UT3, will it be part of "Games for Windows" ?

[Flak]

We'll get more information about this closer to release.

[Boksha]

and extra cool things like widescreen support in every game

Widescreen gaming is such a scam tbh. I can see why you'd want widescreen when watching movies because those are available in widescreen originally (meaning you'd either have black bars on top and bottom or have to cut some stuff off to watch it on a 4:3 screen) but in 3d games you can configure your FOV yourself (or it's done for you by the programmers), so basically you always see less with widescreen on. (or more, but then that's by choice of the programmers, which is stupid because the choice is completely arbitrary; they could've programmed the game to show more vertically with a 4:3 monitor... in fact it'd be easier)
Anyhow, UT (or at least UT2k3 and UT2k4) has always had support for widescreen because it assumes a 1:1 pixel aspect. In other words, if you use a 16:9 resolution, the game will render the environment with a 16:9 frustum so it will look undeformed on a widescreen monitor.

[musilowski]

...instead of some Ubisoft plop, ya know ?

Epic != Ubisoft.

[happycat]

I thought the new "Games for Windows" branding implied Vista only.

Am I wrong?

You are. It uses the Vista logo only so consumers can identify with the new Vista OS that just came out. It'll work on XP just fine... better, infact.

[Ogs]

Well after reading this interview, it looks like its in discussion with Microsoft

http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=156415

"What do you think of Microsoft's latest PC gaming pushes, the Games for Windows brand and Live Anywhere?

Morris: Well the short advantage is - and we learnt this with stuff like IRC chat and voice-over data - why invent from scratch something that another company already makes available? Having a unified experience - having every bug fix that benefits everybody using that tech - that's really appealing, not having to build that kind of stuff from scratch.

At the same time there are downsides, so we're not announcing that we're being branded by Games For Windows or anything like that because there are still negotiations going on."

[Ogs]

Yep your wrong, but it does mean if you want your game to be part of it you have to have your game work with certain things like Games Explorer, games saves in My Documents>My Games folder etc (Which is great when you have more than 1 person playing on the same PC, as you can let them sign in the guest account and they wont screw up your settings ).

[MrLemur2U]

I thought the new "Games for Windows" branding implied Vista only.

Am I wrong?

[Retodon8]

(in this case M$)

I'm $ure I'm not the only one having a $slightly harder time trying to take people $eriou$ly when they mi$$pell "MS" on purpo$e.

From what I've seen, the Games for Windows deal will only improve things for consumers, so I'm all for it.
Of course it would be ideal if Epic would still make Linux and Mac versions, or have them made.
It's not based on much, but I doubt Epic will be disallowed by MS to port the game.

[Ogs]

I'd like it, if a linux+mac installer is still available - non 3rd party.
Games for windows isn't that bad, has advantages, and almost zero disadvantages, unless theres an evil contract to make it windows only.

Exactly, to us lot (the buyers), it simply gives us better games that support things that should be in every game, and also gives people like Epic extra marketing for the game (Crysis is also getting pimped by this).

Win-Win situation from what i can see, unless like you say, there is some evil contract

[Lert]

It can't be windows only since they're also making it for PS3.

Which, AFAIK, doesn't run on windows.

[stephen_wq]

I'd like it, if a linux+mac installer is still available - non 3rd party.
Games for windows isn't that bad, has advantages, and almost zero disadvantages, unless theres an evil contract to make it windows only.

[Taleweaver]

ive always boycotted microsoft. monopoly is meant to be a game, not a practice of real life afairs :]

Do you even know what the word boycot means?

The monopoly quote made my day, though.

[Kyllian]

No, it just means its 64-bit aware... can function in Widescreen... can accept the 360 controller... etc.

Which Epic can do on their own without MS's help

[Zoso Fan]

Don't make assumptions unless you know who they are exactly.

My thoughts exactly.

dido .

[bctrainers]

Ogs are you one of those forum shills working for a corporation(in this case M$) and making posts promoting the company? Cause you sure sound like one...

Don't make assumptions unless you know who they are exactly.

No, it just means its 64-bit aware... can function in Widescreen... can accept the 360 controller... etc.

My thoughts exactly.