Gates talks gaming at Vista launch

A few days ago we reported on the different launch parties that were going on around the world to celebrate the release of what’s set to be the world’s next most popular Operating System, and today we bring you coverage from the Vista launch at the British library in the UK.

Windows is everywhere: from your home, to work, to entertainment; you just can’t get away from it. Windows Vista is the successor to Windows XP and is supposed to be more efficient, more secure and more reliable than it’s predecessor. But according to Bill Gates himself at the London shindig, we can expect much more from Vista that will shape the future of gaming.

Mr. Gates said, “Today is a big day, and it’s really the start of something different,” proceeding to comment on the future of games in Vista, the Operating System which will allow us to “play games that are of a whole new level of realism and connecting up with other people around the world“. He talked about the developer tools which will be available for Vista will ’empower’ the software industry, giving them the ability to create high quality software at low prices. He concluded by saying “We’re unleashing people’s creativity and we’re excited about what can happen.”

This speech appears to have been made in response to the Vista compatibility questions that have sprouted up all around the internet, but if Microsoft get this right it could be the sale of the century. Developer tools in Vista are going to be one of the huge factors in the development of games in the future.

Developers are only as good as the tools they can use to create their games, and with the use of extensive information and documents Gates has promised devs, we should be seeing more huge games with amazing graphics that challenge the boundaries between reality and virtual reality. We could even see a game better than World of Warcraft.

Via GamesIndustry

A few days ago we reported on the different launch parties that were going on around the world to celebrate the release of what’s set to be the world’s next most popular Operating System, and today we bring you coverage from the Vista launch at the British library in the UK.

Windows is everywhere: from your home, to work, to entertainment; you just can’t get away from it. Windows Vista is the successor to Windows XP and is supposed to be more efficient, more secure and more reliable than it’s predecessor. But according to Bill Gates himself at the London shindig, we can expect much more from Vista that will shape the future of gaming.

Mr. Gates said, “Today is a big day, and it’s really the start of something different,” proceeding to comment on the future of games in Vista, the Operating System which will allow us to “play games that are of a whole new level of realism and connecting up with other people around the world“. He talked about the developer tools which will be available for Vista will ’empower’ the software industry, giving them the ability to create high quality software at low prices. He concluded by saying “We’re unleashing people’s creativity and we’re excited about what can happen.”

This speech appears to have been made in response to the Vista compatibility questions that have sprouted up all around the internet, but if Microsoft get this right it could be the sale of the century. Developer tools in Vista are going to be one of the huge factors in the development of games in the future.

Developers are only as good as the tools they can use to create their games, and with the use of extensive information and documents Gates has promised devs, we should be seeing more huge games with amazing graphics that challenge the boundaries between reality and virtual reality. We could even see a game better than World of Warcraft.

Via GamesIndustry