Windows 11 in October [Aug 31, 2021, 10:52 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Microsoft announces the official launch of Windows 11 will take place on
October 5th. While some would argue that the new OS is not actually "free," it
will not cost any money to upgrade. Word is: "We expect all eligible devices to
be offered the free upgrade to Windows 11 by mid-2022. If you have a Windows 10
PC that’s eligible for the upgrade, Windows Update will let you know when it’s
available." There's a discussion of what this brings to PCs, including the
obviously most important thing, the promise of gaming improvements:
Windows 11 delivers the best Windows ever for gaming and unlocks the full potential of your system’s hardware with technology like DirectX12 Ultimate, DirectStorage and Auto HDR. With Xbox Game Pass for PC or Ultimate you get access to over 100 high-quality PC games to play on Windows 11 for one low monthly price. (Xbox Game Pass sold separately.)
Nullity wrote on Aug 31, 2021, 17:50:
I lack the words to adequately describe how astounding better games look with HDR, the difference is jaw-dropping (CP2077 is an excellent example). It's up there with playing Quake 2 and going from software renderer to a new 3DFX Voodoo card for the first time.
The most recent Tomb Raider game was also a brilliant HDR demo. I've never previously found the old eye candy settings like SSAO and Bloom to be terribly appealing, but opening out from a cave into a lush open area with light streaming everywhere was just stunning.
I recently got a 144Hz VRR monitor and decided to use it to replace my 75Hz HDR monitor, and the abysmal HDR support in Windows 10 was a big factor in my decision (I was forever enabling and disabling it at the Windows level to play a game). Sounds like it might be worth switching monitors again to play CP2077 with RT+HDR - it might even be stable enough to play by the time Windows 11 ships!
This comment was edited on Sep 1, 2021, 02:24.
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