Silver Live members get free cross platform title playtime through Fall

by Dustin Burg { Jul 29th 2008 at 3:15AM }

With Microsoft's Games for Windows reveal last week, where they announced all Games for Windows titles would be allowed to access a fully functioning Xbox Live without the need for a Gold account, comes word that ALL cross-platform titles on the Xbox 360 will be allowed access multiplayer functionality as well. Though, only for a limited time.

Shacknews confirmed the news with Microsoft which ultimately means that anyone who owns Universe at War, Shadowrun or Lost Planet: Colonies Edition on the Xbox 360 can play multiplayer online against 360 and PC Live members with a free Silver Xbox Live account. The catch being that this free Xbox 360 cross-platform gaming is more of a promotion and will only last until the rollout of the Fall update later this year. So, if you're part of the Silver crowd, own 360 versions of any of the games listed above and have the urge to play online, you better enjoy it while it lasts. Your freeloading time is limited.

[Thanks, to everyone who sent this in]

Tags: capcom, fasa, games-for-windows, lost-planet, lost-planet-colonies-edition, shadowrun, universe-at-war, xbox-live

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Mrblonde @ Jul 29th 2008 3:44AM

Im okay with paying fifty bucks for live. Its not a big deal for me.

Hatredkopter @ Jul 29th 2008 4:11AM

Yeah man I agree completely. Thats only like what 13 cents a day. Not a big deal at all.

monkeywithnoeyes @ Jul 29th 2008 4:14AM

And i'm sure ps3 owners are ok with spending that extra $50 on a game or dlc each year.

But yeah, i see your point.. people shouldnt be allowed to play what they have paid for..it should be a privilege to get full access to a game you've bought, not a right! If they want to get the full contents of their games that they are charged for at the same price as the competition then they should be charged extra..and like you said, $50 is nothing... only its $80 here in the uk btw.

Thankfully the 360's not like the pc where theirs was an alternative in playing your games online for free.. thankfully microsoft dont allow us that choice.

Hatredkopter @ Jul 29th 2008 4:40AM

First of all that is true monkeywithnoeyes, second of all $80 is rough man sorry to hear that. Anyway I don't think PS3's service is going to be free for much longer considering the huge debt Sony is in, and keeping a game like MAG and their Home service up to date at a constant pace won't be cheap.

Rowdehaj @ Jul 29th 2008 5:33AM

Yes. Because Playstation 3 is the sole market Sony has to make up for any losses in the platform. It's not like it has a huge last-gen platform that's still going strong, a portable platform that is doing very well, an electronics brand that is bleeding edge in many areas, music and film divisions the revenues of which don't even *BEGIN* to touch the amounts of money they'd make if they started charging for PSN use.

Playstation Network will be free.

Hatredkopter @ Jul 29th 2008 6:31AM

Really man all that and they are still in that much debt? I guess they just suck then. I guess that is why Sony can only talk about their precious PSP and PS2 cuz besides God of War 3 nothing in that E3 press conference swayed me towards buying a PS3. But I guess that makes sense when your last platform is going so strong milk it for all its worth and worry about the people who bought your glorifed 500 dollar Blu-Ray player later when everyone has them and hold them off until then with lame games. Lame games that have to be spread out so every game gets its fair chance of making money. God forbid someone has to choose between Resistance 2 and Killzone 2. Thats cool and all but I think I'll be good with the new dashboard. Too Human in August. Rock Band 2 in September. Fable 2 in October. Gears motherfucking 2 and Left 4 Dead in November. Including a ton of multiplatform games as good or better than the PS3 versions.

Rowdehaj @ Jul 29th 2008 6:35AM

Ahh ... You do your name much justice.

Hatredkopter @ Jul 29th 2008 7:03AM

I sound like a hater. I'm not trying to hate man. I'm just saying Sony doing well in all those other markets only hurts the PS3's potential. I'm a big fan of the PS2 easily one of the greatest consoles. But honestly the PS3 hasn't reeled me in like it did.

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MetamarioMX @ Jul 29th 2008 4:20AM

Well, it's not like a big deal, but it is better than nothing, good for the xbox live silver members that own Shadowrun or Lost Planet Colonies, c'on!

