Koby Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 If you have not yet purchased Grand Theft Auto IV on Steam, we've got some bad news. While the Steam page for the game is still up, you can no longer purchase it. As it turns out, this is due to the game using Games for Windows Live. Despite Microsoft ending support for Games For Windows Live several years ago, Grand Theft Auto IV still somewhat relied on the service. Now, it is no longer possible for new game keys to be distributed, according to Rockstar Games. PR from Rockstar Games stated that "Grand Theft Auto IV was originally created for the Games For Windows Live platform," and that "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." Before Rockstar confirmed that GFWL was to blame for GTAIV’s disappearance from Steam, there was some fun speculation to be had as to why it has happened. PC Gamer noted that expiring song licensing agreements could have been to blame (they caused a similar problem for Vice City back in 2012), while others guessed that Rockstar could have been preparing to sell the game exclusively through its own launcher. We'll have to wait and see what happens. In the meantime, if you already own Grand Theft Auto IV and have been playing it, you should continue to be able to play it without any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollux Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 Wow that is dumb, glad I already own it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted January 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Pollux said: Wow that is dumb, glad I already own it. Sucks for me as I was just about to purchase the bundle that had III, IV, Liberty City Stories, Vice City, and San Andreas but now that isn't possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeniffer321 Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 WOW THIS IS REALLY AMAZING.. THANKS FOR THIS NICE SHARING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Ryan Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 @Koby I dunno when this was resolved or how, but the game is back up on Steam now. https://store.steampowered.com/app/12210/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV_The_Complete_Edition/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted June 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, Kid Boruto said: @Koby I dunno when this was resolved or how, but the game is back up on Steam now. https://store.steampowered.com/app/12210/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV_The_Complete_Edition/ Looks like it happened March 24th. I never noticed it though. =O Nice to see it's back and in new shape. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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