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Microsoft to kill Windows Vista next year?

How long does Microsoft plan to keep selling copies of its Windows Vista operating system after the upcoming launch of Windows 7? The company isn't saying.

With previous versions of Windows, Microsoft used a transition period when old and new versions of Windows were available to help corporate customers manage their transition to the new version of the operating system.

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djtek1846223d ago (Edited 6223d ago )

R.I.P. xbox
R.I.P. zune
R.I.P. Hdvd
R.I.P. Vista
R.I.P. (???)hmmm....??

Tr10wn6223d ago

R.I.P. PS3? stop being such a (Sony or Apple) fanboy you are probably using a MS OS.

sonarus6223d ago

Please kill it. Vista is $hit on with the next operating system. But seriously microsoft if you fuk it up i'm switching to apple and never looking back. I am waiting on new windows before replacing my $hit vista laptop

raztad6223d ago

Laptop manufacturers should give you the option to get the bare hardware w/o paying for sh*tty software. MS operating systems are really a waste of money. Vista makes my Core 2 Duo (2.53GHz) feels like a Pentium 3 800. Thanks god for Linux.

50CALheadshot6223d ago

doesnt have the dreamscene theme?

that was the best part about vista 64

ThanatosDMC6223d ago

The dreamscene thing actually looks good for a background. They're probably gonna have it on Win7 in the premium bundle which is a rip off.

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Marty83706223d ago

Best move would be too keep supporting XP, rather than force people to switch to another buggy OS.

Tr10wn6223d ago

you should test windows 7 is vista running like XP.

Mr Face Creamer6223d ago

Cash. More cash. Morer cash. Morest cash. (Didn't know what to write.)

Whats next... Windows 8 in late 2014? Just make Windows 7 one hell of an OS and keep it alive for at least 5 years. Everyone knows once you make a new product, the old one stops existing.

edgeofblade6223d ago

If I had my way, I'd go on a holy war on N4G, eliminating anyone who though being snarky = being clever.

Tyre6223d ago

Vista is awesome...best OS yet..Windows 7 is just like Vista...Microsoft doesn't kill Vista it hasn't even killed XP..dumb article. People who hate Vista are just talking trash.

bomboclaat_gamer6223d ago

i hate vista from my personal experiences. just because you love it doesnt mean everybody else is wrong.

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Top Racers Need Top Gear – Introducing the Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition Controller and Headset

Omar writes: "With the Horizon Festival coming to breathtaking Japan, you’ll need the essential gear to prove you’ve got what it takes to become a Horizon Legend as you cruise, drift and explore an open world full of spectacular driving experiences. That’s why we’re happy to announce the newest Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset collection, featuring inspired designs from Forza Horizon 6. The bright cyan and lime colorways celebrate the Horizon Festival’s recognition of iconic cars and hit music, with special features that are sure to impress any collector."

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Killer2020UK28d ago

Oh my, that is one gaudy design

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EasySMX D05 review

You can get Hall effect controllers slightly cheaper, but you'd struggle to find as feature-rich a package without some heavy, heavy sales.

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"It's Just So Lame" - RTGI Modder Thinks DLSS 5 Is Impressive But Shares AI Slop Sentiment

Pascal Gilcher calls DLSS 5 impressive but shares the "AI slop" sentiment, explaining the likely tech behind it and why he dislikes it.

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CrimsonWing6954d ago

I fail to see how this is AI shhhhlllloooop. Looking at the different games they showed, this has made many of them look far better.

isarai_lee54d ago (Edited 54d ago )

It's AI slop because it ignores the artists intent and changes the details ESPECIALLY when it comes to character faces. The scariest part of it is introducing it as the next stage of DLSS, a feature where the current iteration already has controversy surrounding it and for quite a lot of games cannot be fully disabled. So reasonably the precident is already set for what path this could take, and it's not good

blacktiger54d ago

In case you didn't watch the video then let me point just one part. It overrides the lighting. Then the question of what is the point of ray tracing cost and so on. Many of the lighting deletes shadow, including shadow on the face like eyes even chin.

Chard53d ago

Why stop at art when it comes to human input - why not just have AI play the game for us, remove human input altogether

theshizer54d ago

If you don’t like it, just don’t enable it. Personally I think it looks great from the videos I have seen.

isarai_lee54d ago

And what about when you can't? Cause there's plenty of games where you cannot fully disable dlss already, i mean we're well into an era where it's a major crutch for developers to cover up their cut corners, why would this be any different?

blacktiger54d ago

You are playing with people's money and allow Nvidia to scam you.

In case you didn't watch the video then let me point just one part. It overrides the lighting. Then the question of what is the point of ray tracing cost. This is all lie to raise the cost of the graphic card.

Andrew33654d ago

Making characters look more realistic not ok because we want the developer to decide on how the game was intended to look. - Internet

Change entire game through mods thus changing how the developers intended the game to be is ok. - Internet

isarai_lee54d ago

Something consumers can do to a product after they have purchased it, entirely optional and can always be undone with a fresh install

VS

The leading gaming hardware manufacturer making this the next iteration of the main AA/Upscaling technique that is heavily relied upod by modern devs and is not optional in most games.

Not at all the same but nice try

jwillj2k454d ago

At the moment you need 2 5090’s just to get an image on the screen so this is all vaporware until proven otherwise.

Andrew33654d ago

The good news is you can just not use it as well.

Christopher53d ago

It's all about choice in the end. But, I would say that calling it 'more realistic' is quite a stretch. It looks like AI art, and that's rarely realistic.

Urrakia3454d ago

All the comments I see are reminding me of how we got to the current state of gaming when microtransactions were first introduced: "It's completely optional guys, we promise! If you don't like it just don't buy it!"

I think we all know how that ended up.

Popsicle54d ago (Edited 54d ago )

I had the same exact thought the first time this was brought up in a separate article about a week ago. Took me straight back to the conversations surrounding “horse armor.” Just don’t buy it they said. Years later, many IPs I previously enjoyed are so infected with monetization schemes that I don’t even consider purchasing them anymore.

DLSS 5 and the like are the same thing wrapped in a different package. History rhymes but many of us never learn from it.

blacktiger54d ago

Biggest Scam. Overrides lighting and shadow. So why keep Ray tracing? It's all a scam to raise graphic card. We now see Nvidia with Microsoft downturn anything against them. Sony is next!