Windows Version : Fallout: New Vegas

» Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:21 am

Hi,

I did a search but didn't find anything about this. Is the PC (windows) version of Fallout: New Vegas going to have LIVE achievements associated with it like Fallout 3 did?

Thanks,

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:25 pm

No.

All version of New Vegas will use Steam, so Steam achievements will be used.

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:56 pm

No, and thank god for it. Games for Windows Live is horrible.

» Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:04 am

No, and thank god for it. Games for Windows Live is horrible.

QFT, but it will have the Steam cloud achievements.

» Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:39 am

Steam cloud is nowhere near as bad as GFWL. We get achievements without Live being annoying.

» Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:08 am

Another one of these?

*waits for the thousandth explanation on why steam is so wonderful*

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:38 pm

Not sure what the issue with Windows LIVE is, I don't have any problems with it myself. Anyway, thks for the answer all.

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:24 pm

Steam cloud is nowhere near as bad as GFWL. We get achievements without Live being annoying.

I like Steam as a digital distribution service, but I don't like the idea of being forced to use them for DRM. At least with Fallout 3 you didn't have to use GFWL, and could even disable it from the game.

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:14 pm

Steam DRM is less intrusive than SecuROM.

All DRM is intrusive. But the more you can minimize it's intrusiveness the better it is on the customer, and personally I'd rather have Steam over SecuROM. Steam doesn't care if I run Daemon tools, for example. It also doesn't care if I modify the game.

» Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:50 am

I like Steam as a digital distribution service, but I don't like the idea of being forced to use them for DRM. At least with Fallout 3 you didn't have to use GFWL, and could even disable it from the game.

I've said it once, and I'll say it again, the main reason they used Steam is because of DLC distribution. It's common sense.

» Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:28 pm

Not sure what the issue with Windows LIVE is, I don't have any problems with it myself. Anyway, thks for the answer all.

I don't know if this is the reason they went to Steam, but we did have a lot of problems with the DLC and GFWL on the release days. As far as I know, it went pretty well with Steam, but the DLC was already out there by then. We'll see how it goes with New Vegas.

» Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:15 am

Steam DRM is less intrusive than SecuROM.

All DRM is intrusive. But the more you can minimize it's intrusiveness the better it is on the customer, and personally I'd rather have Steam over SecuROM. Steam doesn't care if I run Daemon tools, for example. It also doesn't care if I modify the game.

I don't have a problem with SecuROM as long as it's just a disk check like it is for Fallout 3. I especially like how with Fallout 3 SecuROM is only in the launcher.exe and not in the Fallout3.exe, so you can run the game without the disk.

» Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:53 am

I don't have a problem with SecuROM as long as it's just a disk check like it is for Fallout 3. I especially like how with Fallout 3 SecuROM is only in the launcher.exe and not in the Fallout3.exe, so you can run the game without the disk.

With Steam, you won't even need the disc.

» Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:22 am

This has become a Steam Thread and we already have one of those.

Since the OP's question has been answered.....