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    Click image for larger version Name: Games-for-Windows-LIVE.jpg Views: 1 Size: 27.0 KB ID: 596870Unconfirmed reports from Insideris tell the exciting story that you will be able to play Xbox 360 games on your Windows 8 PC! Earlier this month Microsoft announced plans to merge Xbox.com and Games for Windows Marketplace into a one-stop-shop, which perhaps give some weight to the rumour. However it is also said that a the GFWL platform will still be used, restricting cross-platform multiplayer, initially at least.

    More Xbox 360 Games On Windows 8 Details [Insideris]
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    Tags: Hardware and Industry, microsoft, xbox 360, xbox 720, games for windows live
    • BrAiN DaNcE
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      BrAiN DaNcE commented
      15-07-11, 08:51 PM
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      Biggest problem I can see is the processor architecture.

      The 360 is powerpc based, and one of the strengths of a console is that you can program "to the metal" and you know what hardware you will have.

      If you are able to just take a disc and put it into the drive and play the game, you will either need to have a BEAAASTLY machine in order to emulate a completely different instruction set, or you will have to download a copy that has been recompiled for x86/x64, in which case, why wouldn't you just make a PC port.

      I've seen this rumour round a few places, it would be really interesting if it does fly
    • Joshuayu101
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      Joshuayu101 commented
      15-07-11, 09:12 PM
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      in before 13 year old kids complaining about the performance of the game on their crappy vendor pc
    • mepm
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      mepm commented
      15-07-11, 11:42 PM
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      Originally posted by rec
      The Xbox 360 suffers from huge amounts of piracy already anyway. And it hasn't be revealed how you could play these games on Windows 8 - it may only be a select catalog, and only digitally distributed.

      Microsoft also make a rather small profit margin from the hardware itself, as do most console manufacturers - if they make a profit on it at all. The big money is in subscriptions, DLC, "arcade" titles, apps, accessories and software etc. All of which the PC can utilise via GFWL.

      I don't see any convincing argument why it couldn't be a possibility.
      actually for console makers the big money is in the rights they get from game publishers who makes games for their platform, they take a huge chuck of money from every game sold for an xbox/ps3 etc, its one of the reasons console versions of games are always more expensive. they dont get that on pcs.

      market share is what they care about, and that's why most hardware sells at a loss.
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