Microsoft is rolling out a new Xbox full screen experience for Windows 11 PCs, bringing a console-style, controller-friendly interface to desktops, laptops, and tablets. It offers an immersive, distraction-free way to play Xbox, Game Pass, and other PC games.
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NVIDIA rolled out the DLSS 4.5 update at CES last week, adding 2nd Gen Transformer-based Super Resolution technology for all RTX GPUs. The performance scaling varies wildly across the older (RTX 20/RTX 30) and newer (RTX 40/RTX 50) GeForce RTX lineups. We tested NVIDIA’s next-gen upscaling solution across Cyberpunk 2077, Black Myth: Wukong, Oblivion Remastered, and KCD 2.
I've been surprised by this, the difference between 4 and 4.5 is very noticeable. It's almost completely or has removed that weird dark ghosting that you'd get in foggy games like Silent Hill 2... and Cyberpunk mixed with a high res texture pack is jaw dropping in ultra 4k.
Also if anyone doesn't know I recommend DLSS swapper, it allows you to inject the latest DLSS version into older games.
Quite amazing. But, this does probably mean devs will depend on ai even more for their supposed optimizations lol.
no offense to AMD, but this sort of stuff shows that they are always going to be playing catchup. I guess Nintendo can take advantage of some of these features.
With the Switch 2? NVidia can easily lock their proprietary tech to their latest GPUs and the Switch 2 will be stuck on 3.5 for 5 more years at least
4 and 4.5 are available on 2 and 3 series cards right now. The Switch GPU is based on 3 series architecture, meaning it has access to some of those features. Obviously not as much as the higher end cards, but still some.
"Better than native."
Native 4K in nearly all games nowadays is actually native resolution with forced temporal anti-aliasing.
TAA smears and blurs frames together to soften jagged edges.
Of course DLSS makes games look "better than native" because native alone without any competent AA methods makes games look horrible.
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For those wondering, this is the new Xbox Windows Launcher, essentially Microsoft’s answer to Steam Big Picture and Steam OS. It makes your PC behave more like a console in terms of interface, allowing easy controller-based navigation, which is especially useful for TV-connected PCs and handheld devices. It first launched with the ROG Ally, but is now available to anyone enrolled in the Windows 11 Insider program.
According to tests from some tech channels, it even reduces some of Windows’ overhead. Games can get anywhere from 2 to 10 extra FPS compared to running on regular Windows.
Yay. Release the files.
Better late than never. This will make Windows feel at least usable on handheld PC’s even though it’s still an AI bloated OS that snoops on what you do and reports back to the mothership.
IF what @shadowhaxor and @XBManiac say is true, this won't help much.
Windows needs an option at BOOT to go into "GAME" mode, which then doesn't load alll the extra Windows sh*t that 99% of people don't need or want. Just a bare-bones framework that will run games, with network access.
I would be more than happy to reboot my machine into GAME mode each time I wanted to play a game, and then back into "Windows" mode to use my PC for non-gaming.
“Xbox full screen experience” - EXPERIENCE. The ultimate fullscreen experience. Experience gaming like never before on PC, in fullscreen mode. Wow I’m HYPED /s - cool, but there is already steam big picture mode which is undoubtedly superior. And I couldn’t care less for pretentious Microsoft marketing terms “fullscreen experience” give me a f’ing break🙄