Thank you for the reply and the points you made. I am primarily a console gamer and a bit surprised at the shortcomings of the service you mentioned especially considering how well Microsoft has done with Xbox Live.

I remember back when Shadow Run came out it was suppose to be a promising game allowing Xbox Live and PC gamers playing in the same game and match. To me that sounded like a great idea, but your right, that was 3 years ago. If now they only have 32 games that are Games for Windows live, that is certainly a let down.

Thanks for helping us me get the facts right. Look out for a future article where I will go more in depth in comparisons between Games for Windows Live and Steam.

Isaac

Yes, the marketing says you can, but of course because it’s Microsoft — who have no reason to tell you the whole truth of their fractured product lines and lack of commitment to PC Gaming — they totally fail to tell you the WHOLE truth.

And it’s very important that you know that there are two nearly identical looking labels on games: Microsoft Games for Windows, and Microsoft Games for Windows Live. Guess which one of those supports Xbox live features and guess which one doesn’t?