Why isn't the first Gears of War not on steam

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#1 TheFadeForever
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You would think Epic Games would put it on steam to get some sales but they still have it on shitty GFWL a terrible service that a lot of people do not like

 

 

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#2 8-Bitterness
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"Why isn't the first Gears of War not on steam" But it isn't on Steam.
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#3 ionusX
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its on GFWL shame your playing $20 for it :P

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#4 yellosnolvr
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yeah. they could get a few thousand sales the second it releases on steam.
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#5 Arthas045
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Is the multiplayer even active on Gears of War for PC?
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#6 deactivated-5c8ff6a32bb23
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I would buy it for PC if it were on Steam.
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#7 ionusX
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Is the multiplayer even active on Gears of War for PC?Arthas045
lol no

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#8 lostrib
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idk, why isn't halo on steam?

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the double-negative hurt
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#10 SaintJimmmy
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i would buy it if it was on steam
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the double-negative hurtGammit10
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#12 -wildflower-
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i would buy it if it was on steamSaintJimmmy

And I wouldn't not not buy it if it were on Steam.

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#13 Darkslayer16
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Is the multiplayer even active on Gears of War for PC?Arthas045

Even at release would only be like 10 people.

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Is the multiplayer even active on Gears of War for PC?Arthas045
I played it about 2 years ago and 3 people were playing it besides me.
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#15 nutcrackr
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Microsoft, they go out of their way to try to not sell their own games on PC.
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#16 the_bi99man
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Because your grammar sucks.

Seriously though, I would pick it up during a sale for a few bucks. I have a retail copy that I got on day 1 when the PC version launched, but GFWL and the other DRM included in it (yeah, there's other shit  on top of  GFWL) has since literally broken the game. It can't be installed.

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#17 Geminon
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Microsoft, they go out of their way to try to not sell their own games on PC. nutcrackr
gears of war isnt an MS game... sooooo....
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[QUOTE="nutcrackr"]Microsoft, they go out of their way to try to not sell their own games on PC. Geminon
gears of war isnt an MS game... sooooo....

 notice the MS game studios + xbox exclusive?
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#19 pawq4
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I still don't understand why Microsoft does not port more games to PC. PC gaming and Xbox gaming is almost a completely different market. They could make some money from PC gamers imo. 

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[QUOTE="nutcrackr"]Microsoft, they go out of their way to try to not sell their own games on PC. Geminon
gears of war isnt an MS game... sooooo....

yes..it is.
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#21 Geminon
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[QUOTE="Geminon"][QUOTE="nutcrackr"]Microsoft, they go out of their way to try to not sell their own games on PC. darksusperia
gears of war isnt an MS game... sooooo....

 notice the MS game studios + xbox exclusive?

notice it wasnt made by MS but was published by MS... thus making it NOT an MS game? nice try on trying to sound smart though.
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#22 Geminon
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[QUOTE="Geminon"][QUOTE="nutcrackr"]Microsoft, they go out of their way to try to not sell their own games on PC. lawlessx
gears of war isnt an MS game... sooooo....

yes..it is.

no, it isnt. it was made by Epic.... who is NOT owned by MS or affiliated in any way, thus it is NOT an MS game. there are games made specifically by MS game studios, or MS owned devs like RARE. that would be an MS game.
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notice it wasnt made by MS but was published by MS... thus making it NOT an MS game? nice try on trying to sound smart though.Geminon
MS paid for it to be made exclusive, thus it is, on a technical level an MS game, regardless of who actually made it.

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#24 lawlessx
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[QUOTE="Geminon"][QUOTE="lawlessx"][QUOTE="Geminon"] gears of war isnt an MS game... sooooo....

yes..it is.

no, it isnt. it was made by Epic.... who is NOT owned by MS or affiliated in any way, thus it is NOT an MS game. there are games made specifically by MS game studios, or MS owned devs like RARE. that would be an MS game.

