A new DVR feature has been announced as well

Jan 21, 2015 19:46 GMT  ·  By

Xbox head Phil Spencer teased last week some of the announcements Microsoft would make today at the Windows 10 event, including the fact that PC gamers should be hyped about these announcements.

Today, he reiterated that Microsoft is now focusing on Windows 10 and PC gaming by adding new features and improvements meant to enhance players’ experience even further.

Apart from the new option to stream Xbox One games to Windows 10 PCs and vice versa that we have already detailed in a previous article, Microsoft also announced that the new operating system would come with DirectX 12.

One of the most important tools for PC gaming, DirectX is meant to enhance gameplay experience for those who play games.

DirectX 12 does just that, as Microsoft announced that its engineers managed to enhance the graphics technology “to squeeze every ounce of performance out of your supported hardware and open up a new wave of innovation for high-end graphics.”

The upcoming version of DirectX is said to offer a greater complexity and detail on current PCs, as games authored or updated for DirectX 12 will be able to run faster and have much richer visuals.

Windows 10 will come to Xbox One later this year

The good news is that the new technology hyped by Microsoft is already in the hands of developers, so it shouldn't take long until we get games compatible with DirectX 12.

According to Microsoft, the engines now used to power hundreds of games are implementing DirectX 12, including Unreal Engine 4 from Epic and Unity.

On top of that, Microsoft unveiled that Windows 10 operating system would come to Xbox One later this year. As many of your probably know by now, Microsoft's next-gen console is already powered by Windows for its app environment, so it shouldn't be hard to update it to Windows 10.

Phil Spencer also teased new gaming-related announcements from Microsoft at Game Developers Conference (GDC), which is set to take place in March.