Gametactics reports that Microsoft featured in the CES games that allowed for interaction across Windows Vista and the Xbox 360.

The first wave of Live titles that had such cross-platform capabilities included Microsoft Game Studios' Shadowrun and Mattel's UNO. The Live gaming and entertainment network will enable gamers to interact only across both of Microsoft's gaming platforms. Other titles for Windows Vista to have Live support include Halo 2.

They also marketed Windows Vista as an opportune platform for casual gamers. They cite Luxor 2 for Windows Vista, Crystal Quest for Windows Vista, and the ever popular Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved as example of their push to further cement Windows Vista as a good platform for casual gaming. Microsoft also used CES as an opportunity to further promote their Games for Windows brand. The Game for Windows portfolio includes the following game titles:

• Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Eidos Interactive/Funcom)
• Age of Empires III: The Warchiefs (Microsoft Game Studios/Ensemble Studios)
• Alan Wake (Microsoft Game Studios/Remedy)
• Bioshock (2K Games/Irrational Games)
• Company of Heroes (THQ Inc./Relic Entertainment)
• Crysis (EA Partners/Crytek)
• Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Activision/Splash Damage)
• Flight Simulator X (Microsoft Game Studios/ACES Studio)
• Frontlines: Fuels of War (THQ/Kaos Studios)
• Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios/Bungie Studios)
• Hellgate: London (EA Partners/NAMCO BANDAI Games/Flagship Studios)
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (LucasArts/TT Games)
• Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (Midway/Turbine Inc.)
• Marvel Universe Online (Microsoft Game Studios/Cryptic Studios)
• Rail Simulator (EA Partners/Kuju Entertainment)
• Shadowrun (Microsoft Game Studios/FASA Studio)
• Supreme Commander (THQ/Gas Powered Games)
• Tabula Rasa (NCSoft Corp./ Destination Games)
• World in Conflict (Sierra Entertainment/Massive Entertainment)
• Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals (Microsoft Game Studios/Blue Fang Games)
• Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania (Microsoft Game Studios/Blue Fang Games)
• Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection (Microsoft Game Studios/Blue Fang Games)

It is also reported that most Windows Vista optimised titles support gameplay with both the keyboard and the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows.