The Xbox app now lets you know if games play well on your PC before you download them
by Tom Warren from The Verge - All Posts on (#60E90)
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Microsoft is adding a new game performance indicator to its Xbox app on Windows today that will let you know if a title plays well on your PC before you go ahead and download it. While system requirements have always been listed, this simple label makes it far easier to get a good idea of whether a game is suitable for your PC at a glance.
The Xbox app compares a game's performance on PCs with similar specs to your own and generates a prediction as to how well the game will run. If your PC isn't up to the task of running a graphically demanding game, you'll be able to view the game's system requirements to get more details on what you need to run the game," explains Tila Nguyen, senior product manager lead on Xbox experiences at...