014 05:41 Coppermantis wrote:
So I noticed that Steam Sale Cards are actually fairly valuable (~25 cents each). It seems more effective to, instead of sacrificing them in a futile effort to get three games, to just sell them and put that money towards a game, or even getting one without spending any "real" money.

On June 24 2014 08:05 rebuffering wrote:


I guess i did misread it, but from my understanding, for DS1 for example, From Software was going remove the need to use GFWL entirely, and only use Steam as the DRM. I get what your saying in that it would suck to not be able to play your older GFWL games, but i dont see how it would be that difficult for devs to crop out GFWL of their games, use Steam only, and then everyone can have all their old games if they wish. And older games dont need patching anyways, i feel like people could keep all their old games while not needing GFWL, but i guess its up to the devs to "patch it out" so to speak, its an interesting situation regardless. Anyways, i still hope it burns in hell lol.