Possibly the dumbest question ever?

Yes i know this is probably a dumb question, yes i expect you allto attack me with insults lol:

I'm a console gamer moving onto pc games end of year and i was wondering if pc has it's own achievement system running? if so could you explain/link me?

I've heard - although i'm sure its just rumours - that you can implement your xbl gamertag onto pc and get achievements playing pc versions of games? as i said, i'm sure it's jsut rumours but y'know, it's worth asking.

Thanks guys,

Jared

Yes, most "Games for Windows" tagged games support achievements and can be linked to your XBL gamertag. Also, Steam has their own achievment system that is pretty similiar to XBL.

I'm sure your talking about games for live.

Anyway some Steam games have achievments, otherwise no.

K thanks guys. Time for a new stupid question, must be the day for them :)

What is steam? again - expecting insults lol

Explain please, cheers ;)

steampowered.com

your best friend if your a PC gamer and have a good ISP.

K thanks guys. Time for a new stupid question, must be the day for them :)

What is steam? again - expecting insults lol

Explain please, cheers ;)

Jared_AKA_God

Its all well and good if you dont mind not owning the physical copy of the game and its box. I prefer owning the box and physical copy so I only use Steam for impossible to find games or games that never made it to retail stores.

IMHO, achievements are a waste of time implementing. They should be putting their time towards more content for the game instead of "content".

steampowered.com

your best friend if your a PC gamer and have a good ISP.

CyberAltair5

The problem is that the PC achievement systems aren't universal and because of that, they are a complete waste. RK-Mara

lol like they serve any purpose anyway

Right so for me over in little old New Zealand the only reason "Steam" would be my best mate is what? mods for games? ;)

Right so for me over in little old New Zealand the only reason "Steam" would be my best mate is what? mods for games? ;)

Jared_AKA_God

ah yeah that's what i meant, mods for my games :P

Yes i know this is probably a dumb question, yes i expect you allto attack me with insults lol:

I'm a console gamer moving onto pc games end of year and i was wondering if pc has it's own achievement system running? if so could you explain/link me?

I've heard - although i'm sure its just rumours - that you can implement your xbl gamertag onto pc and get achievements playing pc versions of games? as i said, i'm sure it's jsut rumours but y'know, it's worth asking.

Thanks guys,

Jared

Jared_AKA_God

Try Diablo II Lord Of Destruction. It has more ultrarare items to achieve than all the achievements, unlocks and trophys you can get in all the console games combined. Damm, you can burn ten years playing the game and never find yourself a Tyrael Might armor or obtain the runes to made a Lat Wish rune word.

Right so for me over in little old New Zealand the only reason "Steam" would be my best mate is what? mods for games? ;)Jared_AKA_God

Huh? how did you reach that conclusion? Steam is a distribution platform you buy games through it and yes it also has support for some mods, that can be downloaded through it, but no you can't use it without owning at least one game that allows you to play the mod.DanielDust

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steampowered.com

your best friend if your a PC gamer and have a good ISP.

BlackFlagX

You can use Visa and Mastercard, which are universal credit/debit cards used around the world.

If, like me, you don't have either of those, you can use PayPal.

There is Games for windows LIVE.. but there is only about 20 games that use it. Steam seems to have most games on there service with achievements and the like.