Why won't Microsoft use steam etc

[rippeer]

Why is that Microsoft Games (Halo, Fable, etc) aren't on steam? There losing my business.
I don't buy games for my laptop that require me to cary around a case or easily scratched/lost/broken disk when I'm travelling with my laptop.

[jsf_enthusiast]

Microsoft would far rather you buy an Xbox 360 and buy games through that. Microsoft most likely sees Steam as a competitor and does not want to endorse it.

[granyte]

because some don,t buy from steam like me

you can hardly patch a steam game with a no steam patch while no-cd patches are quite comon and not illegal as long as you really own a version of the game

also there is rumor that microsoft is working on a microsoft store so why go on steam

[rippeer]

I own an xbox and buy games for it but it really sucks for travel compared to a laptop..... I'm not anti steam or steam. Just pro not carrying CD/DVD's around.
That will be great if Microsoft builds its own steam, probaly Live marketplace for windows.

I had forgotten you could patch retail games to no longer require the CD/DVD.

I think I will try that for my copy of Need for speed Most wanted that I have kicking around.

[granyte]

that's the best way out of it belive me steam will let you down only once when you are far from a wireless connection and you will get why i became anti steam

i do use impulse on the other hand as the games on there are the real deal no added drm just cd free so you can install a game remove impulse scrap it erasse all it's data the game will still work fine

but i prefer far having a retail version cause downloading 3 time the content in a month because you screwed your window install experimenting is hard on the bandwich limit

[rschauby]

Microsft Live is already an online digital distribution platform that directly competes with Steam. Games for Windows Live is an integrated part of that system and gamers have already decided it sucks. Every exclusive title on Microsoft Live is doomed to utter failure.

[darkloki]

Yeah I was wondering about trying Fable out, but I think it would be better if I played Fable 1 before I played 3 or 2.

[Paralel]

Why they didn't release Fable II but will release Fable III for the PC is hard for me to understand. Fable III is much less appealing to me knowing there is a gap in the story as a result of not having played Fab II.

[gdansk]

Why would they? They want to encourage their own gaming market on Windows. They probably see Steam as a competitor founded by a disgruntled former employee. If you think about it Steam is very much a threat to the Xbox because it offers similar functionality on a much bigger hardware base.

[darkloki]

I have an xbox, so I could get it for xbox I suppose. I never touch it, but I told myself if I were to pickup an xbox game it would be Castlevania.