Windows 8 to Play Xbox 360 Games?
28th July 2011
According to a recent article in Tecnylate, Microsoft’s forthcoming operating system will play Xbox 360 video games. Windows 8 is expected to be released around summer of 2012 and will be geared for tablets as well as desktops and laptops.
Reports suggest that any Windows 8 user will be able to play an Xbox 360 game by simply popping the CD into the CD tray – i guess that rules out tablet owners unless the games can be downloaded or playable over a solid state device like a USB stick. Microsoft have been opening new markets and bringing in new users with the Xbox Kinect, so it comes as no great surprise if they use Windows 8 to open up more new markets.
What this move does to sales of Xbox 360 consoles is anyone’s guess, but it sure can’t help, unless….there really is a new Xbox console coming next year. My guess is that the Xbox 360 may live on as a reincarnation for Windows 8 whereas the new Xbox 720 (or whatever it will be called) will be the new line and front-runner for console gaming.
With Windows 8 expected in summer 2012 and the next E3 conference just before that – it kind of makes sense that Microsoft may announce a new console and plans to continue support for the Xbox 360 in Windows 8.
28th July 2011
According to a recent article in Tecnylate, Microsoft’s forthcoming operating system will play Xbox 360 video games. Windows 8 is expected to be released around summer of 2012 and will be geared for tablets as well as desktops and laptops.
Reports suggest that any Windows 8 user will be able to play an Xbox 360 game by simply popping the CD into the CD tray – i guess that rules out tablet owners unless the games can be downloaded or playable over a solid state device like a USB stick. Microsoft have been opening new markets and bringing in new users with the Xbox Kinect, so it comes as no great surprise if they use Windows 8 to open up more new markets.
What this move does to sales of Xbox 360 consoles is anyone’s guess, but it sure can’t help, unless….there really is a new Xbox console coming next year. My guess is that the Xbox 360 may live on as a reincarnation for Windows 8 whereas the new Xbox 720 (or whatever it will be called) will be the new line and front-runner for console gaming.
With Windows 8 expected in summer 2012 and the next E3 conference just before that – it kind of makes sense that Microsoft may announce a new console and plans to continue support for the Xbox 360 in Windows 8.
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