Metamario @ Jul 29th 2008 4:22AM

Well, it's not like a big deal, but it is better than nothing, good
for the xbox live silver members that own Shadowrun or Lost Planet
Colonies, c'on!

CharleyTony @ Jul 29th 2008 5:36AM

how can somebody own Shadowrun (xbox360) and be a silver member ???

Boff @ Jul 29th 2008 6:07AM

:o)

Nice one.

E.J. @ Jul 29th 2008 8:07AM

He's got a point. It's multiplayer-only.

Boff @ Jul 29th 2008 9:30AM

Hence the smile.

RedSonRising @ Jul 29th 2008 5:45AM

@monkeywithnoeyes

id rather pay for XBL, thank you.. if you can find a ps3 game worth $50 other than metal gear solid 4 you let me know.. oh yea, lemme know when Home is coming out while youre at it..

i wish everyone under 18 could be banned and sent ps3s.. let them run free on someone elses service, im tired of soccer moms paying XBL to babysit because theyre too lazy to be good parents

goliathsdkfz @ Jul 29th 2008 9:41AM

Nearly every PS3 game is worth $50, but are they worth $80 ? ( my fustration of being in the UK continues )

monkeywithnoeyes @ Jul 29th 2008 12:46PM

dude, your comment is so lazy that it shouldnt even get a reply, seeing as most games you will buy, and have already in your collection, are multiplatform games..then i'm pretty sure both you and i can name one game on the ps3 thats worth $50 beyond mgs4.

The $80 a year for xbox live wouldnt be so bad if the p2p system didnt favour americans alone. Microsoft could easily enforce an option regional filter to all games hitting the 360.. instead come 5pm here in the uk ALL games will be dominated by american hosts..leaving us who had enjoyed lag free games till then now facing games of less gaming quality. Not only is that less quality in terms of connection speeds..but also in terms of community. Because lets face it, most online games result in racial bashing between brits and americans. A regional filer would solve all this..so whats the harm in one being optional? its not like developers dont place one in for every pc game that hits. If only Microsoft would take notice of countrys outside of America and japan. Its all the more insulting that they charge us TWICE as much for this pleasure.

slipknot0129 @ Jul 29th 2008 6:09AM

it would be awesome if they allowed all the profiles linked to your console to be gold then that would be great.

koehler83 @ Jul 29th 2008 6:18AM

I for one will never pay for Gold. I laugh at this free-play silver membership though.. Who the shit wants to play Lost Planet?

I don't pay for PSN and I don't use it either. Im simply more into a single player or split-screen multiplayer experience. I dont know any of you and outside this message board and I dont care to. I only play with real friends. Microsoft's service adds no value for me and to even consider paying $50 for nothing is laughable.

Premo @ Jul 29th 2008 6:53AM

I think the objective of xbox live gold is to play with your friends when they're not around to split screen.

joey @ Jul 29th 2008 9:37AM

It's for adults that don't have their friends live next door.

GuiltyDragon @ Jul 29th 2008 6:49AM

Has anyone signed up for the ABORTION that is MGS4 online? While the game is pretty fun, the rigamarole of creating two different accounts with two different sign ins that need to be inputted each time you want to the game is exasperating at best. I would much rather have a single login for all that crap as well as my other PS3 game.

Oh, and if Microsoft want a way to make more gold member signups, try making online multiplayer free, but gamerscore a pay service. See how you do then.

offday @ Jul 29th 2008 6:51AM

Wow. All games that no one plays. Sweet.

blank964 @ Jul 29th 2008 7:05AM

I don't have time to play so I usually only buy month by month. I don't think its that big of a deal.

Dwag @ Jul 29th 2008 7:38AM

What about Gears how I can't play that for free its on Windows?

Jez @ Jul 29th 2008 8:06AM

It isn't a cross platform title, i.e. XBL users cannot play GFWL users on Gears so it's not free.

Dwag @ Jul 29th 2008 7:39AM

I meant how come.

JohnnyRook82 @ Jul 29th 2008 7:57AM

xbl has no competition. its in a league all its own.

Sean @ Jul 29th 2008 9:06AM

I like how they call this an unannouced promotion...

More like an unintended bug. Seriously, if this was a promotion to entice sales they would have picked better games.

Like.... I don't know....two games owned by MS come to mind...ummm....could it be Gears and Halo?

Yeah...free until the update...sure it was planned.