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Article #697693Re: Windows 10 Creators Update -- Game Mode, more specifically
From: Toby Newman
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 07:43
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 07:43
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On 2017-04-13, Rin Stowleigh <rstow...@nevrhadgmail.com> wrote: > > The Game Mode mentioned here is probably the most interesting feature > of the creators update, for purposes of this NG, at least: > > http://www.pcgamer.com/10-windows-10-creators-update-features-we-like/ > > I would not expect the new game mode would have a direct impact on > benchmark numbers, but I would suspect this type of feature will > benefit games in a number of ways: > > 1. Eliminating isolates cases of subtle but noticable performance > problems, like occasional stutters / delays or resource related > anomalies. Things that tend not to show up in repeatable benchmarks > but diminish the gaming experience during actual play. This will probably be great for VR, wherein occasional stutters are much more jarring and immersion breaking. -- -Toby Add the word afiduluminag to the subject to circumvent my email filters.
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