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Live! coming to Windows in May.

post #1 of 8
3/14/07 at 5:30pm
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http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archi...14/542900.aspx

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Microsoft Corp. today announced the extension of the Xbox LIVE® games and entertainment network to the Windows® platform, bringing together the most popular online console game service with the most popular games platform in the world. Debuting on May 8, 2007, with the launch of the Windows Vista™ version of the Xbox® blockbuster “Halo® 2,” Games for Windows — LIVE will connect Windows gamers to over six million gamers already in the Xbox LIVE community. Then, launching in June, “Shadowrun™” will for the first time connect Windows gamers with Xbox 360™ players in cross-platform matches using a single service. “UNO®,” releasing later in 2007, will also support cross-platform play between Windows and Xbox 360.

The launch of Games for Windows — LIVE marks a major expansion of the Xbox LIVE service across multiple platforms, uniting gamers with a single identity, a single gamertag, a single friends list and a single list of achievements attainable on the Xbox 360 and a Windows-based PC. Games for Windows — LIVE gamers will be able to easily find and play supported titles online with their friends across a Windows computer or an Xbox 360. As a unified service with Xbox LIVE, Games for Windows — LIVE will be available in every country and region supported today by Xbox LIVE.
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post #2 of 8
3/14/07 at 5:37pm
It's funny how Microsoft defines the idea of "multiple platforms".
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post #3 of 8
3/14/07 at 5:44pm
Does this mean I'm going to get my ass handed to me by mouse/keyboard players?
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post #4 of 8
3/14/07 at 5:58pm
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Does this mean I'm going to get my ass handed to me by mouse/keyboard players?
Yes. And it's a stupid, shitty idea.
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post #5 of 8
3/14/07 at 6:09pm
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1) You'll probably be able to set filters to allow/disallow keyboard + mouse players

or

2) the controls for the PC versions will have toned down sensitivity or something

I also read somewhere that the 360 version of ShadowRun will have an auto-aiming feature for multiplayer.
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post #6 of 8
3/14/07 at 11:13pm
fuck
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post #7 of 8
3/15/07 at 1:18am
Yeah, I think the 360 players are buffed out the ass, so much so that M/KB people are completely fucked. And some people say that the gamepad is better for FPSs...
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post #8 of 8
3/15/07 at 2:26am
Auto-aim might make 360 players more likely to hit someone, but auto-aim actually fucks up your ability to score headshots, since it usually pulls your shots to the midsection/chest.
I have no idea what type of FPS Shadowrun will be, but if it's got a normal deathmatch type game going, the mouse and keyboard crowd should be a-ok on the sniping and headshot front, even if they attempt to balance shit out.
Or no one will play it on PC, there's always that chance.
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