How the Windows 10 Creators Update will benefit gamers

How the Windows 10 Creators Update will benefit gamers

By Gabe Carey

It’s been a busy week for Microsoft. After revealing a game subscription program designed to rival PlayStation Now called Xbox Games Pass. The company also confirmed that Xbox One is getting mixed reality headset support and – more immediately enticing – Project Scorpio may very well show its face ahead of E3.

The real kicker right now, however, is that the Creators Update is “coming in a matter of weeks,” as Group Project Manager of Microsoft’s Xbox division Peter Orullian confirmed to us in a hands-on demonstration of the software at the 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC).

When it launches, PC users will be graced with an optimization-savvy Game Mode while Xbox players are getting achievement tracking and smoother UI performance. That goes without mentioning Beam, a Twitch-combatting broadcasting service which Microsoft calls “interactive.”

There’s a lot of change happening all at once when the Creators Update lands, presumably later on this month, and Orullian gave us the low-down on how it all works and why gamers in particular should be excited for its swiftly approaching release.

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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming

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