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Live For Windows Coming in May

Posted by Zonk on from the matchmaking-for-all-and-for-all-a-good-night dept.

Several outlets are carrying the news that Live for Windows is coming in May to a PC near you. The announcement carried confirmation of a similar pricetag for Xbox Live, as well as details on some new titles. Halo 2 will be releasing right around the launch of the service (slated to go up May 8th), and Shadowrun will follow quickly sometime in June. Gamasutra has an interview with Xbox Live general manager JJ Richards on the subject, and 1up offers a bit of commentary with the news. Though when asked about it last week Microsoft reps seemed extremely confident, it still remains to be seen whether PC gamers will pay for what they've always gotten for free.

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  1. Aww :( by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought this said "Live without windows for a day"

    I got all excited. Maybe it was some kind of contest...

  2. Croos-platform matchmaking? by sugarman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Could be cool if they allow PC v. Windows matchmaking. Watching how the console owners fare compare to their PC brethern would be quite interesting.

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    1. Re:Croos-platform matchmaking? by Wilson_6500 · · Score: 3, Funny

      PC v. Windows matchmaking

      Your idealism is showing.

  3. Re:The Controller by malraid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lame, no Linux drivers!

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