In Windows 8, the remaining Windows Media features are there for backwards compatibility only. In previous Windows versions, Microsoft bundled its Windows Media products with the OS and then offered separate Zune applications and online services that were technically “outside” of Windows. Windows 8 + Xbox: Better togetherīefore looking at the two (or more, see below) Xbox apps that ship with Windows 8, I wanted to step back for a moment and examine what’s really happening here. In this article, I’ll look at Windows 8’s Xbox-based apps and features, both for games and for media, and see what’s changed since the last milestone. One of the many intriguing aspects of Windows 8 is that it is the first version of Windows to offer integrated Xbox services and technologies, not just for games, but also for the coming digital media capabilities that will replace Zune.
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