Zeus
03-07-2008, 07:10 AM
Microsoft have said they want something similar to Xbox Live Marketplace for their Games for Windows line. "You can be confident we want to enable things like digital distribution, the ability to do downloadable content for games - that's a direction we're definitely headed in," GfW senior global director said. However he also said that they are not just trying to bring the Xbox model over to the PC.
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"We don't have anything specific to announce in terms of timeframes right now."
Unangst also reflected on some of the lessons learned during GfW's first year. "Going out of the gate, we weren't as clear as we should have been that Games for Windows Live on the PC is free," he admitted.
"You don't have to pay for Gold. If you want to play cross-platform games, that's when you need a Gold subscription...
"We were not as clear as we could have been. People assumed we were trying to bring the Xbox model over to the PC, which we were not."
News Source: <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=94200" target=_blank">eurogamer.net</a>
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"We don't have anything specific to announce in terms of timeframes right now."
Unangst also reflected on some of the lessons learned during GfW's first year. "Going out of the gate, we weren't as clear as we should have been that Games for Windows Live on the PC is free," he admitted.
"You don't have to pay for Gold. If you want to play cross-platform games, that's when you need a Gold subscription...
"We were not as clear as we could have been. People assumed we were trying to bring the Xbox model over to the PC, which we were not."
News Source: <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=94200" target=_blank">eurogamer.net</a>