
In any case, only Steam and Microsoft Store draw level, because GOG has been without the service for a long time. In principle, then, it is a question of double image cultivation, in that the service is now completely abandoned to oblivion. On the one hand, Microsoft keeps classic games fresh and thereby enhances the GamePass offer, on the other hand, a reference to a significant failure is erased, which was a red rag for gamers. However, the step does not seem absolutely illogical. Ironically, it took Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda to remove a Microsoft service from the game. Most recently, Rockstar removed the relic from GTA IV because no further activation keys could be generated after the setting. Fallout 3 is the last of the big “GfWL” titles to expand the clientele.


Since the service was switched off in 2014, the role-playing game can now be played again without any workarounds. The cumbersome, because Microsoft-typical, hidden creation of an offline account is no longer necessary, as are the potential causes of crashes and sources of error. With the new version 1.7.0.4 it is now possible to start the game without installing Games for Windows Live.
