GTA IV has disappeared from Steam because of Games for Windows Live

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GTA IV has disappeared from Steam because of Games for Windows Live

Not only does the shooter not run properly on newer systems, Rockstar cannot generate keys to sell it anymore

WTF?! If you have experienced the frustratingly annoying problem of older Windows Live games not working, Rockstar has a solution - don't buy them. The company has conformed that it has pulled GTAIV from Steam because of problems that Microsoft's Games for Windows Liver platform has caused, even though it could theoretically be fixed with an update. Confused? Me too.

You may or may not have noticed that Grand Theft Auto IV is no longer available on Steam. Although it is an older title, it is arguably the best game in the GTA franchise. The removal of the purchasing link for its page was because of problems with Microsoft's Games for Windows Live (GFWL) platform.

Rockstar confirmed that this is the case in a statement to The Verge.

"Grand Theft Auto IV was originally created for the Games For Windows Live platform. With Microsoft no longer supporting Games For Windows Live, it is no longer possible to generate the additional keys needed to continue selling the current version of the game. We are looking at other options for distributing GTAIV for PC and will share more information as soon as we can."

Microsoft shuttered the Games for Windows Live store in 2013, marking the start of a phase-out of the platform that launched in 2007. Ultimately, Redmond decided that it did not make sense to continue GFWL support as it was competing with Xbox Live, and ended support in 2014. Players were only able to redeem points on one or the other. Plus it got in the way of its plans for cross-compatibility.

Since it axed the platform, ma



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