I'll explain like this. The reason why people are answering your question with "it's an microsoft game" is because microsoft funded gears of war. Nobody here is saying they developed it. because they helped fund the game..they have the right to decide what outlet it will sell on which is in this case games for windows. Epic games may want the game to be on steam,but it is microsoft that has the final say.
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[QUOTE="Geminon"] notice it wasnt made by MS but was published by MS... thus making it NOT an MS game? nice try on trying to sound smart though.darksusperia

MS paid for it to be made exclusive, thus it is, on a technical level an MS game, regardless of who actually made it.

justify all you want. it wasnt made by MS, therefore it isnt an MS game.
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[QUOTE="darksusperia"]

[QUOTE="Geminon"] notice it wasnt made by MS but was published by MS... thus making it NOT an MS game? nice try on trying to sound smart though.Geminon

MS paid for it to be made exclusive, thus it is, on a technical level an MS game, regardless of who actually made it.

justify all you want. it wasnt made by MS, therefore it isnt an MS game.

sounds like you're on vacation in egypt, on the banks of de nile.
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#27 lawlessx
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[QUOTE="darksusperia"]

[QUOTE="Geminon"] notice it wasnt made by MS but was published by MS... thus making it NOT an MS game? nice try on trying to sound smart though.Geminon

MS paid for it to be made exclusive, thus it is, on a technical level an MS game, regardless of who actually made it.

justify all you want. it wasnt made by MS, therefore it isnt an MS game.

Does the worker that help contruct a house own it or the person that funded it's creation?

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Because Steam wasn't the "thing" when the PC version came out
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#29 DJ_Headshot
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[QUOTE="8-Bitterness"]"Why isn't the first Gears of War not on steam" But it isn't on Steam.

First thing I thought reading that.
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[QUOTE="darksusperia"]

[QUOTE="Geminon"] notice it wasnt made by MS but was published by MS... thus making it NOT an MS game? nice try on trying to sound smart though.Geminon

MS paid for it to be made exclusive, thus it is, on a technical level an MS game, regardless of who actually made it.

justify all you want. it wasnt made by MS, therefore it isnt an MS game.

It's published by Microsoft, they decide distribution. Epic own the Gears IP, but stated ""Time and time again, when it came down to figure out what we do next with Gears, we sat down with Microsoft and they've given us really good, compelling reasons to work with them again" AKA "MS say what goes and when it goes and we just sort through the money truck when it comes to our office". Too bad they didn't self publish the game on steam or find another publisher. But that would have made MS sad and angry.
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#31 Snugenz
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I would buy it for PC if it were on Steam.PonchoTaco

Same. GFWL needs to go away.

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#32 JohnFifteen12
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I would like to see Gears of War available on Steam. I think it would sell very well.

Gears was the game that got me to buy a 360 in 2007. I could never get into the multiplayer (even though it was the most played Xbox Live game up until Call of Duty 4 came out, I just didn't like it that much) but I thought the single player was cool (and looked awesome for a console back then).

Microsoft clearly doesn't want it on Steam though, for whatever reason.

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#33 8-Bitterness
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JUST SAYIN', Binary Domain is way better than Gears of War and it IS on Steam.
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#34 darksusperia
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JUST SAYIN', Binary Domain is way better than Gears of War and it IS on Steam.8-Bitterness
Binary domain was an awesome ride. we need vanquish on PC
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#35 SPYDER0416
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I'd buy it if it was on Steam, and I know many others would too. I played it years ago on Xbox, but I'd love to play it with the additional levels with a co-op buddy.

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[QUOTE="Geminon"][QUOTE="darksusperia"] MS paid for it to be made exclusive, thus it is, on a technical level an MS game, regardless of who actually made it.

darksusperia

justify all you want. it wasnt made by MS, therefore it isnt an MS game.

sounds like you're on vacation in egypt, on the banks of de nile.

Ha! That was beautiful. :D 

I'd definitely pick it up if it was on steam, although it would have to be going damn cheap.