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General discussionLack of Microsoft games on GOG(23 posts)(23 posts)
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Posted August 04, 2019
I am curious why there aren't any Microsoft games on GOG. I would love to be able to purchase 'Age of Empires' and 'Halo'. It seems their sister company, CD Project Red has a good relationship with them. 'Witcher 2' was ported to 360, plus both 'Witcher 3' and 'CyberPunk 2077' have been demoed on Microsoft's e3 conference. This conversation musst been brought up in meetings.

What do you folks think?
Posted August 04, 2019
You're curious why Microsoft, one of the kings of DRM…
Posted August 04, 2019
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DragonEffect117: ...
I guess they love DRM too much? If so, I assume all their games use Denuvo and maybe forced log-in on Steam. Nothing can be done about that on GOG's end.
Post edited August 04, 2019 by tfishell
Posted August 04, 2019
Micwosofts (spelling intended) game rights have been a mess for a long time. Thats why.

Edit: I happen to know somebody that was an entertainment lawyer for them back when things were good and they cant really speak on anything due to various NDAs - which amounts to "a total cluterfuck".
Post edited August 04, 2019 by Sachys
Posted August 04, 2019
Microsoft, who 'let's make everyone upgrade to Vista to play Halo 2', pushed the 'Games for Windows Live', and refused to do anything outside their Xbox console for the better part of a decade.... Doesn't bring their games to GoG?

Color me surprised.
Posted August 04, 2019
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Sachys: Edit: I happen to know somebody that was an entertainment lawyer for them back when things were good and they cant really speak on anything due to various NDAs - which amounts to "a total cluterfuck".
So even if MS wasn't holding up a GOG release Freelancer it's likely too legally messy altogether?
Posted August 04, 2019
Oh yeah what happend to Games For Windows Live.... yeah.. thats m$ for you.


The only thing people should pay for is Windows, and boycott the rest of their shit, as they ain't doing gamers any favours.
Post edited August 04, 2019 by DetouR6734
Posted August 04, 2019
God, I forgot Games for Windows Live was even a thing...

Only had two games for it, 'Fallout 3' and 'Batman:Arkham City'. Could never get the dlc working properly...
Posted August 04, 2019
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tfishell: I guess they love DRM too much? If so, I assume all their games use Denuvo and maybe forced log-in on Steam. Nothing can be done about that on GOG's end.
That's not the case. Only Gears 5 will require additional login as far as I know. No Denuvo either (unless it's not stated on game pages).
Posted August 04, 2019
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tfishell: I guess they love DRM too much? If so, I assume all their games use Denuvo and maybe forced log-in on Steam. Nothing can be done about that on GOG's end.
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Paradoks: That's not the case. Only Gears 5 will require additional login as far as I know. No Denuvo either (unless it's not stated on game pages).
But they do have Denuvo right, since they love DRM like everyone is saying?

edit: Oh sorry I didn't see you mention Denuvo in your first post. :P
Post edited August 04, 2019 by tfishell
Posted August 04, 2019
The MS and xbox store are so bad even MS studios tehmselves are giving up and launching on places like steam
Posted August 04, 2019
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tfishell: But they do have Denuvo right, since they love DRM like everyone is saying?
As far as I know - no, they don't.
Posted August 04, 2019
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tfishell: But they do have Denuvo right, since they love DRM like everyone is saying?
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Paradoks: As far as I know - no, they don't.
But they must have some form of DRM other than just Steam's DRM right so they can't be easily cracked, and they love DRM? Otherwise why wouldn't they release their games here?

(not explicitly directed at you, anyone who knows can chime in, I'm just trying to figure this out)
Post edited August 04, 2019 by tfishell
Posted August 04, 2019
Probably GOG is to niche for a multibillion company like Microsoft to bother with.
Posted August 04, 2019
I watched a Giant Bomb E3 interview with the head of Xbox and they talked about Microsoft putting more games on Steam. At some point the interviewer asked about other PC platforms and classic games and the Microsoft guy basically said "we don't have the time to look into all that," basically saying new games on Steam would be it.
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