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• How Xbox and Windows work together

  Posted on December 11, 2023 at 02:44 CST by Simon Bisson • Comment in the Forums

  WINDOWS

  

  By Simon Bisson

  Windows, Xbox, and the cloud are changing the shape of gaming. And maybe Windows itself.

  Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console is, at heart, a very specialized Windows PC built around a custom AMD processor and designed to be a living-room gaming and media platform. Because developers can use the same tools to build Xbox and Windows apps, it is as much a replacement for gaming capabilities of the discontinued Windows Media Center edition — with applications from most streaming providers, as it is a built-in Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) support.

  But there’s more to the relationship between the two platforms than that, with Microsoft starting to blur the boundaries between its two consumer platforms.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.50.0, 2023-12-11).

  Windows Cloud Gaming, Gaming, Newsletters, Remote Gaming, Stream Deck, Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox

• More Microsoft Rewards tips and tricks

  Posted on August 14, 2023 at 02:43 CDT by Mary Branscombe • Comment in the Forums

  MICROSOFT

  

  By Mary Branscombe

  You can earn points by playing games on Xbox — even if you don’t have a Game Pass subscription — or even by learning about new games!

  Last week, I looked at all the ways you can earn daily and weekly Microsoft Rewards points by using the Bing search engine and the Edge browser. But if you have access to an Xbox, you can earn significantly more points, even if you’re not a regular gamer.

  The number of apps involved depends on where you live and how much you travel, because the Rewards program has become attractive enough to exploit.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.33.0, 2023-08-14).

  Microsoft Bing, Edge, Loyalty Programs, Microsoft, Newsletters, Rewards, Travel, Windows, Xbox

• What we know about the next versions of Windows

  Posted on July 25, 2014 at 08:41 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Precious little.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows News Threshold, Windows 365, Windows 8.1 Updates, Windows 9, Xbox