Windows 10 Anniversary Update is here and while the company is celebrating the first birthday of their greatest operating system ever, there is something more to add on. According to the stats revealed on the official Windows blog, this first year of Windows 10 recorded more than 19 billion hours of gameplay. Games were reportedly the top app downloaded from Windows Store in last one year which generated 85% of the in-app purchases and 32% of overall downloads.
Windows 10 Gaming
In just one year Windows 10 has become one of the most-used operating systems with 44.46 percent usage. The OS is currently running on more than 350 million devices including the desktops to mobile devices, HoloLens development kits, and Xbox One Consoles.
The combination of Xbox Summer Update and Anniversary Update brings a lot more for gamers. Windows users can now buy Xbox Gold subscriptions and pre-order some interesting Windows 10 PC games from Windows Store. Also, Windows 10 Anniversary update sets the stage for Xbox games with Xbox Play Anywhere. Just install the Anniversary Update and you can use Xbox Play Anywhere.
Larry Hyrb, Xbox Live Community Manager says,
“These updates continue our commitment to give both console and PC gamers more choice in how and where they play, and have included a lot of great features for those who play games on Windows 10: Xbox and Windows Store convergence, the presence of top PC games on Xbox Live, 60fps game clip recording with the Game bar, improved Game bar full-screen support for more PC games, and the Xbox app extending from Windows 10 mobile to iOS and Android devices”.
Furthermore, you get a revamped Windows Store along with many new features to the Microsoft Edge, Action Center, and Start Menu. This is just a sneak peak to one year journey of Windows 10 gaming, check out Xbox Wire to learn more about it.
