Microsoft Shuts Down Games for Windows LIVE Marketplace

[Mean Aerodynamic Chord 269]

Yet another PC game-related service from Microsoft shuts down... This time, Games for Windows LIVE Marketplace. Thankfully, the GFW LIVE online game service will still work, but you can no longer buy games directly from Microsoft.

 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2046824/its-game-over-for-games-for-windows-live-microsoft-shutters-pc-marketplace.html#tk.fb_pc

[Dillon 2,198]

I wonder does this affect those looking for Flight content.

[aceridgey 330]

Good riddance, it was really clunky, difficult to use and i much prefer steam  

 

Alex 

[xplanery 250]

Good riddance, it was really clunky, difficult to use and i much prefer steam

 

Alex 

 

I agree, I've never felt like buying anything from their marketplace and I've always hated GFWL... Somehow I managed to create multiple profiles with same name/email and now for some games I never know which one to use, GFWL is just so much trouble.

[Guest]

Another 70% complete product by Microsoft ... will they ever learn?

[Mean Aerodynamic Chord 269]

Good riddance, it was really clunky, difficult to use and i much prefer steam

 

Alex

It still works. Just the Marketplace was closed. Hopefully the actual service continues to work for a long time, as I just recently bought some GFWL games...

[HughesMDflyer4 470]

I wonder does this affect those looking for Flight content.

 

They've stated that any content that has been purchased from the store (not just Flight content, but any other GFWL games and add-ons) will still be downloadable through the GFWL client, but no new purchases will be possible.

[Azapata87 173]

MS has been on a failure streak since BIll Gates handed over the reigns to Ballmer. I guess their console division has been doing alright but everything else has been going down hill.

[gizmosellsbunnys 106]

Microsoft is like IRS breaucratic and inefficent.

[Dillon 2,198]

MS has been on a failure streak since BIll Gates handed over the reigns to Ballmer. I guess their console division has been doing alright but everything else has been going down hill.

Their console almost hit a snag with XBox One and their attempt to use the Flight model to overly control content. PS4 almost ran away with the market if MS didn't back down from that path.

[Matthew Kane 1,343]

Steve Balmer = unable to think outside the box = phphphphph

 

his numbers speak for himself