Games for Windows LIVE 1.2 Coming Soon


Posted by Brandon LeBlanc on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 12:03 AM 11 Comments
This evening, Xbox Live's Major Nelson revealed some tidbits on an upcoming update to Games for Windows - LIVE for the PC.

As you know, several games have launched under Games for Windows - LIVE that allow PC Games to tap into Xbox Live. Last May, I talked about my experience with Halo 2 for Windows Vista and a few months ago I also picked up Shadowrun. While Halo 2 for Windows Vista let me score achievements and add to my gamerscore - Shadowrun goes cross-platform by letting me play with gamers who are playing Shadowrun on their Xbox 360 consoles.

Like with Dashboard Updates to the Xbox 360, Microsoft can also update the Games for Windows - LIVE components within PC games such as Halo 2 for Windows Vista and Shadowrun that add functionality and bug fixes. Major Nelson highlights several changes coming with the 1.2 release:

  • Support for offline Achievements (so you can add to your gamerscore when not connected to the internet).
  • Ability to see if your friends are "joinable" in games.
  • Additional UI features.

I look forward to seeing these improvements for the 1.2 release for Games for Windows - LIVE. Major Nelson says we can expect to see this update available sometime next month.

OCT 09
 

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OCT 09
 

Posted by tino

Microsoft promised to give us high quality standards in games with the "Games for Windows" label. But none of the current titles (like Bioshock) are using Vista's saved games folder. First fix this, than think of a real Live integration.
OCT 09
 

Posted by Titan602

I haven't actually got a LIVE game yet on GFW or Xbox 306 so I can't wait for when I get one.
OCT 09
 

Posted by someone

Would love to see multiplayer achievements and multiplayer matchmaking in Silver level membership.
OCT 09
 

Posted by Xepol

Is there a way to get GfW Live without having to buy a game?  I like the arcade games off my XBox, and I would look into getting some of them for the PC, but none of the current PC games available interest me enough to want to send money on them.
OCT 09
 

Posted by Brandon LeBlanc

Xepol, to get Games for Windows - LIVE you must buy a game to utilize the Xbox Live functionality on the PC currently. No plans have been announced in regards to any sort of stand-alone application for Games for Windows - LIVE.

- Brandon
OCT 09
 

Posted by Xepol

Ah well, I'll just stick with my XBox 360 then.
OCT 09
 

Posted by Josh's Windows Weblog

Major Nelson let folks know yesterday that in the next month or so we can expect an update to Game For
OCT 12
 

Posted by johnhood

This is excellent news, and having platform parity between console and PC really adds value!
OCT 12
 

Posted by The MAZZTer

Offline Achievements?  I wonder if this will have the side effect of enabling achievements in Halo 2 when running under XP, using certain nameless third-party programs which enable XP support at the price of online support.
NOV 11
 

Posted by Windows Vista News

Did you see the post at windowsvistablog.com
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