Does F:NV use Games for Windows Live? : Fallout: New Vegas

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:40 am

I sure hope not.

The FAQ says it is a "Games for Windows" game but that's not clear if it uses GWFL or not?

» Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:22 pm

No, it doesn't.

It uses Steam.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:21 am

Steam Works Exclusive so no. :toughninja:

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:40 am

GFW is a certification, it basically means that the game meets certain requirements like supporting a number of specific resolutions and I believe gamepad support among other things. Other than the name and the fact that it’s from Microsoft it doesn’t have any connection to GFWL.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:44 am

Stupid certifications overlapping pretty boxart...

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:15 am

Thank god it uses Steam....GFWL is just too disappointing

(fyi I used to be a huge GFWL really devoted fan)

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:57 am

Thank god it uses Steam....GFWL is just too disappointing

(fyi I used to be a huge GFWL really devoted fan)

I never paid any attention to it. Just out of curiousity, what was disappointing about it?

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:55 am

Thank god it uses Steam....GFWL is just too disappointing

(fyi I used to be a huge GFWL really devoted fan)

I know you can buy it on Steam, but some games like Bioshock 2 you can buy on steam, but it still loads GWFWLFWL...

I'll be pretty happy if it doesn't.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:11 am

I know you can buy it on Steam, but some games like Bioshock 2 you can buy on steam, but it still loads GWFWLFWL...

I'll be pretty happy if it doesn't.

It runs through Steam. Uses Steamworks. GFWL has nothing to do with NV this time around.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:11 am

I'm dissapointed that they decided to use steam. I'd much rather have gfwl, then you can earn achivements that actually matter.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:37 pm

Thank god it uses Steam....GFWL is just too disappointing

(fyi I used to be a huge GFWL really devoted fan)

Praise the Lord.
Pass the ammo.

Amen.

» Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:13 pm

I'm dissapointed that they decided to use steam. I'd much rather have gfwl, then you can earn achivements that actually matter.

I'm not trying to pick a fight here, but...achievements in themselves have no value aside from bragging rights.

So if thats the only reason why you wish it had GFWL, then I'm gonna say Steamworks uses the same system
for achievements as GFWL. For both cases you have no real value to them.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:03 am

I still don't understand why GFWL is being ditched. GFWL exists its own client on my computer. Everything is the same. I can login purchase something from the marketplace and download it to my system. These downloads do not have to be for a game that has LIVE implemented into it .

Remember we could copy the DLC out of that hidden folder and into the actual directory and use it from there.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:11 am

I'm dissapointed that they decided to use steam. I'd much rather have gfwl, then you can earn achivements that actually matter.

Umm... Steam has an achievements system too, ya know. :poke:

And since when do they matter anyway?

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:00 am

I'm not trying to pick a fight here, but...achievements in themselves have no value aside from bragging rights.

So if thats the only reason why you wish it had GFWL, then I'm gonna say Steamworks uses the same system
for achievements as GFWL. For both cases you have no real value to them.

Well the other reason is that in 2003 I had to wait 3 days past release date until I could play HL2. Ever since I haven't trusted steam as far as I could throw it. One could also argue that buying games through or for steam is pointless seeing as how the games don't really exist in a physical sense.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:55 am

Well the other reason is that in 2003 I had to wait 3 days past release date until I could play HL2. Ever since I haven't trusted steam as far as I could throw it. One could also argue that buying games through or for steam is pointless seeing as how the games don't really exist in a physical sense.

Well I bought it at 9pm last night, downloaded in about 2 hours, and was playing an hour later (after a reboot of Steam client..) so I'd say it works perfectly.

And no it doesn't load GFWL.

Steam is about 8000% better than GFWL, which I wouldn't be surprised if MS dropped it within the next year. Honestly it was such a heaping pile of [poo poo].