The cold dead hand of Games for Windows Live has pulled 5 Capcom games into the abyss for 600 days and counting

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The cold dead hand of Games for Windows Live has pulled 5 Capcom games into the abyss for 600 days and counting
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600 days is a long time to 'temporarily' disable a game for purchase.

, which still works fine), and Street Fighter X Tekken. If you find their Steam pages, you'll see the following message:

"We are aware of an issue that some customers may be experiencing during game installation which is related to Games for Windows LIVE. We are temporarily disabling the purchase option on Steam while we investigate the matter further. We will keep you informed of the progress of the investigation. Thank you for your patience.

"Special thanks to Games for Windows Live and Capcom's lack of concern, I cannot in good faith recommend purchasing this port. The GFWL service no longer exists so you'll start up the game and see the DRM overlay go into a signing in loop," they wrote in 2020.

It's perhaps understandable that these particular titles aren't high on Capcom's priority list—'let's revive the servers for these games that a handful of people are playing' is going to be a hard sell in any meeting. But you have to feel for people who've a deep investment for these games. Earlier this year PC Gamer contributor Kerry Brunskillwhich I have foggy memories of playing on the Xbox 360 myself, and now you just can't play it on PC.

PC gamers who were fans of these titles will have to resort to fan patches or piracy to experience them, unless Capcom breaks their long streak of silence. It's a sad reminder of how transient games can sometimes be, with these defunct Steam pages now looking more like obituaries.

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