<p>Microsoft this week began talking up a new brand for its in-house Xbox LIVE games that have been ported to Windows 8/RT. Now dubbed PLAY, this is not really anything new, but rather a new push to entice people to adopt Windows 8/RT in order to play familiar Xbox LIVE games on a Windows device.</p><p>That said, I can understand why this is confusing to people.</p><p>Microsoft and its video game partners create games for various Microsoft platforms, including Windows desktop, Windows 8 (Metro mobile games, including Windows RT), Windows Phone, and of course the Xbox 360. On the Xbox 360, all games are Xbox LIVE enabled, meaning among other things that they supply achievements.</p><p>Microsoft ported Xbox LIVE games to Windows first with its Games for Windows LIVE initiative. These games in fact still exist, and while there aren't a lot of them, compared to the wider selection of Windows desktop games, more do appear regularly.</p><p><a href="http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/microsoft-play-xbox-games-windows-8">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://tech2.in.com/news/xbox-360/microsoft-to-replace-xbox-live-voice-chat-with-skype-report/698732">Microsoft to replace Xbox Live voice chat with Skype: Report</a> (Tech2)</p><p><a href="http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2013/01/18/microsoft-replacing-xbox-live-voice-chat-wi/1">Microsoft replacing Xbox Live voice chat with Skype</a> (bit-tech.net)</p><p><a href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/microsoft-sticking-xbox-live-arcade-games-on-windows-8/">Microsoft Sticking Xbox Live Arcade Games on Windows 8</a> (Gizmodo UK)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dillrqmauqeMuPMYnsy55ZEQkSEHM&ned=us">101 additional articles.</a></p>