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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.
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#5644995 Posted on: 02/28/2019 07:46 PM
I see this as more of something you'd take advantage of if you already own an Xbox One, not as a direct replacement for PC games.
I see this as more of something you'd take advantage of if you already own an Xbox One, not as a direct replacement for PC games.
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#5645000 Posted on: 02/28/2019 07:54 PM
Windows Store i guess?
If so, it's gonna be CODEX for me.
Windows Store i guess?
If so, it's gonna be CODEX for me.
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#5645027 Posted on: 02/28/2019 09:17 PM
1 - I will not.
2 - that has nothing to do with AMD because games are developed not by AMD.
You are going to be buying xbox games though.
1 - I will not.
2 - that has nothing to do with AMD because games are developed not by AMD.
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#5645031 Posted on: 02/28/2019 09:43 PM
This is amazing. If it emulates the xbo fully then it will also run backward compatibility titles. Because its NT kernel with dx12 I guess it will have great preformance unlike most emulators just like xbo x runs xbo s games with a totally different architecture (no esram, completely different GPU etc) without a hit.
Crimson skies from the og xbox? Red dead redemption, halo 3, halo reach and gears 3 from the 360? Red dead redemption 2 and halo 5 from the xbo? Time splitters or black or the burnout series? Sign my up!
I have a guess on why it’s happening - gamepass. With emulation they can bring 100% of gamepass to the pc without worring if a game has a pc version or not.
This is amazing. If it emulates the xbo fully then it will also run backward compatibility titles. Because its NT kernel with dx12 I guess it will have great preformance unlike most emulators just like xbo x runs xbo s games with a totally different architecture (no esram, completely different GPU etc) without a hit.
Crimson skies from the og xbox? Red dead redemption, halo 3, halo reach and gears 3 from the 360? Red dead redemption 2 and halo 5 from the xbo? Time splitters or black or the burnout series? Sign my up!
I have a guess on why it’s happening - gamepass. With emulation they can bring 100% of gamepass to the pc without worring if a game has a pc version or not.
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