Microsoft promises great innovations in portable games for 2025

 

Company has plans to integrate Xbox innovations in Windows, improving experience for portable devices

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Windows has no good history as a host of portable games (image: oleschwander/shutterstock)

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Jason Ronald, vice president of the “next generation” division at Microsoft, announced that the portable game experience on Windows will undergo significant improvements later this year.

At an AMD and Lenovo event, he revealed that Microsoft is focused on Integrate Xbox innovations directly on Windows Instead of investing in a portable Xbox, as previously speculated.

Ronald explained that over the last 20 years Microsoft has built a world -class operating system with Windows, but that it It is still very linked to the use of consoles.

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Xbox Innovations on Windows will be able to offer optimized and simplified game experience for portable devices (image: Fellowneko/Shutterstock)

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Improved Experience for Microsoft portable

  • Microsoft now intends to bring these console innovations for the portable game environmentoffering more simplified and optimized experience, Without the current complexity of Windowswhich requires manual configuration by the user;
  • The idea is to create system in which Xbox Be at the center of the experience, Hiding traditional Windows elementslike the taskbar and the start menu to make the interface more intuitive and centered on the game;
  • In addition, Ronald mentioned that the company is working to Improve compatibility with controls and joystickssomething that Windows historically didn’t do so well.

Microsoft has already made some improvements, such as the Compact mode for Xbox applications on Windowsbut Ronald pointed out that This is just the beginning.

He stated that the company will have much more to share by the end of the yearpromising investment journey and continuous improvements to create more cohesive and focused game system.

Microsoft’s ultimate goal is make Windows a great platform for gamesallowing premium experience on any device, with Xbox at the center of that idea.

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With Xbox integration, Microsoft wants to make Windows an ideal platform for portable games (image: Diego Thomazini/Shutterstock)

 

 

 

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