Windows gamers are getting a new version of the Games for Windows marketplace starting this week. They’re kicking things off with a big deal of the day.
Today’s deal is Borderlands for £7.49 which is 50% off the regular price of 14.99 it says. Considering that the Game of the Year edition just came out with all the add-ons you might be better off picking that up (it’s in our Holiday Gift Guide in fact).
Monday’s deal was GTA IV.
The service requires yet another client to purchase and download games it seems. I happened to already have the client installed when I was working to unify my online presences into just one. The nice thing is that it can use your pre-existing Windows or Xbox LIVE account. I’ve been using the same Hotmail since 1998 or so, and it’s nice to have it all tied to one account, even if that account is mostly my spam account.
Osmos also seems to be the deal of the week and 75% off.
It makes sense for them to try and unify their three platforms - Windows PC, Xbox 360 and Windows Mobile 7 - especially since Sony managed to come up with the idea of Minis and then allow you to play them on both your PS3 and PSP. Perhaps, this is Microsoft’s attempt to get a cohesive network in place for cross-platform gaming and giving us one simple login for all three platforms. I for one would heartily welcome that.
Now the question is, are they working on a portable gaming machine to bring in a fourth platform or are they trying to position Windows Mobile 7 as the portable platform. It too has access to your Windows Live account and should have some pretty cool games.
What would really be awesome were if they managed to somehow get smaller XBLA or Indie Games playable on the phones, then you could take some games with you wherever you went. I guess that would make the need for yet another game download client bearable (in addition to Steam, Impulse, etc).
It’s also a reason to get games from GamersGate, no client required, bless them.
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