Don't you think there sould be one PC Service?

In the Consoles world you got an online identity(XBOX Live,PSN)

and one identity for all games

in PC you have a different name for every one(or more) game(s)

example:

"heY Dude gimme ya XBoX Live n4me so we can play GaMeZ 2gather"

soooo what does he want??

obvious he wants your Xbox live name

but in PC....

"hey what's your...humm...P...C...name?"

what does he want??

maybe your e-mail

oh maybe MSN

or ICQ

or Skype

or Xfire

or AIM

or IRC

ooooohhhhh now i get it maybe its the service name...

ummm GFWL?

maybe Steam...

D2D - Direct to Drive?

Impluse?

or based on the company that made the game....

EA name?

maybe UBI(soft) name

Blizzard Account?

GameSpyID?

Ventrilo?

TeamSpeak?

DAMN! this is really annoying

Don't you think there sould be one service or definitive way for PC gamers to virtually connect with eachother

I do...and you?

I like how diverse PC gaming is...so I'm quite satisfied with the way things are.

OnLive?

Just kidding, I always wanted something big and unified but I guess that won't happen at all.

PC Gamers don't ask "what's your PC name". They ask "are you using Xfire/Steam/Skype/Hamachi?".

No, thats the last thing we need is to have to bow to one companies ultimate control (like xbox live)

No, that would be extremely annoying and limited. You can't have a good "online" service for your game if you don't design it specificaly for it.

If you find this "complexity" annoying, well, most of us PC gamers find the simplicity of a system like Live or a matchmaking system, annoying.

Also, most PC gamers don't care about stats or achievements "OMG give me your PSN/XBL/etc ID so that I can watch how awesome you are and how many points you have" and if you're really playing a certain game with your friends, it's extremely easy to join them, I don't see why you consider it so hard.

As long as PC is a open platform it would never happen, And I'd Rather it stay like that.

just keep your username the same for everything then. Voila.

edit : you talk about a one-login thing... try pidgin, you can use your msn, aim, gmail talk (and a bunch more) buddy lists all at the same time.

No, thats the last thing we need is to have to bow to one companies ultimate control (like xbox live)

warmaster670

Hate that Idea. Im already sad i have to use Xbox live for 360 online service. . . If it was like that for PC, it would suck!

Microsoft tried to do it with Halo2/Gears/Shadowrun. It was boycotted and all those games failed on PC because of it :D

We have services like that already with far better policies that any Xbox/Playstation online service. Steam for example. Its free and people like Valve encourage things like free DLC. Buy a map? a gun? Get fu...

NO I don't ! ...This thread = EPIC Failure !

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Heard of Xfire? That's a good fallback point to keep your gaming contacts and record your gaming hours. Then I use steam for all of my steam games. I would hate to have a single mandatory "PC name" however unrealistic it is. Stick to console gaming if you feel that way.

It's bad enough that PC owners have to endure things such as SecuRom DRM on some games. The last thing we need is a single provider monopolizing online service. Competition makes it better.