Windows 8 for Games?

Gamer4Life · 12 Aug 2012 at 12:44

So basically from what I've read above, under win8 there is a fully functionally thunking system for 64bit down to 16bit progs and apps?

theheyes · 12 Aug 2012 at 13:17

Gamer4Life said:
So basically from what I've read above, under win8 there is a fully functionally thunking system for 64bit down to 16bit progs and apps?

16 bit support only in x86 Windows, but it's been that way for years.

Macro · 12 Aug 2012 at 14:11

prescott28 said:
Of course, if one removes most of the junk cluttering up the 'Metro' screen all that is then left is the programmes on the machine which can be easily arranged into groups. one click on the bottom left of the desktop takes one to the 'Metro' screen and a second click has the program running. It is actually quicker than a start menu.

This...

The "I want the Windows 95 start menu because I'm pro" band wagon is all very strange. Ironically you'd expect technology enthusiasts to actually embrace change and enjoy working out how to get the best from new ideas, not desperately try to cling to a system designed almost 20 years ago... /shrug

Macro · 12 Aug 2012 at 14:12

DF1986 said:
Sadly i have this feeling too

That's a good thing imo...

scooby555t · 12 Aug 2012 at 14:39

using build 9200 and so far i think its better than the customer preview that was out dualbooting of course

prescott28 · 12 Aug 2012 at 15:40

Athanor said:
This...

The "I want the Windows 95 start menu because I'm pro" band wagon is all very strange. Ironically you'd expect technology enthusiasts to actually embrace change and enjoy working out how to get the best from new ideas, not desperately try to cling to a system designed almost 20 years ago... /shrug

All very well, but the start menu system has been around a long time for a reason - it works well. now it is all fine for me to learn a new system but for anyone deploying computers in a workplace it is quite different - users will either need expensive training or they new a familiar system and Windows 7 is just that. Sure people will have to move on in a few years but by then most workers will have used Windows 8 at home and be familiar with it.

Anyway, Windows 8 still has all the same Start menu folders and uses them to put tiles on the 'Windows * Environment' screen so even Microsoft hasn't got away from so sort of start menu have they?