News, Reviews & Betas which includes large community peer support This was a very eventful week in the Microsoft-verse due to a shock announcement from Google, Halo Infinite’s release, and a major Dev Channel build, among many other things. Check out our recap here.
We are the close of yet another week, and it’s time to recap everything that went on in the Microsoft-verse. This was an exciting week due to some surprise announcements, Halo Infinite ’s campaign release, and a significant Windows 11 Dev Channel build. Let’s dive into all that and more in our weekly digest for December 4 – December 10. In a surprise announcement, Google took to the stage at The Game Awards to reveal that Google Play games are coming to Windows 10 and Windows 11 next year. The company was keen to emphasize that this is an independent endeavor, and that it did not partner with Microsoft or any other entity in this undertaking. It is equally interesting to know that given the fact that this feature is coming to Windows 10 as well, we now know that Google won’t be utilizing Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), a technology that is exclusive to Windows 11. The company has touted that its solution will be available sometime in 2022 and will allow users to seamlessly switch between games on different devices. Although the availability of Android apps on Windows via Google Play has not been confirmed as of yet, the chances of that happening have significantly increased in light of the recent announcement too. We also got to know of Microsoft’s failed attempt to bring AAA Xbox games to iPhone as individual apps that could be streamed through Xbox Cloud Gaming. Due to Apple’s App Store policies, the company had requested that Microsoft release every game individually as opposed to offering one app acting as a library of the numerous games available for streaming. Based on the email exchanges, it appears that Microsoft did consider conceding to Apple’s demands before settling on releasing the capability through the web. Over the week, we brought attention to an issue that is causing SSD slowdowns on Windows 11. This was observed in our own testing and reported by others as well.
