Microsoft says Windows 7 – Gaming platform of choice

Published on 02/10/2009, by - Posted in News 12

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Microsoft is confident that Windows 7 will be the gaming platform of choice on PC.

Speaking to MCV, Microsoft’s director of consumer product management Parri Munsell said “We believe Windows 7 is going to be the dominant PC gaming platform.”

“If there is any hesitancy – perhaps we have people still on XP because they had issues with Vista – those days are over. Consumers will see a broad level of compatibility on Windows 7 from a gaming level right down to anything else they might do on their PC.

“We are convinced Windows 7 can take that to the next level,” Munsell added. “Especially when you look at things like multi-touch and DirectX 11. Microsoft will have a full campaign in place to advocate the benefits of Windows in the games space. We are here to stay and here to play.”

What Microsoft has done, apparently, is ensure that the biggest games will run on the system, in addition to toying with multi-touch screens. Touch is integrated directly into Windows 7, with desktop browsing and websurfing given by Munsell as examples of things that are touch-supported, but games developers are now playing around with the tech.

So: games compatibility, DirectX 11, multi-touch. If it runs DOSBox and is truly compatible with most of what’s out there, perhaps it’ll be worth an upgrade for me, but I’m not sure I believe most people will upgrade any time soon after launch.

Windows 7 is out on 22 October.

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12 Comments on "Microsoft says Windows 7 – Gaming platform of choice"

  1. Neil 02/10/2009 at 12:19 pm -

    ive got to say windows 7 to me is windows xp with vista styling, and works :)

  2. Rega 02/10/2009 at 3:51 pm -

    Been using windows 7 64 bit pro and my games run just as good or better then xp. Unlike when i used vista first time nothing ran on at well at all! So its a good start for microsoft

  3. mrw00 02/10/2009 at 10:17 pm -

    win7 is very awesome, if i could i would actually buy it

  4. Mike 02/10/2009 at 11:49 pm -

    Its perfect here, only had a few blue screens but they were due to my ram dying :( so other than that….it’s exactly what vista SHOULD have been

  5. mrskulls 03/10/2009 at 2:52 pm -

    Yeah I been using windows 7 for a while, one thing i hate is if u drag a window to the corner of the screen it auto maximizes the window.

    Sometiumes it lags a log, like when commenting on LandRaiders site, you gotta give it a second or two to catch up and display the text you have typed in. Wether that is a Win 7 problem or a LR problem I dont know.

    But I like Windows 7 more than Vista, but still not a total fan of Windows. Give me linux or a Macbook anyday.

  6. Mike 03/10/2009 at 3:48 pm -

    Works fine here mate :) Most probably a win7 problem for you, also depends on the browser you’re using. I’ve tested it ok on both firefox and chrome :P

  7. Noah 02/11/2009 at 11:25 am -

    i want win7 … give it to meeeeeee

  8. kingsknight 05/11/2009 at 4:23 pm -

    i will be updating to windows 7 when i can be assed! iv been told that windows 7 has all the drivers for the dell XPS range preinstalled so ill get it on my xps asap come to think about it

  9. Noah 06/11/2009 at 1:10 pm -

    aaaaa evil dell pre build run for the hills

  10. moshi 13/01/2010 at 4:05 pm -

    noah the XPS isnt that bad, everything below it sucks ass :P

  11. kingsknight 13/01/2010 at 7:48 pm -

    my xps runs all games up high thats all i care about. i put 32bit pro on there, runs like a dream