RIP Nvidia - PC Gaming ?

[LoadsaMoney]

The latest builds of Windows insider indicate that Microsoft is working to unify the infrastructure of Windows 10 and the Xbox OS. This makes it possible to play Xbox console games on PCs with Windows 10, which has already been demonstrated with the survival action game State of Decay.

This is not a good development for PC Gaming as they could become console standardization running on the PC. By making this 'port' compatibility, basically, Microsoft seems to indicate that it would like to release console games on the PC.

Microsoft has not announced these changes just however in Windows 10 Preview Build 18334 the company implements a free version of State of Decay to download to report issues. When downloading this (trial) version, the game is no longer sourced from the Microsoft Store servers, but rather from the Xbox Live servers, which typically ship only pure Xbox titles.

The installation file obtained through this server uses the .xvc file format developed for the Xbox One but plays the normal game through PowerShell. The conclusion is obvious: The Xbox version of the Survival game is playing, not the PC version. Ergo, the games are emulated.

So in the future, chances are that if you purchase a PC Game in the Windows Store, you might end up with an emulated XBox One version.

https://www.guru3d.com/news_story/m...to_run_xbox_one_games_on_your_windows_pc.html

Better get buying those AMD cards lads and lasses

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Emulation generally requires some grunt and knowing how lazy M$ is, I can see people with UW screens having nice big black edges. I will hold off on judgement though til I try for myself.

We'll just have to use our tellys

 

[LoadsaMoney]

As the Xbox ones got AMD inside, just like the PS, Nvidia, are only in the Nintendo Switch.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Yup, we won't get an Xbox version, a Playstation version, or a PC version now, we'll just get an Xbox version, and a Playstation version, as the Xbox version, will also be runnable on the PC now too, via the emulator.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

As wrote above, for AMD GPUs & CPUs might not need the emulator, as all native Xbone games (not the 360 ported ones) are using DX12 API.

Yeah, Nvidia may only need it, to emulate AMD

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Shhh now you use salt on wounded pockets......

 

[LoadsaMoney]

I can't see them shafting Nvidia? I'd be well peed off if I can't play games coz my GTX1070 is too slow and people are cruising on a Vega 56, best get saving my pocket money now. Might not be OLED TV next year afterall :'(

Like us AMD owners, for many a year now

Ta ta.....

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