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Everyone knows Dark Souls is a very difficult game, but perhaps the biggest challenge PC players are about to face is the loss of online play. Last summer Microsoft announced that they’ll be shutting down their Games For Windows Live service on July 1st, 2014. Which means any PC game that uses GFWL for online features is going to be seriously maimed if a workaround from the developers is not implemented. Bandai Namco shared some news today regarding what they’re planning to do with Dark Souls on PC:
With the release of Dark Souls II, many players have been asking questions about the continued support of Dark Souls I. We thoroughly appreciate the dedicated fans who are adventuring through Lordran (maybe for the first time!) and we’d like to clarify a few points:
- Dark Souls will remain fully functional on GFWL for the foreseeable future.
- BANDAI NAMCO Games is currently seeking avenues to continue support and ensure the functionality of Dark Souls on other services. We will have more news and updates to share on this in the coming months.
On the first point, I don’t know how that will be possible. The servers for GFWL will be shutting down permanently on July 1st. So no, Dark Souls will not be “fully functional” once that happens.
After the reception of the PC port of the first Dark Souls, From Software went above and beyond with the PC port of Dark Souls 2. I’ve put about 55 hours into the PC port of Dark Souls 2, and I couldn’t be happier with it. It sure would be nice if they went back and gave the first game that kind of special treatment.
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