Windows Vista : Will Vista Run Your Games: The Final Word

Category Soft, Vista, Tips & Tricks | Permalink | 12. March 2007

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It seems as though we have been writing about Windows Vista in the future tense forever. Nobody will deny that Microsoft has taken an unusually long time to build its latest OS and that some features had to be cut along the way. Whatever you make of the new OS as a whole, it’s a very important step for gamers, ideologically. This is the operating system where Microsoft has put “Games” right there at the top level of the Start menu.

This is the one with the Games Explorer to make it easy to find, launch, and update your games. Parental controls are built right in. DirectX 10 is Vista exclusive, and while there are no real DX10 games right now, they’re going to be a big deal by this time next year. Perhaps most importantly, Microsoft should begin their “Games for Windows” branding and marketing in earnest now that Vista is out the door.

Windows has been the best OS for gamers for years, and Vista takes that to the next level. That’s all well and good for games made with Vista in mind, but what about your existing game library? Last May, when Vista was at the Beta 2 milestone, I wrote a feature in which I installed around 15 games on the unfinished OS, describing how well each one worked. Now that Vista is “done” (inasmuch as any OS is ever actually finished), it’s time to do it again. This time, I’m going to use the final Vista release, a DX10 video card (not that it really matters with no DX10 games), and all the drivers available upon Vista’s launch. I’ll also take a look at a lot more games, around 25.
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I have been living with Vista as my full-time OS on my home computer since around October, as well. I’ll share some of my experiences, as a gamer, with using Vista as my everyday OS leading up to release, with a little perspective on where things stand today. First, let’s find out if Vista got game, by installing a bunch of popular titles. Continued…

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